Hoax (VBoys Series #1)

006

EUNICE

["Inom tayo, mars. Free ka?"] bungad ni Indigo nang sagutin ko ang tawag niya.

Kumunot kaagad ang noo ko. "Bakit? Broken ka?"

["Gaga. Kami pa rin kaya. 'Kala mo, ha,"] mataray na aniya. ["Chill-numan lang. Kasama 'yung tatlong girlaloo. G ba?"]

"Oo na. Where and when?"

["TSB, ten o'clock. Bawal magsama ng jowa, ha! Girls' night 'to!"]

Napairap ako, but I agreed to her in the end. Wala rin naman akong gagawin, why not join her? Besides, kasama namin sina Sky. It'd be a great time to bond.

"Saan kayo iinom?" kunot-noong tanong ni Jaiden nang sabihin ko sa kaniya ang plano namin.

"TSB pa rin," I answered.

"Sama ako," he offered, but I declined immediately.

"Nope! No boys allowed daw! Kami lang," I said, pointing my finger at him.

He stared at me, his brows furrowed. He really didn't want me to drink without him, and I know why. Mababa ang alcohol tolerance ko and I have the worst bar history.

"Love, please? One night lang naman. Tsaka, si Indigo na ang bahala sa'kin kung malasing man ako. I'll behave, promise!" I said, even putting my right hand up.

Jaiden looked at me intently, probably contemplating whether he'd let me pass or not. I even saw how his tongue pressed the inside of his right cheek. God, he was thinking too hard. Ang seryoso masyado.

After a few more seconds, he sighed and ruffled his own hair. It looked to me as if he had given up.

"Okay. But please be careful," he pleaded.

Lumawak ang ngiti ko at sunod-sunod akong tumango. Thank God. I thought he wasn't going to let me go. Effective pa rin pala ako mamilit.

That night, I chose to wear a black, ruffled, venus cut dress. It was tight and hugged my body kaya hindi naman ganoon ka-formal tignan. I couldn't help but be formal all the time. It's my style.

I tied my hair into a half ponytail and applied a minimal amount of makeup. I wore the same colored heels that tied up my outfit. 'Yun lang, and I was ready to go.

Sabi ni Indigo, sa isang sasakyan lang daw kami; kay Sky. And since none of us knew how to drive, may dala pa siyang driver. Pinanindigan talaga nilang "no boys allowed" ang gabi namin. Akala nga ni Jaiden, siya ang maghahatid sa'kin, eh.

Five minutes past ten o'clock, may pumarada nang sasakyan sa harap ng bahay namin. Before I was even a meter away from it, bumukas na kaagad ang pinto ng backseat.

"Hi, Eunice!" Sky greeted me, all smiles.

I smiled back at her before hopping onto the car. The car's backseat was wide kaya hindi kami nasikipan. Both Bella and I were by the window. Ang katabi niya ay si Sky at si Indigo naman ang nasa akin. Dahil nga magkatabi 'yung dalawang madaldal, ang ingay namin sa loob.

Hailey sat at the shotgun, next to the driver. I thought Sky would sit there instead dahil sa kanila 'tong sasakyan. When I asked Hailey, sabi niya'y ayaw niya raw rito sa likod dahil masyadong maingay at makulit sina Indigo. Mas maganda pa raw na katabi si Manong Driver.

"May driver ka naman pala, nagpapahatid at sundo ka pa sa crush mo." asar ni Hailey kay Sky. They looked quite close already.

"Hey! Foul!" she pouted.