THE LOVER : Lucius Marco

[Dos] TENTACIÓN

EMMANUELA'S POV

"Just let us in! She's already eighteen and I'm obviously nineteen!" Kyline shouted at the bouncer. It's been three minutes of us explaining to this bouncer that we're already legal to go enter a bar.

Binigay na namin ang mga ID namin pero pinaratangan kami na fake ang mga ID namin kaya tumawag siya ng manager.

"I don't think putting an emphasis that you are indeed nineteen years old helps, Ky." Bulong ko sa kanya, she glanced and rolled her eyes at me. Geez.

"Hindi nga po pwede, ma'am. Kailangan pa namin siguraduhin na hindi kayo underage, mahirap na po, ang bata n'yo pa po kasing tingnan." Kalmadong saad ng singkit na bouncer.

Was that supposed to be a compliment?

"Eh kuya, nagbigay na nga po kami ng mga ID namin. It shows that we are no longer an underage." I explained. Umiling siya.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry. Pero maraming beses na kami naloko ng mga teenagers na sinasabing hindi na sila underage at nagbigay ng fake ID. We're just making sure ma'am, para hindi hindi na maulit ang pangloloko." Ani niya. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako.

"Eh putangina, hindi nga kami nanloloko!" sigaw pa ni Kyline. God, she really had to swear :'>

"That's why were making sure that you're not lying, ma'am." Kalmado pang saad ng bouncer.

"ABA DEPU—" I grabbed her arm.

"Kyline, tama na. Hintayin nalang natin manager nila." I whispered. Napatango nalang siya at inirapan ang bouncer.

Nabalin naman ang attention ko sa isang lalakeng naka-tuck in and polo at black jeans. He is walking towards us. He looks so professional. He has a slick to the side black hair and his facial feature looks so young.

"What's the commotion?" he asked. My eyebrows furrowed.

"Nagchecheck lang, sir." Sabi ng bouncer sabay bigay ng mga ID namin sa kanya. He examined it before smiling at us.

"I'm Lee Zhang. The manager of this bar." He said as he offer a hand shake. Kyline accepted it.

Infairness, gwapo siya. Asian na asian ang dating. Is he Chinese? Maybe Japanese? Or baka Korean? Singkit kasi but anyways, his eyes are captivating.

"Tāmen de shēnfènzhèng bù shì jiǎ de . Ràng tāmen jìnlái . (Their ID's aren't fake. Let them in)." Ani niya sa bouncer bago itong ngumiti sa amin at umalis.

I blinked. Was that Chinese? Cantonese? Mandarin?

"Pumasok na kayo." Ani ng bouncer.

"Salamat, kuya." Sabi ko. Napatigil naman ako sa paglalakad ng biglang napahinto si Kyline.

"Naiintindihan mo yung sinabi ng manager n'yo?" Tanong ni Kyline sa bouncer. Napahinto na din ako sa paglalakad. I crossed my arms over my chest as I watch Kyline having a conversation with the bouncer.

"Opo." Matinong sagot ng bouncer.

"What language was that? Ano yung nationality niya?" she asked, her voice now lacing with curiosity. I couldn't help but subtly chuckle at how curious she looks right now.

"Cantonese, ma'am. Chinese po kasi si sir." Paliwanag naman ng bouncer.

"Ikaw rin?" tanong ulit ni Kyline. Siniko ko naman agad siya.

"Tara na, Ky. You're smothering kuya bouncer, may trabaho pa siya." I said as I held her arm to pull her away but she resisted.

"Tekaaa! Nagtatanong pa ako eh!" she whined, I rolled my eyes again. She really acts like a kid everytime she's not given whay she wants.