Running After The Dusk

03

Halt

Naalimpungatan ako mula sa pagtulog nang maramdaman kong parang basang basa ako. Binuksan ko ang kalahati ng mata ko para silipin ang oras sa alarm clock. It's 10 in the morning and yet I'm lying here in my bed as if I really get wasted at the party last night.

Kumunot ang noo ko nang mapansing nakasuot ako ng robe. Just how did I end up having this kind of robe? Tinignan ko ang kabuuan ng sarili ko sa salamin at pinilit alalahanin ang nangyari kagabi. Gosh, I didn't even drink pero bakit parang halos lahat ng kaganapan kagabi ay putol putol?

I hanged the soft cloth covering my body on my room before taking a shower. I was so smelly! I couldn't even remember what I did last night at sobrang maamoy ang katawan ko.

After a quick shower, I tried sleeping pero I failed kaya nagbukas nalang ako ng Instagram, almost half of the photos that were posted are from Kleo's party, mayroon pa doong nag eenjoy sa pool, umiinom, at mga pictures na kasama si Kleo kaya naman napagpasyahan ko na ding i upload yung picture namin sa dressing room kagabi.

haltmnrva: Happy Birthday to my girl, I love you always! xx @kdein_

It was just a picture of us smiling and on the other slide was us cuddling. Sobra pa talaga kami ni Kleo sa magjowa e. Siguro if I was a man, girlfriend ko na siya. Kleo is a good woman after all –just naughty sometimes.

I was about to close my phone when an unknown number texted me. Salubong ang kilay kong tinignan yon. I don't remember giving my number to some random man. Kung may magtetext man, it's either my family members or my friends. Napakunot ang noo ko nang mabasa ko ang message

From: Unknown Number

You still have my robe, right?

From: Unknown Number

Kagabi, pati yung lighter.

Napasapo ako nang noo ko nang makita ko ang robe na nakasabit sa kwarto. My lips almost parted in shock when I realized that it wasn't mine! There was some chinese letters embroidered on the back of the robe. Dali dali akong bumaba sa laundry area at isinama sa mga washing. It was just then I remembered every single detail that happened last night. Nakakahiya!

To: Unknown Number

Sorry, I forgot, when can I give it back?

From: Unknown Number

Today?

Inisip ko kung may gagawin ba ako ngayong araw, May Saturday night at may Sunday pa naman kaya makakagawa pa ko ng irereport ko sa Monday. I don't wanna owe this man something so it's better to give him his robe.

To: Unknown Number

Sure, Viking 11pm.

Hindi na siya muling nagreply kaya sinave ko nalang ang number niya. I assume that he was that Vino guy from last night. As far as I can remember, he was the one Kleo told me about. I don't know, was he it? I don't care, it doesn't even matter. Siguro ay isa siya sa mga lalaking nagkagusto kay Kleo.

Inisip ko muli ang nangyari kagabi sa parking lot kung saan ko siya nakita, hindi ko tuloy alam kung paano ko siya haharapin mamaya matapos ko siyang pagkamalang si Papa Jesus, Yikes! nakakahiya. Sino ba naman kasing hindi mag iisip ng ganon e kahit sino naman parang nasa bingit na ng kamatayan ng mga oras na yon.