His Favorite Song (Completed)

Chapter 13

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New Hope Club
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PAUL

"Cheers!"

Sabay-sabay kaming umiinom. Sarap talaga sa lalamunan kapag beer inalalaklak.

Nasa isang club kaming apat hindi mag-gig kundi magcelebrate dahil sa wakas. tapos na rin ang exams namin.

"At last, makakarelax na rin tayo ulit. No more f*cking exams, haha!" malakas na sabi ni Dan, as if maririnig siya ng mga kalapit naming table dahil sa lakas ng tugtog dito.

"Psh, mag-iinom na lang ba tayo rito? Com'on guys, pinapalibutan na tayo ng blessings!" Nathan said and so, I looked around and saw some hot girls dancing near us.

"Oo nga. May nakita nga akong sexy do'n, tara!" aya ni Dan sa amin. Iinumin ko na sana yung beer kaso bigla akong hinila ng dalawa.

"John Paul, this is now your chance para maghanap na ng bagong girlfriend! Go!" rinig kong sabi ni Dan bago ako tinulak sa gitna ng mga babaeng nagsasayaw sa dance floor.

Kaya naman, may nabunggo ako. I thought magagalit siya but she just gave a smile.

"Hey, are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, better than okay," I replied.

Maganda siya, and she looks sexy with her crop-top and shorts. We just stared at each other, until his hand crawled in my chest. She reached for my lips, until I saw myself kissing her. I pulled her closer so my body could touch hers.

Damn. I really could feel her chest now.

She was about to put her hands beneath my shirt when someone popped up in my mind. Kaya, napabitaw ako bigla sa halikan namin at iniwan siya.

Sh*t. What's happening?

Papunta na sana ako sa CR nang may humila sa braso ko. "Hey, iiwan mo na lang ba ako do'n?" the girl asked.

Hindi na niya ako hinintay pang sumagot nang hinalikan na naman niya ako. She tried to enter my mouth with her tongue but someone popped up again in my mind.

"F*ck!"

I stopped kissing her back and entered the comfort room. Agad akong pumasok sa cubicle.

Napasapo na lang ako sa sentido ko. Sh*t, I feel like I'm cheating on someone pero wala na naman akong girlfriend. Wala na kami ni Chesca. Nawalan na ako ng mood pagkatapos no'n.

Whenever I kissed that girl, I remember that stranger I met few weeks ago. That's why it feels like I'm cheating, but for the nth time, she's just a stranger. But why— Argh! F*ck.

A minute has passed when suddenly, I heard a noise from the cubicle next to where I am. It isn't just noise but a loud moan of a girl.

"Yeah, babe, ugh!"

Kung kailan na kailangan ko ng konting katahimikan, may nags-sex pa rito. Sh*t. I'm gonna leave now.

"F*ck!" sigaw ko sabay sapak sa pader ng cubicle, saka umalis.

I left the bar without telling my friends. Umalis na ako sakay ng motor ko. I'm completely disappointed. I'm supposed to celebrate with my friends, but why is this kinda pissing me off now?

Huminto ako sa isang park. Gabing-gabi na kaya wala ng tao rito kaya I can do whatever I want here. I just want silence for a while.

I was about to take a deep breath when I saw someone familiar walking with earphones on. Hindi ko alam pero bigla ko na lang siya nilapitan at hinawakan ang braso.

"Hey--"

"Naku, 'wag po, huhu!" takot niyang sabi.

"Sorry. Napagkamalan lang kita na kaibigan ko," sabi ko saka bumalik sa bench na inupuan ko.

Akala ko siya 'yon. Ah sh*t, here we go again. Ewan ko sa sarili ko, naguguluhan na ako. Gusto ko siyang hanapin pero parang imposible na. Gusto kong maghanap ng iba, pero dahil sa kanya, parang imposible na rin. Sumusulpot siya sa isipan ko.

Napasapo na lang ako sa sentido ko. Habang nanahimik ako, nagulat na lang ako ng makita ang mga kaibigan ko na kumakaway sa akin.

"Uy, sana sinabi mo sa amin na dito ka lang pala mangcchics," sabi ni Dan. I gave them a blank stare.

"Sinundan ka na namin dito nang makita ka ni Marco na paalis ng club," sabi pa niya. "Is there something wrong?"

"Nah, I'm fine. Siguro naiingayan na ako ng club," I replied.

"Kung yan ang sabi mo, edi dito na lang tayo mag-iinuman magdamag!" sabi ni Nathan sabay labas ng plastic na may canned beers.

"Thanks," sabi ko sabay kuha ng isang can.

Uminom muna ako saka ako nagsimulang magsalita. "TBH, I don't really know what's happening to me. I kissed a girl there, pero parang may niloloko akong girlfriend, when in fact wala na kami ni Chesca," sabi ko.

"This stranger I met somewhere keeps popping up in my head and she's the reason why I feel like this sh*t," I added.

I saw them nodding after hearing my thoughts. Tahimik lang sila sa tabi ko. Ewan ko ba, ba't parati ako nagkkwento sa kanila kahit wala talaga akong makuhang matinong sagot sa kanila.

"Well, I met a stranger, too," sabi ni Nathan.

"I was in the middle of emergency nang nakilala ko siya. Remember when I told you na nasiraan ako ng kotse at may tumulong sa akin? Siya yung tinutukoy ko. He was like an angel in disguise. Hindi siya pa-hard-to-get no'ng ininvite ko siya ng dinner and instead, tumakbo siya pauwi after helping me," sabi niya.

"I found him charming and pretty, though. And since that night, hindi rin siya maalis sa isip ko until I met a hot chic and forgot all about him when I f*cked the chic all nigh--"

"W-wait, he? You mean a boy?" tanong ko.

"Yeah. At first, magkakamalan mo talaga siya na babae not until I realized he's wearing a male uniform," sabi pa niya.

"Lol, pa'no naman makaka-relate si Paul nyan? Paul met a girl and you met a boy who just looks like a girl. You're stupid," sabi naman ni Dan.

"Hindi pwedeng mag-share ng thoughts? Wala kase akong naiisip na advice kay Paul, haha," Nathan replied. "It's kinda making me laugh because the boy I met likes pink so much. Pink cap, pink earphones... and his name is Ely. Kinda girly..."

"Natamaan na yata sa beer itong si Nathan. Kung ano-ano na lang na sinasabi. Pwede ka na maging best-selling book author sa ganda ng kwento mo," sabi ni Dan.

Wait, pink cap? pink earphones?

That's literally the same thing she wore at that time. Does this mean that Nathan and I met the same person? I mean, its impossible. I met a girl and he met a boy, pero sabi niya mapagkakamalan na babae ang nakilala niya.

Sh*t, naguguluhan na talaga ako sa nangyayari. Lasing na lasing na ata kami. I need to rest now.