Code 365 Project Memory

Datum 37 : In laws

UNNAMED BAR LOUNGE

LAS VEGAS, LOS ANGELES CITY CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PLANET EARTH 21:47 (09:47PM)

TRISTAN'S POINT OF VIEW

Halos magsalubong ang aking kilay nang maamoy ng aking ilong ang matapang na naghahalong usok ng mga sigarilyo mula sa loob ng isang makitid na lugar.

Sa bawat pagtapak ko ay hindi ko na magawa pang mabilang ang mga katawan ng mga estranghero sa loob ng isang madilim na bar na bumabangga saakin.

The place was so damn crowded with people to the point na nagaamoy alak at sigarilyo ang buong lugar, including myself.

Why would I be so astonished? Hindi nabago ito sa mga taong may masiglang "night life"

Come to think of it, I am in the middle of the infamous Vice City.

Different sorts of women, just with their red devil stilettoes on, dancing on the crowd of hungry vicious men.

"Can I get yah a drink?"

Ang anyaya saakin ng isang babaeng may mohawk na hairstyle mula sa diner counter nang maupo ako sa rotating chair.

Her piercings are very bold, even her nipples are pierced beneath her thin gray shirt. Not even surprised in a country where freedom is always the solution to all problems.

"One Pina Colada, please." I silently said that somehow made her chuckle a bit.

"You sure? This ain't a shake bar—"

Agad siyang napatigil sakanyang pagsasalita nang tahimik kong inilagay ang isang pamilyar na bandana mula sa ibabaw ng diner counter.

My eyes pressed onto her seriously as I watch her face reaction drastically changed from tough to mellow.

Dahan dahan niyang kinuha ang bandana mula diner table, careful not to show the elaborate prints composing of an eagle and roses full of thorns.

Mukhang importante ang insignia na iyon. The said bandana was taken from Vaughn after he reported the incident.

The woman's eyes turned seriously but confirming and kept the bandana in between her full breasts.

"This way."

She then turned away and whistled to get her co worker's attention. The other co worker then resumed her place as if they were in a drill or even know what to do when a "visitor" shows up.

It seems na tama nga ang mga hinala at information ni Maris. The bandana even helped things get into the light.

Damn.

The woman then slowly opened a small door on the side of her dining counter, of course, away from the eyes of the public.

But come to think of it, masyadong madilim ang lugar at lahat ng mga mata ay nakatuon sa malaswang live show sa harap. No wonder nakakalusot ang mga taong may ibang pakay sa bar na ito bukod sa pangbabae at alak.

The sounds and the cigarette smoke slowly diminished as we were walking in a dim tunnel, more like a secret passage that smelled like sewer.

Flickering lights illuminated the small shadows of cockroaches and even rats passing by the underground pipes. Kapansin-pansin din ang faulty electrical wiring na lahatang illegal na ikinabit mula sa underground electrical channel ng siyudad.