Chapter 37
"Get up."
Kumunot ang aking noo. Umiikot ng bahagya ang paningin ko pero milagrong klaro siya sa paningin ko. Pinahid ko ang basang pisngi at pumikit ng mariin. Tangina, anong ginagawa niya rito?
"What are you doing here?" I said when I opened my eyes and looked at him.
Tiningnan ko si Tina, nakatayo siya harapan ko. Nilapitan ito ni Camden at nag-usap sila. Did she call them here? I stared at them. Camden's facial expression is not that clear but he looks pissed.
"That's why I called you nga!" I heard Tina shouted a little.
Napakurap ako at napa-ubo nang parang masusuka ako. Napa-igtad ako nang biglang may humawak sa baywang ko at pwersahan akong itinayo. Agad kong tinulak si Axev na nasa gilid ko.
"What the hell are you doing?!" I shouted at him but I stopped when I felt my head spin.
Wala na ang luha sa mga mata. My tears instantly stopped when I saw him. Fuck, I wish this is just the effect of the liquor. I wish he's not here. I wish he didn't hear anything.
"I'm taking you home. Do you have a purse?" Narinig ko ang malalim niyang boses.
Nakahawak siya sa braso ko kahit tinulak ko na siya kanina. Naramdaman kong yumuko siya sa likuran ko at may kinuha sa gilid ko. I tried to glance at him even though I am already fucking dizzy and my head is pounding.
I saw him grabbing my purse then he faced me again. His jaw was clenched and his eyes were brooding. Mahigpit ang hawak niya sa braso ko dahil parang matutumba na ako.
"Tina, I'm taking her."
"No, no, Axev. I can't let you do that."
I coughed when I felt like I'm going to vomit. May narinig akong mura at naramdaman ko ang brasong yumakap sa baywang ko. Nahilo ako kaya naman sumandal na ako sa kung saan pwede. I smelled a familiar manly scent but I'm too bombed to care.
"Papatayin ako niyan kapag hinayaan kitang dalhin siya. I trust you but I can't do that."
My head fell off but a hand caught it. Nakasandal ako sa malapad na pader, hindi ko alam. May nakayakap sa akin at naka-suporta sa ulo ko. I can fucking go home, I just need a minute.
"I need to talk to her."
"You can do that when she's sober."
"Do you think she's going to talk to me in her normal state?"
"But... she's going to kill me..."
"Just let him, Tina."
"Shut up, Camden!"
"No, you do that. You didn't tell me you're going here! Paano kung mangyari ulit 'yon, ha?"
"Can we damn talk about that later?"
My stomach curled up and my throat itched. I tried to vomit again but nothing came out. May narinig ulit akong mura bago ako binuhat ng kung sino. I didn't protest because I still don't have the energy. I'm gaining up some more.
I feel like I was floating. Damn it. Am I flying? Pumikit ako ng mariin at bumuga ng hangin. Kung hindi lang naramdaman ang malamig na hangin, baka nakatulog na ako.
Nagmulat ako nang maramdaman kong binaba ako ng nakabuhat sa akin. My brows furrowed as my sight slowly cleared. When I saw Axev standing in front of me, my forehead creased.
"Where's Tina?" I asked slowly.
Tinitigan niya ako, he was holding my waist. Pumikit ako ng mariin at hinilot ang sentido. The next I tried to vomit, everything started to come out. Narinig kong nagmura si Axev bago ako inakay papunta sa gilid ng isang sasakyan.
