We had probably been on the dance floor for about half an hour, just dancing and chatting. I was having a good time because I was meeting a bunch of new people.
"Oh, I'm from Taft, actually" a guy said, getting pretty close.
I could smell his cologne and alcohol on his breath. I raised an eyebrow and was a little surprised.
"Really? So you're from that green school pala," I said, still looking up to him.
"I see, I see..." I added with a nod.
He even asked me if I was from the same university, but I shook my head. Dahil medyo malapit lang naman dito ang pinapasukan naming unibersidad.
"Oh, really ba? I thought same school lang tayo since your accent is...nevermind," then chuckled.
I shook my head again. "Nah,”
"So, can I get your digits so we can...you know, hang out or chill if parehas tayong available?" he added.
I blinked twice. "Sure, why not?"
He handed me his phone, and I added my name and number. Once I was done, I handed it back with a smile.
"Azalea. That’s a pretty name," he said, looking at his phone.
Hindi na masyadong nagtagal ang usapan namin dahil hinigit na ako ni Macy at humingi pa ng tawad sa lalaki bago kami tuluyang naka alis. From here, I could spot Gaia’s back from across the room as the strobe lights flashed by.
She was sipping on her cola with water. I saw her glance at me when we got back to our table.
"Oh, nandito pa pala si Azalea? I thought she went home first?" Gaia sounded surprised.
Hinihingal pa si Katrice nang sumagot. "Nandyan pa si Prius kaya obviously, Azalea is still here too" at inabot ang kanina niyang iniinom na hindi pa ubos.
"So, how was it? Ang tagal mong nawala ah," Macy teased.
Sinisikop niya ang buhok niya para maipusod bago mabilisang lumagok ng bagong salin na alak. I turned my attention to Yus.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"Superb. A solid 10 over 10," I heard Gaia chuckle.
Tumingin siya sa phone niya at parehas naming nalaman na mag aalas nuwebe na. My curfew was 10:00, and I wanted to laugh at how I was getting used to this new limit.
"The heck? Paano mo naaya?" Macy asked, clearly amused by their conversation.
"What? Hindi ako ang umaya. He did the first move on me 'no," she responded with a scoff.
"Guy and girls, I think I have to go na. Rafael is here. Sinusundo na ako," Katrice said, catching everyone's attention.
"Okay, sure. Have a safe drive," I said, waving at her.
Ganoon din ang ginawa ng ibang kasama namin hanggang sa tuluyan na siyang naka alis. Yus let out a sigh before turning to me.
"Tayo? Anong oras?"
Macy chuckled at his question. "Huy, ang aga pa para umuwi!"
Right, they didn’t know about my new curfew.
I parted my lips as I think of a casual way to explain it without making them suspicious. "Hmm, siguro kapag quarter to 10 na. I don't feel well na rin kasi but I don't want to leave yet,"
At tumupad nga kaming dalawa ni Yus sa sinabi kong oras. Macy held onto my hand to stop me, but I just laughed and shook my head. My right hand gripped the table to keep my balance, just in case I lost my footing.
"My feet hurts na. I am wearing pumps," I said.
"May next time pa naman, Macy" Yus said.
Macy let out a groan before letting go of my left hand. "Fine, fine! Nakakapanibago lang talaga kasi,"
Nang tuluyan nang nakapasok sa sasakyan ni Yus ay hinubad ko na ang pumps ko. I let out a sigh of relief, massaging my calves to ease the tension after all that dancing.
"I hope hindi ako magkaroon ng muscles sa calves. They are not cute,"
Yus chuckled as he buckled up. "May muscle naman talaga ang calves natin, Azalea"
I rolled my eyes upward. "Okay, nerd? But that's not what I meant," my tone laced with slight irritation.
Hindi ko namalayan na naka idlip pala ako dahil sa traffic. I opened my heavy-lidded eyes and saw Yus, and he was talking to someone over the phone.
"Hmm, yeah. I'll pick you up tomorrow…"
"Huh?" then chuckled. "Babe, I'll give you my whole time tomorrow"
"Good night. I love you,”
I stifled a smirk as I closed my eyes again to sleep. He was clearly talking to Rhiannon. Akala ko naman na hindi na sila masyadong lumalabas dahil sa pagiging abala ni Yus.
It was good to know that he doesn't forget his duty as Rhiannon's boyfriend.
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Kinabukasan ay nagtataka ako kung bakit ako pinuntahan ni Yus sa bahay pagkatapos kong mag lunch. I was about to head upstairs to change for the day—today was food restocking day.
"Go shopping with me?" I asked, with a tone laced with surprise and eyes wide.
He nodded. "Yeah. Sasamahan kita dahil may mga...bibilhin din ako,"
A smirk formed on my lips when I remembered what happened last night. Looks like Yus had a date planned with Rhiannon and was planning something homemade.
I shrugged my shoulders. "If you want to, then okay. But I have to take a bath pa since kakatapos ko lang kumain,"
Bago pa ako tuluyang naka akyat sa kwarto ay sabi niya na babalik daw siya at sabihan nalang daw siya. I just nodded at him.
"I need to hoard my latest discovery of sunscreen..." I muttered under my breath while my eyes roamed to find the sunscreen variant that I was looking for.
He was holding the basket while I picked out my items. I hadn't gotten much yet because I don't usually use a lot on my face.
Nasa isang foreign skincare store kami ngayon. I need to restock my skincare products before we head to another store for my bath essentials.
Our helpers were at the supermarket picking up household things. Mom made the list for that, while I had my own list for my personal indulgences.
We were at Rustan's because they had so many options.
"A Japanese sunscreen?" he almost chuckled.
When I looked at him, he earned a glare from me. "Why'd you make it sound weird to use one?"
"Huh? Nagtanong lang naman ako?" he said, finally bursting out laughing.
I let out a groan. "You and your tone,"
"Hey!" he said, acting all offended, but I shook my head and turned back to the shelves to keep looking for my sunscreen.
An hour later, we finished shopping. Before heading to the basement parking, we stopped by a coffee shop to grab something to drink. Once we were down in the basement, I followed Yus, who was five steps ahead of me, carrying everything I bought.
Ang mga kasama namin ay nakahiwalay saamin ng sasakyan dahil dalawang van ang dinala dahil marami sila at ang mga pinamili.
I was sipping on my drink when we finally reached his black car. Yus pressed the button on his key fob, and the car unlocked with a soft beep.
I slipped into the backseat first, and he handed me the paper bags he was holding, but I didn’t close the door right away. I took the bags and placed them beside me as he shut the door behind us.
We both watched as the two vans passed by in front of us, and Yus started driving. Hanggang sa medyo naipit kami sa traffic bago kami tuluyang nakauwi.
Yus seemed to be in a good mood because he was smiling like an idiot. Iniisip niya na siguro kung ano ang mga gagawin nila para mamaya.
I almost wanted to tease him but held back.
Pagka akyat palang sa kwarto bitbit ang mga pinamili ay dumiretso ako agad sa bathroom. I put all of my bath and skincare items on the countertop of my sink before arranging my skincare essentials on the corner of my countertop sink.
Habang ang mga pangligo naman ay nilagay ko sa tukador na nasa ilalim ng lababo. Once everything was in place, I washed my hands and sat down at my study table.
We had another quiz tomorrow, and I needed to review and do some advance reading for one of my major subjects. Our professor also mentioned that she would be randomly calling someone for a recitation the day after tomorrow.
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