Moaned

Chapter 16. Moaned

DUMIRETSO si Timo sa paglalakad at inalerto ang sarili dahil baka may sumugod sa kaniya. Hanggang sa nasa tapat na siya ng minamanehong pickup nang tinawag ni Rexton ang pansin niya.

"Dude, your keys!"

Sumipol ito sa paraang nang-aasar nang makalapit habang nakatingin sa sasakyan niya.

"Why are you using an old pickup? Where's your motorbike?"

And why the fuck was he acting like nothing just happened?

"Anyway, let's go clubbing. Tumawag ang kababata ko, sinabihan akong magka-club ang Sunshine. Babantayan ko lang," kaswal na hayag nito.

Imbes na magpatuloy na mainis ay bumuntong-hininga na lamang siya dahil sa narinig. "Bakit hindi mo pabantayan sa iba?" But, wait, he mentioned Sunshine... Did that mean Jinny was with the girls, too? Damn, that may not be true. May anak ito. Baka nasa bahay na nga't nagpapa-breastfeed... He scowled when he pictured he was the one who's nipping and sucking that woman's plump breasts instead. "Putangina!" mura niya sa kanyang sarili.

"Putangina talaga dahil baka mabastos sila roon. Kaya tara na. Let's just use my Mustang, I'm too lazy to drive."

"Where are my keys?" he ignored what he said. He was ignored as well.

"They're heading at The Eve Club, you know that, right?" Rexton stressed out the name of the club.

Lalong kumunot ang kanyang noo nang marinig ang pangalan ng club. He perfectly knew where that was. Doon siya nagpapalipas ng gabi sa tuwing gusto niyang—"Fucking shit! Of all the places, why there?"

"Mendoza said because people won't suspect that Sunshine band's members will never go to a place like that. At may masquerade theme daw ngayon doon kaya malakas ang loob ng mga iyon. Damn it, kapag ito lumabas, sasakit nang husto ang ulo ko!"

He found himself driving Rexton dela Costa's Mustang while the owner was sitting comfortably at the backseat, but he didn't mind it anymore. Inapakan niya ang selinyador para patakbuhin pa nang mas mabilis ang sasakyan.

Napamura ulit siya. "Those girls don't know what lies behind that club! Kung gusto pala nilang p-um-arty, dapat sa mga high-end clubs and bars sila nagsipunta kung saan mahigpit ang security! There's The Dreams!" he cited ang example. He's getting frantic thinking about Jinny, being groped in the middle of the dance floor or being fucked by a stranger in one of the VIP rooms in there. 'Tangina naman, o!

He glanced at the rearview mirror and he noticed Rexton was gritting his teeth as well. Mukhang pareho sila ng inaalala dahil ilang beses na rin niyang nakasamang nag-club doon ang lalaking ito kaya alam na alam nito ang kalakaran sa The Eve. Ang kaibahan lang ay si Jinny ang mas inaalala niya, o mas tamang sabihing ang tanging inaalala niya.

Rexton dialled on his phone but no one answered at first. He noticed he dialed again until finally talking to someone.

"Send some of our men in The Eve, Sinned. You know that club, don't you?" A slight pause. Then, he added, "I need bodyguards for Sunshine. Hindi sumasagot si..." He told the details to that person he called 'Sinned'. He's guessing that that person's working under Phoenix Agency as well.

After this, he would focus on investigating about the said agency and acquire all of the informations. Needed or not.

Pagdating sa club ay nasisiguro niyang marami nang mga tao. Nasa entrance pa lamang sila para papiliin ng maskarang isusuot ay dinig na dinig na ang maingay ay maharot na indayog ng musikang pumailanlang sa buong lugar.

"Do you want to take our pill, too, Sir?" malanding bulalas sa kaniya ng nasa entrance na halos lumuwa na ang kaluluwa sa suot na bunny costume.

"No," matigas niyang tanggi.

"Give me one," sabad naman ni Rexton.

'Tanginang lalaking 'to, akala ko ba magbabantay?

Hindi ininom ni Rexton ang kulay asul na gamot. He fucking knew what kind of drug was that. It's a high dosage of sex pill that'd make the person who's going to intake the pill forget about what'd happen in the next few hours, approximately three to four hours when it's already taking an effect to one's body. That fucking pill would make any person heightened their libido and would fuck or would be fucked real hard. Kadalasan ay iyon ang ibinibigay sa mga escorts ng club doon. So they'd be prepared for rough sex.

He knew. He fucking had sex with some of the escorts before who were under the influence of that pill.

He grabbed the white mask that'd hide his half face and wore it. Nauna na siya kay Rexton dahil gusto na niyang makita si Jinny at ilayo sa makasalanang lugar na iyon. Pagkapasok pa lamang niya at sinalubong na siya ng mausok na lugar, probably the dry ice effect and smoke from people who were smoking mixed together. Papalit-palit din ang kulay ng ilaw habang nagkakasiyahan na ang mga tao. It's still early in the evening but the club was already jam packed.

"She doesn't belong here," he murmured.

Mabilis na naabutan naman siya ni Rexton. "Hey, dude! Why did you leave me? Sa tingin mo mahahanap mo sila sa dagat ng taong 'to?"

Nagtagis ang bagang niya. He wasn't sure about that. Pero malakas ang loob niyang hindi man niya mahanap ang lahatng miyembro ay mahahanap at mahahanap niya si Jinny.

"You search the VIP rooms, I'll be on the dance floor."

Pero mukhang hindi naman siya nito naintindihan dahil sa lakas ng tugtog, at dumiretso ito sa dance floor nang umiindak-indak pa habang naglalakad. Gago, mukhang pa-party ito kaysa magbabantay kuno ng mga artists nito. So he's left no choice, he'd search on the second floor.

Unang bukas pa lamang niya ay nagkukumpulang mga nakatatandang lalaki na ang nabungaran siyang pinagpipyestahan ang isang babae. They're all wearing masks while the lady was dancing erotically in the middle of the crowd of those old hags. Napailing siya dahil nasisiguro niyang de-pamilya na ang karamihan sa mga matatandang iyon.

Napamura siya at umalis na roon para sumilip sa iba pang mga silid. The second floor had approximately ten to fifteen rooms. Sa third floor mas kaunti dahil 'di hamak na mas malalaki ang silid doon para sa live show. There's also a room designated for clients who liked BDSM.

Ipinagpatuloy niya ang paghahanap kay Jinny at iniisip niyang sana ay nasa dance floor na lang ito't nagsasayaw. Pero sa bawat pagbukas niya ng pinto ay tila kumukulo ang dugo niya sa inis dahil hindi niya pa nakikita ang babae. At ayaw niyang makita ito roon dahil kung maabutan niyang may nakapatong dito ay baka makapatay siya ng wala sa oras. Hindi rin niya maintindihan ang sarili pero ganoon katindi ang pagpupuyos na lumulukob sa kaniyang sistema habang naiisip iyon.

He clenched his jaw when his heart started beating so fast when he noticed one of the rooms' light wasn't dimmed. Nakasindi ang ilaw at maliwanag, hindi gaya sa mga naunang silid na puro asul o pula lamang ang liwanag na nagmumula sa ilaw.

Lumapit siya sa silid at hindi siya nagkamaling bukas ang maliwanag na ilaw sa silid, bahagya kasing nakabukas ang pinto kaya tumatagos ang liwanag mula roon.

Hindi maipagkakaila ang kabang kaniyang nadama.

"Huwag ka nang pa-virgin. Alam kong ikaw si Jinny. Fan na fan mo ako kaya kilalang-kilala kita. Ang galing mo palang gumiling, ano? Akala ko rakista ka lang, pwede ka palang sexy dancer."

Nangunot ang kaniyang noo dahil hindi siya sigurado sa narinig. Sandali lang kasing tumahimik ang paligid gawa nang nagpalit na ang malakas tugtog na maririnig sa mga speakers na nakakabit sa bawat sulok ng hallway. Pero ngayo'y hindi na niya marinig nang husto ang pinagsasabi ng lalaking nandoon.

He slightly opened the door to make sure about what he heard.

Pero umuungol na ang babaeng nakasandal sa sofa, halos nakahiga na, habang nakaubabaw ang lalaki rito.

"Ang bango-bango mo pa," komento ng lalaki habang sabik na sabik na inaamoy-amoy ang leeg ng babae. He got in and closed the door so the music wouldn't be a hindrance anymore. Slightly soundproofed ang mga silid doon kaya magkakarinigan pa rin ang mga nasa loob kahit halos makabasag eardrums na ang tugtugan sa labas.

He clenched his fist as his heart started beating violently.

Umungol ulit ang babae at parang nilamutak and dibdib niya nang makilala ang tinig na iyon. He couldn't be wrong, that soft voice of hers always lingered on his mind eversince he met her. Halo-halo ang kaniyang emosyon nang dumako ang tingin niya sa babaeng naglulumikot sa ilalim ng lalaki. Even though she's wearing a glittery eye mask with pink feathers on its upper right side, he was affirmative that that was the lead guitarist of Sunshine, the exact person he's looking for.

She moaned again when that bastard kissed her neck and that's where he lost it.