Chapter Ten

"You should stop checking him out or else someone might think you are some pervert" I warned blocking Charles view as we were waiting for our luggages to come out but instead of looking for his luggages, he was busy checking someone out.

"Shut up, i've been looking at your face for the last hours I need a new scenery" he pushes me away tsaka niya tinuloy yung pasilip silip niya.

"You alreeady know that its rude to stare at people right?" He just nods without answering "If the person catches you staring like that, they might sue you" Obviously after ng ilang oras na magkasama kami sa eroplano, nagawa ko nang makilala yung pagkatao ni Charles and kahit naman papaano, he seems to be a good person.

"I don't care" he whined then he suddenly snaps 'Oh, theres my luggage" he smiled like he wasn't doing something weird earlier. Pareho naming inaapproach yung baggage carrousel at tsaka niya kinuha yung luggage niya habang ako, hinahanap ko pa rin. Charles kept quiet while scrolling something on his phone while I wait for my luggage when it finally came, sabay na kaming lumabas ni Charles papuntang arrivals exit.

I opened my phone and looked for my brother contact so that I could call for him, siya kasi yung susundo sakin. There are time na yung driver lang namin yung sumusundo sakin pero pag free si kuya, siniigurado niyang siya yung kukuha sakin. While calling his number I was also looking around baka kasi naghihintay lang din siya sa exit.

"JANA!" Someone shouts for my name and when I look to where the voice came from, there he was, yung kuya kong hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin nagpapalit ng hairstyle, waving like a little kid. I smiled from ear to ear and ran towards him. There was a time na hindi kami ganito kung umasta sa isat isa pero after all the times we've been through, we know that we have each others back. He opens his arms and so agad akong tumalon para yakapin ang kuya kong matagal ko ng hindi nakikita. He placed me back on my feet after squeezing me for long then he looks at me from head to toe. "You look a little thin"

"Seriosly? Thats the first thing you say after not seeing me for months?" I smiled knowing that hell probably feed me more than I can consume. Feeling niya kasi pag andito ako kailangan pakainin niya lang ako ng pakainin. Unlike dad, mas maalaga na si kuya ngayon.

"My...my" masyado ata akong naexcite na nagawa kong makalimutan na meron pala akong kasamang lumabas. Agad akong tumabi kay kuya at hinarap si Charles na nakangiting tinitingnan ang kuya ko. "I really have to thank your parents, they did a wonderful job making you both" My brother looks at me, weirded out by the fact that some guy just randomly checks him out.

"Kuya, this is a friend I met while I was in DOHA, Charles, this is my big brother Aaron" I introduced them both to each other and of course, Kuya Aaron was not sure what to do so I had to continue speaking so he'll understand "He talked a lot and helped me during the flight here"

"You mean to say, you just met him?" Pag aalalang sabi ni Kuya "Jana, haven't I ever told you about staying away from strangers?" I looked at Charles hoping that he was not offended by what my brother just said bu it looks like he was more entertained than offended. Magsasalita na sana ko kaso pinigilan ako ni Charles sabay tingin sa kuya ko na parang hinahamon niya ito.

"You don't have to be so cautious of me, if I was planning to do something bad to your sister I would have done it while we were intimately talking during our flight going here" Charles explains to my brother but he didn't stop there "But, I couldn't say the same thing about you" my eyes grew wide but I didn't say anything because I didnt know what to say.

Well, yes, alam ko na since nung nakasama ko si Charles na bisexual siya and sinabi niya naman na mas na aattract siya ng lalaki kesa sa babae and since kanina pa siya merong tinitingnan na lalaki the thought of him potentially liking my brother slipped my mind.

"Kuya, he may look aggressive but he is really harmless" Syempre kailangan ko sabihin to or else baka ipapolice ng kuya ko si Charles. Ayaw ko namang mapunta kami sa prisinto sa first day ko back in Boston.

"Come on, cheer up. I'm not some hyena you know? I can behave, but if you want naughty, I can too" Charles eyes my brother like he is some food he can devour.

"Charles, stop teasing, its not helping" I whispered yelled trying to stop Charles from saying anything more. He is literally digging his own grave, pag hindi pa talaga siya tumigil hindi ko na talaga alam paano ko pa siya matutulungan pag nainis na niya ang kuya ko.

"Kuya..." I started saying but he stops me from saying anything else

"Stop, its okay" pagbuntung hininga ng kuya ko sabay pag alok ng kanyang kamay kay Charles "I'm Arron Sanchez, I trust my sister if she says you are okay, i'll believe her. But you need to stop hitting on me because its not going to happen" My brother clearly said, rejecting all forms of advances coming from Charles.

Eventually, tumigil na din si Charles at tinawanan nalang si Kuya. Nung naging okay na silang dalawa, niyaya na akong lumabas ni Kuya sa airport para pumunta sa sasakyan niya. Charles said his good byes and almost tried kissing my brother but failed, he swore to call me when he gets the time and said that we should hang out while i'm still in Boston. Someone else is going to fetch him but he still needs to wait for the said person, ayaw ko sana siyang iwan kaso mukhang gustong gusto na din ni kuyang makawala sa presensya ni Charles kaya nagpaalam na din ako. We'll see each other soon anyway.

My brother takes my things and I tried looking for my phone while walking because Darren might be waiting for my call. Knowing his personality, he won't rest unless he hears something from me.

"Kuya I can't find my phone, could I possibly borrow yours? I need to call Darren" Tanong ko kay kuya, he takes something out of his pocket and I thought it was his cell, yun pala eh susi lang ng sasakyan niya.

"Get in first" inabot niya sakin yung susi ng sasakyan tsaka siya pumunta ng likod para ilagay ang gamit ko sa loob ng trunk niya. Pumunta ako sa passenger side of the car at tsaka ako pumasok para paandarin na ang sasakyan ni kuya. After ng ilang segundo sumunod na din si kuya at pumunta sa drivers side of the car. He then hands me his phone "I'll make Candice buy you a new phone, something you could use while you are here, where would you like to stay? My place or dads?" Oh yeah, I totally forgot that Kuya finally bought his own place. He didn't get along with dad and instead of being mature adults, usually napupunta sa pikunan ang usapan nila. Kahit anong klaseng topic pa yan, makakahanap silang pareho ng way para maasar ang isat isa. Kaya kuya decided that he wants to get his own place kaso this year niya lang talaga nagawang makapag patayo na sarili niyang bahay. I would want to spend some days with dad but i also know thats impossible kaya mas okay na muna sigurong kay kuya muna ako mag stay.

"Well, I haven't been in your place yet, staying with you would be nice" I smiled and obviously he liked my answer so he nods.

I went back to dialing Darrens number and hopefully nakauwi na siya. Medyo late na din kasi niyan doon and I didn't want him to use my absence as his excuse to stay at the office and keep working. After few rings the line finally got through.

"Kuya?" He speaks a little low, nagising ko ata siya.

"Love its me, I'm sorry for waking you up" I hear shuffles and I'm guessing that he was getting up

"Its fine, nakatulog din ako sa office. Sorry. I was thinking earlier na sa bahay ko na hintayin yung tawag mo but then something came up kaya naiwan ako sa office. Anyway, hows the flight?" He asks clearing his voice.

"Magpasundo kana kaya sa driver mo, you sound really tired. I told you before I left na wag mo papagurin ang sarili mo sa trabaho. You are doing it again" hindi ko sinagot yung tanong niya kasi mas nangingibabaw yung worry ko na itutuloy tuloy niya tong pagiging workaholic niya hababg wala ako. Kahit naman pigilan siya ni Roxy or ng sino man, pag naisip niyang gusto niyang tapusin ang isang bagay, gagawin niya yung hanggat kaya niya. He knows na pagdating sa ganitong bagay mas nagiging nagging girlfriend ako.

"Love, relax. Kaya ko pa rin naman ipagmaneho ang sarili ko, lalo na nakatulog din ako kaya okay ako. Its your day one back in Boston you should relax, I wont let anything happen to me while you are gone, I still want to hug you tight once you get back" he is obviously teasing me but because of that, I suddenly missed his presence besides me.

"Fine, you better text me once you get back home later and to answer your question, the flight was awesome, I also made a friend" I know I had to tell Darren about Charles before my own brother does, kasi baka pag si kuya na ang nagsalita iba yung maisip ni Darren. Ayaw ko namang isipin niyang basta basta lang akong nakikiapag kaibigan sa mga taong nakikilala ko lang sa airport.

"That sounds fun, so who is this friend?" He asks.

"His name is Charles, he is a resident here and he is a good guy. I have a feeling na kapag nagkakilala kayo, magkakasundo kayo" Charles is bisexual but based on how he sees the things around him and how focused he is when it comes to the things he likes, I know na magkakasundo sila ni Darren.

"So its a he, now that you are sounding so interested with this Charles, I'm not sure kung kaya ko pa siyang makasundo" Sabi nito and I could just imagine na nakangiti siyang nang aasar.

"Stop, I know what you are thinking, he is just a friend, nothing else" Pagkaklaro ko bago pa mapunta sa kung saan ang usapan. "Kelan bako nagkaroon ng interest sa ibang lalaki bukod sayo?" Pangiti kong sabi at alam kong gusto niya din yung narinig niya mula sakin. I almost forgot na kasama ko din si kuya, kung di siya napatingin sakin baka meron pa kong ibang nasabi na ikakahiya ko sa huli. Kahit pa hindi na masyadong nagtatagalog si kuya, meron pa din siyang naiintindihan na mga salita dahil sa ilang taon na pananatili namin sa Pilipinas noon, natuto din siyang magsalita. Though, may times na maririnig mo sakanya yung slang words but still he understands and right now, feeling ko gusto niya na akong iwan sa sasakyan hanggang sa matapos ang usapan namin ni Darren.

"Fine, I trust you anyway" he chuckles, I awkwardly smile.

"You should go home and rest na love, i'll call you again tomorrow, but make sure na imessage moko pag nakarating kana sa condo mo. I'm with kuya right now so I can't talk for long, I might get my own line by tomorrow so you can just wait for my call by then" I explained, para din makapag pahinga na siya, if I stay on the line, baka tulluyan na siyang di makauwi. Kailagan ko din mag unpack at hopefully makapag pahinga bago ko imeet si Dad. Ngayon ko nararamdaman yung pagod from the flight and surely my brother doesn't want to hear anything aggravating coming from me.

"Call me if you need anything, alam mo naman na isang tawag mo lang I can book the next flight going there, you dont have to do things alone" he reminds me and I know that he meant every word.

"I will, I'll probably call again tomorrow. I love you" I said is hushed tone

"I'l be waiting, I love you" he answers and we both said our good byes.

I hand my brother his phone back but he pointed towards his phone holder so doon ko na ikinabit yung phone niya.

"So? I see no ring yet, so that means he haven't asked you to a life of shit then?" Panunukso ni kuya. Ang hindi ko lang din ma gets is bakit halos nalang ata lahat, ineexpect na yayain na akong magpakasl ni Darren? Gets ko naman na matagal na kaming mag boyfriend and girlfriend but its doesn't mean na panahon na para maging mag asawa kami. And whats with the life of shit? As far as I know, a life together with Darren is everything but shit.

"What is it with you guys and rings? The last time I was with Lannie and Vicky, they also asked me the same thing. Lumalabas tuloy parang mas excited pa kayo kesa sakin" Syempre pabulong kong sinabi yung panghuli. Ayaw ko din namang isipin ng kuya ko na ayaw ko ding ikasal kay Darren.

"I'm pretty sure there are more of us who would be very curious if you two have finally seal the deal" Patawang sabi ng kapatid ko habang nagmamaneho "I'm pretty sure the old man would ask you the same thing" after mentioning our father, we both fell into silence just looking outside the window. Ever since na pinatawag ako ulit ng tatay namin, i've been very curious kung bakit biglaan niya nanaman akong gustong kausapin. Although theres a part of me na naiisip na its all because of the businesses that we have, baka may gusto nanaman siyang ipagaawa. Pero as a child, a part of me hopes na baka sa pagkakataong to, iba na yung dahilan. But this are all wishful thinking, knowing my dad, he'd probably just order me around and wait for results.

"His probably more interested if I made a deal with someone helpful to his business. He is never the kind to associate his views in regards to my love life" mahina kong sinabi. Pareho naman namin alam ni Kuya na unless related sa trabaho namin pareho, doon lang kami pagsasabihan ng tatay namin. But unlike me, mas interesado din si dad sa nangyayari sa love life ng kuya ko. "speaking of love life, wala pa ba siyang pinakilalang bago sayo?" I sound like I was teasing but I really meant to ask him about this. You see, never pang naging interesado si Kuya na magkaroon ng girlfriend or kahit partner. Yes, I had my fir share of doubts regarding my brother but he kept telling me na straight siya, masyado lang daw syang focus sa trabahong meorn siya para maging interesado sa babae. Iang beses ko na din siya sinubukang ipakilala sa mga nakikilala kong friends na babae, pero halos lahat sila, tinrato niya lang na parang kapatid.

Looking at my brother, though he is nearing the thirties squad, he looks younger than his age. Hindi rin naman siya patpatin, in fact, I could freely say that my brother is hot. He used to be rebel from my father at dahil don, nagawa niyang maging fit all this time. He knew how to take care of himself more than anyone else could. Sa aming dalawa, siya talaga yung maalaga sa katawan. Kaya tuloy, palagi siyang pinaghiihinalaan na bakla siya. Even so, wala naman siyang pakialam sa kung ano yung sabihin ng ibang tao sakanya, basta lang wala siyang ginagawang masama, masaya na siya sa ganun.

"He is busy with something as of the moment and I might have done something that made him get off my back" he takes a deep breathe before smiling and looking at my way.

"Wait? Don't tell me you..." I paused and looked at my brother with disbelief but instead of answering my question he just starts laughing. "What the hell?!Tell me who is the unlucky girl this time?" Na excite akong nagtanong because if theres something my brother is very famous for, its actually appearing to be interested in a certain personality but only to make them as his friend in the end, he likes making my father think that he is showing interest to dating just to make my father stop nagging about his love life. Ilang beses na din kasing ne reto ni dad si Kuya sa nga anak ng mga ka business partners niya, and ayaw na ayaw ni kuya na ma involve ang business and pleasure. Kaya para lang tigilan siya ni dad, palagi siyang nakakahanap ng kaibigang babae para mag stand in. Kaso lang ilang beses na ginawa ni kuya to, kaya hindi ko alam kung bakit naniniwala agad agad si dad everytime. Kahit sa mga na meet niya at mga naginv ka stand in partners niya, ngi isa doon wala siyang naging girlfriend. Lahat puro for show lang.

"She should be someone you know but I wont tell you who she is until things have settled down" he explains without sparing me another glance. Very stubborn si kuya, kaya kahit pilitin konpa siya wala din akong makukuhang sagot ngayon. Kaya kesa sa guluhin ko siya at ma stress, hinayaan ko nalang siya at nag focus nalang daan. Though i'm very curious kung sino ung babaeng nauto nanaman niyang tumulong sakanya, still its his business and for show lang din naman ang ginagawa niya kaya theres no point na din na makilala ko pa yung babae, pero even with that thought in mind I'm still curious.

Nakarating na din kami ng bahay ni kuya and kahit pa pagod na pagod ako, and may jetlag pa. Sinigurado ko pa ding libutin ang buong bahay ni kuya bago ako pumili ng kwartong tutuluyan ko. Kuya house was not as big as the one we used to lived in, the house is a two story house with five bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, one for the masters room and the other two accessible for anyone living in the house. The rooms are not too big pero sakto lang siya para sa kahit kaninong balak matulog doon. Though I wanted to ask kuya kung bakit pumili siya ng bahay na may limang bedroom but then before that I figured out na yung room na malapit sa kanya, ginawa niyang walk in closet niya and another room became his study room. Yung dating five bedrooms naging three bedrooms nalang.

Since magisa lang din si kuya, meron siyang hinire na keeper sa bahay and syempre, pinoy na pinoy yung hinire niya. Manang Rosa is an ofw who used to work to one of my brothers friend. Something came up kaya ngayon si Manang Rosa kay kuya na nagtatrabaho. After meeting her and knowing her for a few minutes, all I could say was shes really sweet and she presents this motherly aura kaya hindi rin siya mahirap pakisamahan. She lives with kuya during the weekdays but she goes and visits her family in the city during the weekends. Yun na din daw yung pinaka day off niya sa trabaho, lalo na wala naman siyang asawa or anak kaya pumupunta nalang siya sa mga kaibigan niya or mga pinsan niyang dito din nagtatrabaho.

I actually like my brothers house, I feel like he made the right decision to buy a place for his own. He may not have his own family now, but this house could become his home with his very own family. Remembering all his setbacks, I feel so happy na all those things led him to his success. Eto na yung bunga ng mga maliliit na bagay na binago niya sa sarili niya. If I look at him now, hindi ko maisip na minsan siyang naging rebel at walang modo. He changed a lot and matured a lot. Asawa nalang talaga kulang din sakanya, okay na si Kuya. Sana lang talaga dumating na din yung babaeng makakapag pakilala kay kuya ng totoo at pangmatagalan na pagmamahal. Yun nalang siguro yung hiling ko para kay kuya na pending pa rin hanggang ngayon.

Nang nalibot ko na ang buong bahay, I chose the room na malapit kay kuya incase gusto ko siyang guluhin and because yung room na napili ko, hindi ganun ka masculine ang interior. Mahilig kasi si kuya sa mga kulay na grey, dark blue, dark green, ganun, etong kwartong nakuha ko was designed in dark green to white interior kaya mukhang nature friendly yung kwarto. Plus malapit din to sa banyo kaya hindi nako nag dalawang isip. After ko din makapili ng kwarto hinayaan na muna ako ni kuya para magpahinga at makapag ayus. Bukas ko na din imemeet si Dad kaya for today, rest and dinner mamaya with kuya lang ako.

I decided to unpack my things bago ako maligo at matulog, kakahalukat ko sa bag, nahanap ko na din ang phone ko and fortunately hindi pa siya totally drained kaya nagawa ko pang makita yung mga message ni Darren. I smiled reading his messages, sabi ng marami, pag daw kasi tumatagal yung relationship nagiging over familiar nalang daw sa isat isa, nawawala na din daw yung ligawan tsaka lambingan. Thats why, I feel so lucky kasi hindi ko man magawang sabihin yung mga yun dahil never pang naiparamdam ni Darren sakin yun. He still tells me I love you kahit pa sa text lang, he also sends me this random sweet messages para lang iappreciate ako. I typed a quick message para lang sabihin na nakarating na kami ni kuya sa bahay niya and that i'll call him again with my new contact here in Boston.

So far hindi naman ganu ka rami ang mga nagbago sa Boston, habang nagmamaneho kanina si Kuya, I was looking around. Though were some new buildings, nevertheless, they all look the same to me. Siguro after kong imeet si Dad, I might actually go around and maybe do a little shopping around town, its been awhile since the last time I 've been free to just do whatever I want, maybe this little break from MA Corp could help me relax a bit.

Matapos kong ayusin ang gamit ko, bigla nalang may kumatok sa pintuan ng kwarto ko.

"Come in" I said in calmly and my door opens.

"Miss Jannette, theres a call for you, she said she's Candice and that you know her" Manang Rosa hands me the phone, if Candice is calling me right away, something must be up. Ngumiti ako kay Manang Rosa sabag kuha sa telepono.

"Candice?" I answered, afraid that she might say something thats going to ruin my entire plan while i'm here.

-ALLYZA-

Since its been awhile since I was freely allowed to roam around without my job looking for me for every second or my secretary bothering me about unnecessary stuff. I decided to go around and look for some place to hang out, luckily I found one at syempre hindi naman ako lalabas magisa. A friend from my high school days are going to join me and we are going to meet up sa labas na ng bar na pupuntahan namin. Its somehow owned by one of her friends and so we don't really need na pumila pa. Anyways i'm already dressed to party and let lose, remembering my conversation with Darren makes me want to get drunk and just do hell.

I took out my phone and dialed my friends number, since naka park na ako at hinihintay ko nalang and kaibigan ko.

"Ally!" Pating sabi ng kaibigan ko na ilang taon ko din hindi nakita pero nagawa pa din akong batiin with positive attitude. Nung na trace ko na nasan siya and yung contact niya, agad ko siya kinontact and just like how I remember her, she is still as jolly and loud as she can be. Kahit pa medyo flirt siya nung high school I heard that she somehow ended up being a wife of someone very famous in the pharmaceutical industry. Kaya ngayon, pa party party nalang siya at nageenjoy nalang sa buhay.

"Hey Rose, i'm already parked outside the place you told me about. Malapit kana ba?" I asked my friend because I didnt want to go out alone, baka meron pang manyakis na humablot sakin sa labas. Mahirap na.

"Malapit na ko babe, but if you want you can go inside na and just tell them you are with me. They already know I'm coming with you." Magiliw niyang sinabi pero kasi sinabi niya pa yun, I still dont want to go inside alone.

"Its okay, I'll wait for you nalang dito since malapit kana din naman" I said willingly. After that she told me na wait ko na siya and dropped the call. Dumating na din siya after ilang minuto and I was amazed the moment she went out of her car and looked for me, she looks stunning for someone who is already married.

She was only wearing a bralette and some gucci pants, ngi wala man siyang dala dalang jacket or coat to cover herself when she gets cold. When she saw me, she ran up to me like a child misses her mom. Sa sobrang saya niya nagawa pa niyang tumili, akala tuloy ng iba napapano na siya. Hindi pa man kami nakakapasok ng bar mukha na siyang lasing.

"Oh my gash, YOU LOOK AMAZING" she cheers at wala na din akong nagawa kundi ang matawa sa pagiging excited niya.

"Not as amazing as you. Grabe, its been years and you're still you" she smiles from ear to ear hugging me to my side.

"Lets go inside na, i'm pretty sure you are going to love this place. You don't know Vicky but shes was really awesome and she owns this place" Rose mentions her friends name while leading me inside the bar, and true to her words, hindi nga namin kinailangan pumila kasi nung nakita siya nung bouncer, agad niya kami pinapasok, earning a few groans from other people. Medyo nahiya ako doon but at the same time I already know that this is how the world works. If you don't have the connections that you need, you'll need to work for it, pero pag may kilala ka sa taas, kahit saan ka mag punta, for sure anything is possible.

Kapasok na kapasok namin, I was engulfed by people I don't know but seems to know me for some reason. The music was so loud that when someone says hi to me they had to shout.

"I can't believe its really you, back from the dead huh" a guy approached me and I had to look at Rose para lang malaman baka siya kasi yung tinutukoy ng lalaking to. Nang makita ni Rose ang lito kong state, she chuckles and goes to guys other side.

"Ally, this is Anthony, remember si Toniong supot back in high school" patawang sabi ni Rose at tsaka naman siya inirapan nung lalaki. I still remember the faces of my classmates back in high school but some of their names are not so familiar with me anymore.

"I'm sorry its been so long, halos nakalimutan ko na mga pangalan ng iba nating kaklase, but I still remember their faces kaso..." I paused analyzing if i'm missing something with this guy in front of me.

"His a plastic surgeon now kaya nagawa na din niyang remedyohan mukha niya, and some other parts" patawang sabi ni Rose sabay tingin kay Anthony down stairs. I had to cover my mouth, realizing what she meant, Anthony growls at her but he then grabs something behind him. He takes a card inside his wallet and hands it to me.

"Don't listen to her crap, and welcome back. If you need anything done, i'm your guy" sumenyas siya ng call me then leaves to join some other people. Rose grabs my hand and I had to put Anthony's card inside my little hand bag para di siya mawala.

Just like any other parties i've been to, people are as always, wild and awesome. Everyone was just so sweet and having fun and Rose, well lets just say, she better wished that her husband doesn't see what shes been doing the whole time we were partying. Bukod pa kasi kay Anthony, meron pa kaming iba pang ka batch na nandito and turns out na sinabi pala ni Rose na i'd be here kaya ang daming nagka interest na makita ako.

"ALLY" Rose screams for my name as she moves along the wave of people dancing and just being free, when she reached me she grabs my wrist to drag me out of the dance floor, I admit medyo tipsy na ako and a little out of my mind. "ALLY, this is Vicky, she owns this place and tons of other bars in the area, shes the coolest" Rose shouts in my ear and a lady who was a little taller than me smiles and waits for me to recognize her.

"Hi, Rose told me you personally picked this place. I'm glad you took some time to try and experience how we rock a party" She hands me her hand and she seems nice kaya inabot ko na din yung kamay ko para kamayan siya.

"Well, everyone seems to be talking about this place nung nag search ako and I guess I know the reason why now" I smiled.

"Well its nice meeting you, just enjoy the night ladies" Vicky waves her hands and leaves both me and Rose to enjoy the rest of the night.

I kept dancing and drinking whatever Rose gives me, hindi ko nalang napansin na inumaga na pala kaming dalawa sa sobrang enjoy namin, kung di lang sinundo ng driver si Rose, hindi talaga namin mapapansin na sobrang late na.

This little happiness made me forget that I'm actually going through something. Kahit pa sobrang wasted ko na and most probably pagsisisihan ko din to bukas, I was still glad na kahit papaano nagawa kong mag saya at maging normal na tao.

The very next day sobrang sakit ng ulo ko and I had no idea kung paano ako nakauwi or kung sino man ang naglakas ng loob na dalhin ako pauwi. I hardly remember anything and magpapanic na sana ako kung paano ako nakauwi kung hindi lang my isang note na nakalagay sa bed side table ko kasama ng advil tsaka tubig. I read the note and kesa sa maginhawaan ako, mas lalo lang ako napaisip.

'Drink and eat after. Stay at home and just rest. You were so wasted someone had to call me just to come and get you. If you're going to drink, yung hanggang sa kaya mo lang.'

The note has no name and I don't recognize its handwriting so I looked for my phone para sana tignan kung sino mga tinawagan ko kagabi, if meron man. The last person I called was Rose and the rest are all the people I'm working with. I tried calling Rose para sana tanongin siya but it keeps getting to voice mail. Baka hindi pa siya gising, i'll just have to wait and call her again. Its weird din na a random person would just come and get me home without touching or doing something to me. I feel fine and my things are still on me, hindi man lang ako nabihisan which means that I also smell like shit.

I decided to drink the medicine and some water bago pako tumayo para maligo. Hindi ko na muna iisipin kung sino ang naghatid sakin, I'll figure it out later kapag medyo okay na ang ulo ko at pag natawagan ko na si Rose. All that matters now is that I safely arrived at my place and nothing seems to be missing. Kaya for now, I'll just focus on my head.