Falling into Space #Wattys2017

The whole week went by pretty fast. Whole weekend, sa beach kami nag-stay dahil inabangan din namin ang sunset. Dalawang beses kami nag-shoot ng sunrise at hindi lang dalawang beses inulit yung kiss. Grabe.

Then the rest, minor shoots nalang at editing. Today is the last day and well...

"Cheers guys! For a successful photoshoot." Kevin raised his glass and we all did the same.

Ako lang ata sa amin ang may laman na juice sa baso since 17 palang ako. The only minor in the crew. I was pretty surprised when Kevin and the gang went directly to a club—which is owned by Hip's brother-- after the shoot at anila, 'Let's get wasted! TGIF baby!'

The crew wanted a victory party and by means of party, they really meant party. I am already tired today since the professor that I am helping in my shift made me do a lot of things. Kaya gusto ko na talagang matulog pero pinilit nila ako ng husto kaya no choice. Nakakahiya naman kung tatanggi din ako.

Habang sila umiinom, ako naman ang nagpi-picture. Ayokong malasing kahit na umiinom ako. Todo inom naman sila dahil pumayag si Zeal na sa bahay niya kami matutulog. Take note, bahay niya.

Nang lumalim na ang gabi, mas lumalalim na rin ang usapan nila. They were seriously talking about the politics and they were using the English language! Tawa nga ako ng tawa kasi hindi halata sa kanila na marami silang alam sa politiko.

"What are you laughing at, Light? Bigyan niyo nga ng shot 'yan!" Sigaw ni Hip.

Sinunod naman agad siya nila Kevin at binigyan nga ako. "Go Light! Isang shot lang!"

Kinuha ko naman iyon sa kaniya at ininom ng isang lagukan. Mukha pa silang nagulat nang makita na marunong akong uminom.

"Isa lang ha! Madami akong pang-black mail sa inyo kapag pinainom niyo pa ako," takot ko sa kanila.

It was already 1:00 am at hindi pa rin sila napapagod. Vic went straight to the dancefloor after taking a shot at hila-hila niya sila Gray. Kevin and the rest flirted with girls and guys.

Hinihila pa nga nila ako eh but I declined. Duh, baka mawala pa ang camera ko dito.

"Hey..." a low voice whispered.

All along I thought I was already alone. But apparently, nandito pa si Zeal. Serious shitness, Light. Calm your heart

"Hey..." Zeal whispered again.

Agad naman akong napatingin sa kaniya at nagulat nalang na sobrang lapit na niya. God. I think he's drunk. Ang pula-pula na kasi niya at parang inaantok na.

"Bakit?" I asked. Hoping that I can make a fun of him.

He started moving closer to me, and while he's at it, he also snaked his arms around my waist.

"Look Zeal. Wala akong pake kung sikat ka pero tanggalin mo 'yang kamay mo sa tagiliran ko!" I gritted my teeth. "You are drunk, Zeal." Tinanggal ko ang kamay na nakapulupot sa akin at isinandal ko siya sa couch.

I jumped when he suddenly hugged me from the back. Nangilabot lalo ako nang amoy-amuyin niya ang leeg ko. "I'm sorry babe. I'm just hoping if..." I saw him bit his lip and smile.

Usually, kikiligin ako kapag tinawag ako ni Zeal ng 'babe', pero damn. Mas lalo lang akong natakot. Help!

"If?" I crooked a smile.

"If we can go somewhere... private." ngiti niya at nilapit ang mukha sa akin.

Napalunok naman ako. Is Zeal really like this? No, right? He's just drunk that's all.

When he was already a few inches away from my face, I had no choice but to slap him. Nagulat kaming pareho sa ginawa ko.

"You bitch!" he snapped.

Napanganga ako. Is this the true nature of Zeal? Pati nga yung iba, natigilan sa pag-inom.

"I'm already inviting you. Bakit ka pa nagpapakipot ha!?" he shouted.

Narinig ata siya ng iba dahil mas dumami ang tao sa VIP lounge. In a split second, a huge crowd was formed.

Tumayo naman siya at mahigpit niyang hinawakan ang mga kamay ko. Shit!

"Zeal! Please stop!" I begged.

I tried kicking his groin but he easily avoided it using his knee. Wrong move pa ata iyon dahil inipit niya 'yun gamit ang pareho niyang binti.

"Am I not worthy? Oh. I get it. You need more right? You need money?" tanong niya at ngumisi.

Someone from the crowd who is brave enough to save me emerged. Suddenly, I saw Zeal at the floor holding his face.

Kevin helped me to stand up. "You alright?" he asked. I just shook my head.

Pinaalis ni Hip ang ibang mga nanunuod. May mga dumating rin na mga bouncer which, to Zeal's advantage, helped him.

Sinenyasan ni Kevin si Gray na tulungan ang bestfriend niya. Kevin just guided me to the exit. But before going out, I heard Zeal shouted.

"Hey you bitch!"

The word 'bitch' triggered me from punching him. Sobrang bilis ng lakad ko at dahil na rin siguro sa naipon na galit, I punched him real hard in his face. Gusto ko pa ngang suntukin uli siya ng isa pero pinigilan na ako ni Vic at hinila palabas.

"Hindi ako ang babaeng mapapaikot mo, Zeal! Tandaan mo 'yan!" I yelled.

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"Vic! What should I do? Nasuntok ko si Zeal." I cried while pacing back and forth.

Nasa parking lot kami at hinihintay nalang si Kevin. I already calmed my anger down at nasa tamang pag-iisip na rin ako.

"Do you regret it? Nasabi ko na sayo diba, don't be deceived by looks." tanong ni Vic at umupo trunk.

Napatigil naman ako at tumingin sa kaniya. "Honestly? It felt really good."

"'Yun naman pala eh. Ano pang iniiyakan mo diyan?"

I sighed. "I caught too much unwanted attention."

"And that's bad?"

I looked up and saw Gray walking towards us. "Where's Kevin?"

"Nandun, pinapagalitan si Zeal. He instructed me to take both of you home. Awkward kasi kapag sa bahay ni Zeal kayo makikitulog."

He instructed us to get in the car na sinunod naming dalawa. Inferness, hindi halata kay Gray na nagd-drive siya.

"Where exactly are you going to take us? I thought you live in the dormitories." tanong ni Vic.

"Yes, I do live in the dormitories. But, you'll know where we're going once we get there."

The drive was surprisingly short. It only took us 8 minutes to arrive in an average looking house. Bumaba na agad kami at pumasok sa loob.

"You're late." The blue-haired girl greeted Gray then smiled at us. "Hello! I'm Blue! Nice meeting you!"

"Blue raw." Gray giggled kaya siniko siya ni Blue.

What!? Akala ko mag-girlfriend/boyfriend sort of thing lang sila. To think na mag-live in pa ata? Nakakagulat ng todo.

"You guys must be tired. May damit na sa kwartong tutulugan niyo. Just go up and left." She instructed.

"Pano kayo?" tanong ko.

"Oh don't worry. We'll manage." Blue answered and smiled at Gray.

Ang cute talaga nilang dalawa.