Kanina pa pa-ikot-ikot si Awa sa higaan, samantalang ‘yung tatlo’ng katabi niya ay ang hihimbing na ng tulog. Slowly and carefully, she slipped out of the bed and tiptoed her way out of the room.Naabutan niya si Europe, naka-upo sa high stool sa may kitchen island, may hawak na isang can ng beer. Hindi pa ba lasing ‘tong lalaki’ng ‘to?Tumikhim siya to announce her arrival. Lumingon si Europe sa direksyon niya, nginitian niya muna ito bago siya dumeretso sa fridge, buti nalang at may stock ng gatas sa fridge ni Europe. She grabbed the carton and poured herself some before making her way to the island and sat comfortably at the other stool. There was a moment of silence between them, hindi niya na makayanan ang katahimikan, so Asia decided to break the ice.“Do you think it was my cousin, Raf, that Rafa was talking to earlie—““Did you mean it?”“Mean what?”“What you said earlier,” Europe answered. “Did you mean it?”“I said a lot earlier, Europe, alin sa mga ‘yun ang tinut
Asia Winnessa Acosta, or most commonly known as Awa, is close to losing her nubility feeling left out. Lahat ng mga taong nakapalibot sa kanya ay ipina-paalala lang na isa siyang dakilang single. Even her cousin, who’s a few years younger than her, has had more… experience on this field beyond what her mind could imagine. Samantalang siya? Bokya pa rin hanggang ngayon. Her last attempt at flirting had been a total fiasco, she flirted with a freaking poser. Awa’s first shot at online dating and she failed miserably. Dati pa siyang may apprehension pagdating sa online dating na iyan, mas tumindi lang tuloy ang pagkamuhi niya ―for lack of better term― sa ideya ng online dating. Ngayon, sinusumpa na niya ito. And she swore never to date anyone she meets online. That poser fiasco made her ask herself: gaano ba siya kamalas pagdating sa dating at love, n
“Let’s drink?” Napa-angat ng tingin ang sekretarya sa kanya mula sa phone nito. Nagtataka. Nagdududa. “Raincheck muna, Awa.” “Why?” “I have a date tonight.” Sana all. She wanted to say, but she bit her tongue before she could utter a word. “Parang lagi kang may date, ah?” she asked instead, pinagkrus niya ang mga braso at isinandal ang pwetan sa edge ng mesa.
If not getting hangovers the day after swigging heavily is a superpower, then Awa wanted to have one. To say they got wasted was only putting things mildly. They were wasted beyond comprehension. Sa kalasingan nilang lima, hindi na nila nagamit ‘yung higaan na pinagpaguran niyang ayusin. She knew they would end up like that, dahil kailan nga ba hindi? They do have high alcohol tolerance, except for Ember, but they all drank past that and got themselves shitfaced drunk. It’s a good thing they were inside the confines of her unit, otherwise she wouldn’t live to see and remember the mortification of doing shit things while drunk, if ever the
“Here’s the final draft for HD’s concept.” Barely looking up from what she was doing, she replied, “Pakilapag nalang diyan sa tabi. Thanks, M.” “Anything else?” “Coffee,” she pleaded, groaning, as if caffeine was her lifeline. “Coming right up.” Asia’s week had mostly revolved around her paperworks, and, well, her work in general: phone calls with sponsors, meetings with the whole HD team, signing papers. The only break she had was that day they met Jed’s girlfriend: Venus McGraw.&nb
Between papers and the dread she was feeling, she’d gladly choose the former. She’d rather stress herself out with work, which provides monetary support to the company, the employees and her talents, than stress herself over the embarrassment she’d feel later. Yes, she was seriously overthinking this party. Sa opisina palang, hindi na siya mapakali and it was obvious by the way she was trying to busy herself with work that wasn’t even hers. Ang ginawa ng magaling niyang sekretarya, pinauwi siya nito after matapos ang pag-present ng financial report. Hindi pa nga umiinit ang pwet niya sa swivel chair sa opisina niya, tinaboy na agad siya ni Mia paalis.
She moved hastily as she packed her things she thinks she might need for whatever plan her mind has devised. Nang masiguro’ng nadala niya ang mga importanteng gamit, lumabas na siya ng condo niya at bumalik ulit sa sasakyan. She typed in the place she planned to go and she was already back on the road in no time. Mahigpit ang kapit ng mga kamay niya sa manibela ng kotse, too tight her knuckles were turning white. Sinabi lang naman niyang kapag may magtanong, sign na ‘yun. She didn’t expect it to be given to her this soon. Hindi pa naman siya ‘yung tipong hindi paninindigan ang sinabi niya, kahit hindi pa sa isip niya lang sinabi ‘yun.&nb
Ella Wp Hi, thank you for reading my story, it means a lot! I’m more than happy to know that you liked it. And as to your question, yes, there’s another book for TGC. I’m actually writing it right n