Hey peace-loving PL community! Pauna lang, this is a series…so patience lang po. he he.
Barny
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THE PL PUZZLE STORIES: Valentine Madness
Where’s the party!?
Sinulat ni Barny
Friday night. Nakaka-tig-apat na redhorse na kami ni Jake, my classmate and roommate dito sa uni. We’re both 2nd year engineering students. Regular guys trying to survive a course that will hopefully bring us the good jobs and siyempre, sankatutak na moolah. Pero things weren’t going as planned (especially for me). Lagi lang akong sinusuwerte pero marami na akong kamuntikang ibagsak na subjects. Si Jake ang mas matalino sa aming dalawa but he’s also been missing his classes lately. He never really discusses why pero parang nakakaapekto na rin yata sa studies niya.
Usually, ako lang ang hindi mapakali after big tests are finished. Pero today, pareho kaming naglalasing in the hopes na ma-blur ang kaba sa posibleng pagbagsak. Tawa kami ng tawa sa mga paulit-ulit na kuwentong lasing at panonood ng TV pero alam kong hindi pa nakukuhang burahin ng alak ang tension ng exams.
‘This is not good. Labas tayo parts. I’m sure maraming party diyan sa baba’ sabi ko, in exasperation sa nakakainis na kaba.
‘…sige. Paubos na rin tong beer natin…hanap tayo ng libre he he’ sabat ni Jake.
Pareho kaming galing probinsiya kaya hindi kami sanay mag-ikot-ikot dito sa maynila. Maykaya ang pamilya ni Jake at usually, libre ako nito sa inuman pero na-delay yata ang allowance niya this time. Buti na lang hindi nauubusan ng parties dito sa dorm.
‘Punta tayo kina Pido. May party daw sila diyan sa lounge. I’m sure matutuwa yun pag nakita ka’ mungkahi ko. Asiwa si Jake dahil matagal na itong iniimbita ni Pido sa frat nila…ayaw lang talaga ng kaibigan ko dahil medyo magnet sa gulo ang grupo nina Pido. Pero faced with the fact na paubos na ang beer namin at wala rin naman kaming pera para mag-bar, he agreed.
After magpa-porma, bumaba kami sa 1st floor.
May mga dalawampung taong nakatambay sa lounge, walang tigil na umiinom at halos nagsisigawan na nagkukuwentuhan sa ingay ng sound-system na pagmamay-ari ng mayaman naming kakilala, ang 4th year na si Pido. He’s out front, feeling DJ na nakasipit ang headphones, between his shoulder and right ear, habang walang awang pinapasabog sa speakers ang disco-mix ng ‘I will always love you’.
Kumaway ito nang makita si Jake. Sumenyas din ito sa isang kasama and in one instant, we had two Pale Pilsens in our hands. Sarap talaga ng libre.
Napansin kong may mga babae rin sa, apparently, ay isang Valentines party. Hindi ko masyadong kilala ang majority but I saw a few familiar faces.
‘Jaaakkee!! Kumusta na!??’ ang narinig naming sigaw mula sa likod.
Si Melanie. Ang girlfriend ni Pido na alam kong ilang beses nang nagpapahangin dito kay Jake. Magandang lalaki din kasi itong kaibigan ko kaya lapitin ng chicks…sabihin nating nakatali na. Pero marami na kaming naririnig na hindi maganda surrounding her. Ilang lalaki na rin ang nabubugbog ng grupo nina Pido, and most times; siya ang rason.
Melanie is of course, beautiful. Mala-artista ang mukha, mestisa at matangkad…para itong model sa ganda at sexy. I’d be a hypocrite to deny na ilang beses ko nang pinag-jakolan ang picture niya sa school paper. Galing sa mayamang pamilya ang dalaga, so you always see her with expensive looking, and in most times very revealing clothes. What she seems to enjoy a lot doing though, is ang makipag-flirt with the goodlooking guys sa uni (that will exclude me, I confess) but everybody knows, she’s untouchable.
I was pushed aside as Melanie started to chat Jake. Napatingin na lang sa akin ang kaibigan ko, eyes begging me not leave him with this, obviously dangerous girl. I tried to stay put but it only took one cold stare from Melanie to send me scampering somewhere else. Alam kong kahit papaano ay kaya ni Jake si Melanie but somehow, I still felt guilty for bailing out on him.
Listless, naghanap na lang ako ng ma-uupuan para i-nurse ang hawak kong beer. Pero puno ang lugar kaya wala rin akong matambayan. I went out for some fresh air…hoping to find somebody para mahingan ng sigarilyo…or better; Jutes, He he.
I was lucky.
I saw some of our batchmates na alam kong mahilig umakyat ng Sagada. Katambayan ko rin ang mga ito kaya isang pakiusap lang, naka-iskor na ako ng isang stick. Tuwang-tuwa, bumalik ako sa loob, diretso sa CR…excited na dala-dala ang kakarampot na rolyo ng ligaya.
The CR provided the silence I so needed after that barrage of sound that was pounding on my ears dun sa lounge. Medyo nabibingi pa ako so I was thankful when the door closing blocked most of the noise.
Nobody seems to be around kaya nag-lock na ako sa isa sa mga cubicles…Lighting the stick and sitting on the toilet bowl.
…and off I go.
Kalagitnaan ng joyride, I heard somebody, no, actually two people entering the bathroom. Natigil ako…nakiramdam. Parang nagbubulungan at nagmamadali ang mga ito. They entered the cubicle next to mine. Then, the sound of the door being locked.
Na-excite ako as I heard the sound of cloths being hurriedly removed. I also heard what was undeniably, a woman’s deep breathing. Pakenshet! Pag sinusuwerte nga naman, it sounds like I’m about to be treated to a live show.
Hindi ko marinig ang boses ng lalaki but as I strained, placing my ears to the wall I heard the sound of a zipper being opened…then the guy’s moan.
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Sandali, parang familiar ang boses na yun ah.
…second chapter coming soon.
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Pasensya na po but ‘we’ hope na mag-enjoy kayo.
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