Chapter 14

"Shots pa!" Abot ni Carol sa akin ng baso.

I smiled at her and took the glass. Agad ko namang nilagok yung laman at inilagay sa mesa. Carol is already drunk. Napapansin ko na panay lang yung ngiti niya, tumatawa, at nage-ingles na.

"Kali," Tawag ko sa kakambal. "It's okay for you to stop drinking."

Kinuha ko mula sa kanya yung baso pero binawi niya naman agad. Same as how Carol is doing now, mas dumoble si Kali. She can't even open her eyes. I told her that it's okay na hindi siya iinom but she still insisted.

"Kaya ko pa, Kaia. I'm your big sister, okay?" She smiled, half-awake.

"Wow! You are younger than her?" Gulat na tanong ni Carol. "Why do you look older?"

"Because I'm not the type who smiles a lot?" Irap ko. "Sige na, Kali. Tama na."

"Ayoko!" She resisted.

Bago pa man niya mainom yung alak ay kinuha na ni Lev yung baso at siya ang uminom nito. Napanguso nalang si Kali at sinamaan ng tingin yung lalaki.

"Tama na," Lev said, full of authority.

"Bakit ayaw niyo akong painumin?