Occasional Drinker Novels & Stories

Natutuwa kung tanong at mabilis na lumapit don sa alak para kunin. "It's just a display, I don't drink..." Napakunot ang noo ko dahil hindi daw sya umiinom pero yong isang bote ng alak ay wala ng laman. So, may display na den palang ganon ngayon? "...okay, I drink but not that much. Happy now?" Dugtong nito. Napangisi nalang ako at tinignan sya ng mabuti. Kelan nya kaya yan ininom? Kahapon ba?

his cousin commented. He took a sip of his sparkling water. He doesn't really drink alcohol. Kung kailangan lang talaga especially if related sa business niya. Drinking with his clients can't be helped. Pero sa ganitong mga pagkakataon, water is fine because he really takes care of his health and body. Some men have alcohol to release stress but he'd rather have sex with beautiful women than slowly destroy his body with alcohol kapag stressed out siya.

Pero pinagtitiyagahan na nila dahil mura at iyon lang ang kaya ng kanilang budget. Hindi naman siya mahilig uminom, lalo’t mahina ang tolerance niya sa alak. She would drink occasionally─during celebrations. Si Lizbeth naman ay masasabi niyang mas mataas ang tolerance sa alak kaysa sa kanya ngunit hindi rin naman heavy drinker. Matapos ng kalahating oras ay napansin niyang malakas sa alak ang dalawa nilang kasama na sina Monique at Lulu—pinagsamang high-society drunkard plus squatter na tomadera.

"Can I have old fashioned?" "Sure ma'am!" nakangiti niyang sagot. Paalis na sana siyang nang magsalita muli ako. "Old fashioned is a strong drink, right?" Tumango ito. "Yes ma'am. You haven't tasted it yet?" Umiling naman ako. "I haven't and I want to try it now." "You might get drunk if you drink a lot of it," pag-aalala niyang sambit. Umiling muli ako at ngumiti ng matamis. "It's okay, that's what I want tonight. Give me one glass first. Thank you!"

"Do you want some drinks?" Umiling lang ako sa kaniya, I'm okay. I don't drink alcohols. Saglit niya pa akong tinitigan bago tuluyang nakipag-usap sa mga kaibigan niya. He also drinks some beer while talking to his friends. Sometimes he will looked at me to asked me if I'm fine. I'll just nod and smiled at him. Tapos ay babalik na siya sa pakikipag-usap sa mga kaibigan niya. His hand stay still in my waist, caressing my stomach.

"What's your favorite movie?" "Yung national treasure ni Nicholas Cage. Basta mga sci-fi.." "Favorite drinks?" "Mcfloat." mabilis na sagot ko. Nakangiti pa ako. "Unhealthy." nanliliit na matang komento niya. Napanguso ako. "Alam ko. Pero hindi ko naman siya everyday na iniinom e. Mga 3 times a month lang.." "Still.. Hindi pa rin healthy.." aniya. Alam ko yun. Pero hindi naman ko papapigil sa pag inom nun dahil paborito ko nga

Tanong ko sa kaniya but then his expressions suddenly changed. "Not anymore," wika niya. "So you only drink occasionally now?" I curiously asked. "Yeah, I don't drink daily." Ngumisi ako. "Then we changed souls." Pagbibiro ko at inabot ang cellphone ko ng tumunog 'yon.

Tinulungan na siya ang mga kasambahay na ayusin ito. Pinagbigyan naman niya ang mga magulang na uminom ng wine. Sinabihan siya ni Inigo na maghinay-hinay sa pag-inom. “It is not that I don’t drink, I am an occasional drinker.“ Nagbulungan ang dalawa. Nakikiramdam naman ang mga magulang nito. “Yeah, occasional drinker, sinong niloko mo? Madalas kang uminom ng wine. Akala mo hindi ko alam.” Doon pa talaga siya sinumbatan ng lalaki.

"Talaga? So, madalas kang umiinom?" "When I was a teen, yes. But now, I only drink occasionally." Napatango ako at umahon sa pool para umupo sa gilid no'n. Sumunod naman siya sa akin. "Gaya-gaya ka naman ng pwesto!" Humalakhak siya at nagpatuloy sa pag-kwento. "I often drink with my friends. Remember when they held a party at my house?" "Oo. May bar ka pala ro'n!"

Connor seems problematic that the first thing he asks upon arriving is a cold beer. Maverick looked at her for approval, he didn't know that they would be drinking. She just nodded at him as an approval. "I won't drink much," Maverick said. "It's fine. It's not like you're drinking every day," she told her husband. Another thing that changed about Maverick, from being a drunkard to an occasional drinker. She knew his old habits for it weren't kept at the first place and seeing him change little by little, yet again, overwhelms her.