"What's wrong with you? Can you just drink slowly? You're not in a race, Blaire Ava Zamora!"
I heard Eliza said to me while still trying to get my beer. I just shook my head and take her hand away. Can she just mind her own business? This is my business so I will do whatever I want to do. I want to be drunk and forget what happened earlier in the shop.
I laughed so hard as I looked at them, they're both shocked and their eyes widened. I might be crazy now! I can't believe it! I saw him after so many years. Jeez!
"You know what happened? Of course, you don't." I laughed after I said that.
"What the hell is really your problem? You can tell us!" Pat snatched the beer I was holding, so I glared at her.
"It's nothing." I laughed. "I just saw my beloved ex-boyfriend. That's all!" I took my beer from her and drank it straight away.
"That's enough, you're drunk!" I rolled my eyes at them and took a deep breath. And then, I shook my head a little.
"I'm not! Who says I'm drunk?" I looked at them. "It's you?" Pointed at Pat. "Or you?" Pointed at Eliza this time.
They did not answer instead they looked at each other and at the same time sighed. They picked their beer and drink it. I guess, they are the ones who are already drunk because I... I'm not drunk.
"No need to answer." I smiled at them before sipped on another beer again.
"I don't know what to do. You're a teacher but you're so stubborn," Pat said and then drank her beer.
I just laughed before look around, then I saw a couple, arguing. I stood up then sat between pat and Eliza. I smiled at them when they looked at me like I did something wrong.
"Look at that couple," I said while simply pointing at the couple who were fighting.
"So?"
"What's the matter with them?"
I put my arms on their shoulder. "Well, they're just arguing," I whispered to them.
"How can you say, you don't hear what they say." Eliza raised her brow at me.
I chuckled. "If you look at them, the veins in the woman's neck have almost exploded, while the man almost doesn't know what to do... Let's just say that he's panicking." I explained to them.
They looked at the couple and nodded at the same time before turning to me again.
"How did you know that?" Pat asked so I looked at her. "Don't tell me, you're a fortune teller now?"
My brows furrowed before I laughed. "What are you talking about? I'm not a fortune teller, okay?" She just chuckled.
"Anyway, the two of them will come here near us because we are close to the door, then the woman will break up with the man, then the man will first process what the woman said, and the man will chase the woman after. The end!" I laughed while shaking my head.
When I looked at them, their lips parted so I laughed again. "What's with that look? Huh?"
Before they answer, the couple approaches us and arguing again in front of us.
"Let me go!" The girl said.
"No! Talk to me, please! I can explain!" The man said.
The girl laughed. "Will you stop? I don't need your nonsense explanation! I'm so done with you!"
"Please! I love you! I can't do that to you, please. Believe me!" The man was about to kneel but the girl stopped him.
"You don't need to do that, because I'm breaking up with you... You freaking cheater!" The girl tears fell to her cheeks and then she left the man stiffened and speechless. After a few seconds, the man chases her.
Why I'm feeling like this right now? As far as I know, I forgot those memories with him, but... Why the hell I remember those memories now?
I drink the beer straight, then get a new one more beer, and then I drink it straight again. Oh my god! My throat! I think...
"Are you listening?" I shuddered because of the loud voice I heard, it made me right in the ear. God!
"What the hell are you doing?" I asked as I backed away. My ear hurts, too much! I hope my eardrums don't break.
"We said, how did you know that? We have a few questions but you don't seem to hear us," Eliza said.
I took a deep breath while shaking my head. "I need to go. I still have important things to do than getting drunk." I smiled like nothing happened. Well, nothing happens!
"Wait, you're drunk!" She said.
I smiled and shook my head. "No! I'm not!" I stood up but I suddenly felt dizzy. I almost fell but someone catch me. Thanks god!
"You said you're not drunk," Pat said, still drinking. Eliza suddenly fell asleep, she's the one who got drunk.
Someone help me to walk straight outside because I felt dizzy, while pat helping Eliza to walk with her arm around pat shoulder. I just laughed at them and then I looked at the man who's helping me.
I can't face him because my vision is a bit blurred and spinning. All I knew was that he was a man.
He was about to open the door of the car for me but I stopped him and faced him. "Who... are you? I can't s-see... you properly." I asked him.
He didn't answer me, instead, he opens the door and help me get in the car. No manners! Pat and Eliza also entered and then the man with no manners.
"This is the way to her house and this map is easy to understand, okay?" I heard pat said so my brows furrowed. "But of course, before you take her home, you should take us home first!"
"Tss! I know!" His voice is a bit familiar. Where did I hear that voice? Aish! I don't care!
We only lasted a few hours and I felt the car stop twice and the second time I heard pat say something but I didn’t quite understand. Then I felt the car move again.
I coughed a little. "Hey, look at me!"
"I can't," he answered.
I slowly blinked. "And why?" I asked as my brows furrowed.
"Because I'm driving."
I slowly nodded and leaned my back in the back seat and then. And then after a few minutes, I didn't mean to...  puke. Yes! I vomited to his car. Then I didn't know what happened next because until I came home my eyes were still closed.
But... I felt that he lifted me up and laid me down on the soft bed and that... I finally slept soundly.
I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock, I annoyed picked it up and turned it off. I stood up and went straight to the bathroom to wash and brush my teeth.
When I finished, I immediately went downstairs to prepare my own breakfast. I'm alone here in my own house but it's not boring because I have a lot to do.
While I waited for my food to be cooked, I took my cellphone out of my pocket and called Claire and she answered immediately.
"Good morning!" I energetically said.
["Good morning! So, why did you call me early in the morning?"]
I sighed. "Just nothing. I just want to say good morning to you." I chuckled.
["Really? I don't believe you! So, tell me, what do you need?"]
"Well." I turned off the stove first and moved my dish to the bowl. "I can't go to the shop right now because I have to do something."
["Oh! Is that so? Really? It's okay. I can take care of our shop."] She sounds so happy. Hmm?
"I know. Take care. Bye," I ended the call and placed my phone on the table. Then I get a bowl of rice and started eating peacefully.
This is my life now. Alone but happy. Maybe, if I ask for more, it's the one I'll be with for the rest of my life. I have almost everything and that's all that's missing.
I bought my own house because I wanted to live peacefully. I didn't want to mess with my siblings' family. We are adults and our attention is on our respective lives.
Oh, wait! How did I get home last night? As far as I know, before we went home the three of us were drunk. So, who drives? Oh my god!
"Did I drive drunk? Or... did pat drive drunk? Oh my god! Didn't we get caught?" I asked myself.
I put away what I ate while still wondering how I got home.
"What is this, I don't remember anything? Self, what did you do?" I asked myself again.
I tried to temporarily forget the questions that were on my mind. I still have a lot to do so it's not important now.
I took a deep breath. "Ready, self? I'm going to clean my house this early morning."
I tied my hair in a bun and placed a few strands of hair on the side of my face, close to the ear. Looks like a messy topknot / messy bun. Cool!
I picked up my cellphone and played music, only loud speakers. It's better and it's less tiring to clean the whole house when accompanied by music. This is what I always do.
I started cleaning upstairs. In my room, and in the two guest rooms, and in the collection room. After that, I went down to clean the living area, then the kitchen and dining area, then the pool.
Then I watered my plants in the garden, especially the flowers that grow so beautiful. It also took me a few hours to clean up. Maybe, I cleaned for about three hours because I was slow. Am I slow then?
After that, I went up to my room and took a shower because I will still be taking care of the quizzes of my students. I didn't record because we were always short of time.
"Ah! This is so tiring. I'm tired!" I said after I yawned. I look at my wristwatch and I saw that is already lunchtime.
I picked up my cellphone and ordered chickens and steaks. I'm too lazy to cook so I just ordered. Besides, I'm the only one to eat because I don't have anyone at home.
After an hour, my order arrived and I started eating. And in the middle of my chewing, my cellphone rang, meaning someone was calling. I picked it up and answered without looking at who it was.
"Who is this?" I asked after I swallowed.
["Has alcohol ever affected your memory so you don't know me? Ha?"]
My eyes widened when I realized who is it. I even looked at who the caller was and it was mom. "Mommy? It's you, I didn't expect you to call me because you're busy since last week. Sorry," I told her.
She sighed. ["Yeah, right! I know that... That's why I'm talking to you now. I want to ask you if you are free tonight. You are?"]
I smiled. "Of course, I'm free! I have nothing to do tonight. Why?"
["Let's have a family dinner! Your brother will come tonight with his wife and son. Claire also."]
My face brightens. "Really? Okay! I will come, I promise, mom."
I heard her smile with a sound. ["That's good! I already booked a table in an expensive restaurant. See you later, darling!"]
"See you later, mom. Bye." I ended the call and continue of eating my food.
I'm really excited! I had not seen my older brother and his wife for a long time, as well as my nephew. I missed them. I hastened my meal.
When I finished, I immediately put it away and went back upstairs and finished what I was doing. When the afternoon came, I was looking for something to wear. During my search, I came across a simple blue dress that was only knee -length and had a thin strap.
Jeez! I have a lot of clothes but when I leave and go to family dinner I feel like I don't have anything to wear, I feel like I don't have any clothes.
And when the night came, I quickly preparing myself and slowly put on the dress because I was still ironing it, it might be wrinkled. What the hell is happening to me? It's just a family dinner with my parents but, why the hell I'm nervous right now.
"Calm down! It's just a family dinner. Maybe they didn't invite anyone who wasn't part of the family, right?" I cheer up myself in front of the mirror.
Mommy texted me that I needed to go there because they were already there, but they had just arrived. In my haste, I knocked on the door and when my forehead hit the door I remembered something. I remembered what I said last night and it became clear to me who drove us home. It was... Luke?
Oh my god! For real? Aish! It was so embarrassing! Why did those two leave me with him? They both betrayed me!
I quickly drove to the restaurant that mommy texted me, while I couldn’t get my mind off what I was saying last night. Really embarrassing!
When I arrived, I saw them immediately and they were really complete. They were all seven and I was the eighth. Wait! Seven? Shouldn’t it be just six? Tsk! Nevermind!
"Good evening!" I said happily before sat in front of someone. I looked at my parents "Sorry, I'm late!"
"You look so gorgeous tonight, Blaire." Kuya's wife compliments me.
I smiled at her. "Thank you! You too, sister-in-law." She just chuckled.
"Yeah! You look stunning tonight." The person in front of me whispered so I looked at that person.
My eyes widened a bit as my smile slowly faded, and then my lips parted as well out of shock. What the hell? What is he doing here? And... he just said to me 'stunning'? That I am stunning? What a joke? This is not funny! This is not funny anymore!
"Mom? Dad? You both need to explain this to me," I said without looking at them.
What the hell is he doing here? In our family dinner? Seriously? He's not part of our family and he will never be!