C13 Chapter 12

Also, why did it take so long for them to fix Clara? What are they still doing to set up the table where they will drink? Is that like fixing what Señorito and his parents eat? Until I couldn't stand it anymore and stood up from my seat, I checked why it took them so long to fix it.

"Where are you going?" Señorito asked as I was about to walk away from him.

"Uh, I just wanted to check if they're fixing it all right... Señorito." Hesitantly said to him. He nodded and I didn't hear him say anything more so I was about to walk away just in case –

"I'm not sorry for what I did. I like it. I like the kiss I shared with you." My eyes widened and I could hardly feel my heart as it beat faster inside my rib cage.

Did I think I was too young for you? Then I'm not your type, am I? So I can't understand why. I couldn't answer anymore and just ran away from Señorito.

"Lena! Hey Lena! Where are you going?" Clara asked me in surprise.

"Uh, I was going to go check on you guys to see if you're okay?" I'm not sure when I told him that his frown deepened.

"Eh, you've passed us by. Xhea has been calling you for a while but you don't seem to hear anything. Are you high girl?" Is Señorito's kiss still high? I asked myself again. I shook my head one after the other and I tapped the side of my forehead twice to make me realize the crazy thoughts I was thinking.

"Because you saw me! I thought there were other people here besides us!" I'll let it slip but shut up! Just kidding! So if my ghost is here, it's just a joke! Don't make us feel bad, especially me and still be solid when scared.

Xhea and Clara's eyes widened at the same time, Xhea also ran to Clara and grabbed her arm.

"You've been seeing ghosts?" Xhea asked me a little nervously. Do you believe that Xhea and I are really friends, you can see that she is quick to believe even though I am just making up a story.

"No. It's just my imagination." And then I changed the topic.

And then I peeked behind them, it looks like they are fixing it okay.

The glasses are here, my glasses are here too. Why! It looks like it's a special drink today because his glass is mine! When it's just us, we often only have one shot glass and one glass for drinking.

"Yes, it's okay, we've fixed it. My juice is also for those who don't want to drink." I nodded at what Clara said.

"What are you done setting up?"

"Call the Señorito, so we can get started." Xhea added. I don't want to go back! Huh! That's why I sneaked in first –

"I'm peeing, can you go pick up Señorito, Clara?" And then I touched my stomach to make him believe that I really need him. He sighed and then said –

"Alright." And that's when he walked away from Xhea but Xhea seemed to notice what I did because he asked me while frowning.

"You're just going to pee, but you're going to touch your stomach? Does it hurt?" I just laughed and then asked him to go to the table since the boys were sitting down one by one.

"Whatever you notice, come on, maybe Clara will lead us to a good place to sit when she gets back first." And then I grabbed her by the wrist to pull her away from where we were standing, maybe the ghost will really come out when we're still here, eh.

So, this is how it was set up when we sat down since we were at the round table.

Clara then Miggy then Xhea then Marco, me then Señorito, Kyo and Kia.

"Where do we start the shot?" Kia asked.

"I know that to be fair, spin the bottle if you are the one who takes the first shot." Xhea answered.

"Why can't the Señorito go first, total and this is the first time he will taste the lambanog." Marco's suggestion. I don't know if I'm just overthinking or if Marco's tone of voice seems different to me. Is he annoyed with Señorito, but why? And then, knowing Marco, that's not something that can annoy someone just for nothing, especially if they don't do anything bad to him.

"Let the Señorito go first, so it's not embarrassing!" Kyo said and then he took the shot glass and poured one fourth shot of lambanog. They also poured coke into Señorito's chaser glass and they handed the shot to Señorito.

I looked back and forth at Señorito and the two glasses he was holding. Worried. Maybe the Señorito won't like it, well it's better that he doesn't like it so he won't get drunk and stop drinking.

Who am I to stop Señorito from doing what he wants? Since I am Señorito's personal maid, the only good thing I can do is look after him.

The Señorito already held the shot glass that was my lambanog and then smelled it first, it was funny because we were all watching the Señorito for what he was going to drink.

"It smells strong, uhm, like vinegar." The Señorito said.

"Don't you want to, Sir?" You can really sense the teasing in Marco's voice, so I looked at him and I just noticed that he was also looking at me. I couldn't read any expression on his face but he was my childhood, I know him. He doesn't like Señorito. But why? I don't remember anything that happened when they couldn't agree.

"No. I don't like that." The Señorito gave him a simple answer. Am I overthinking again because I also feel that the Señorito dislikes Marco. Sigh.

What's going on? Are they Señorito's secret that we don't know about?

And then the next thing the Señorito did was take a single gulp of the lambanog shot. The girls cheered for him.chaser.

"Go Señorito! Go Señorito!" While the boys were cheering. As I was worried that Señorito might not like the taste of lambanog, I took the chaser and then immediately handed it to him.