Escape (Tagalog)

Sinuot ni Sean ang kanyang coat dahil malapit na mag-seven o'clock ng gabi. Kahapon pa kasi siya sinabihan ng kanyang dad na kailangan niya daw talagang pumunta sa restaurant na sinabi nito sakanya dahil may pag-uusapan sila doon. Maybe it's about our business. Sasabihin na ba niya sa akin na kailangan ko nang patakbuhin ang kompanya namin? I really think dad is pretty serious about this matter kaya sa isang restaurant pa namin ito pag-uusapan. Maybe andoon din ang ibang board of trustees. He thought before he fix his necktie. Ever since he graduated from College, ininvolve na siya ng kanyang dad sa business nila. They own a clothing line for men and women. It is well known here nationwide and as far as he know his dad and the other board of trustees are planning for the launch of their clothing line in Korea and in other Asian countries. He looked at his wristwatch. Damn. It's already 6:30pm. Nagmadali siya sa paglabas ng bahay niya at sumakay agad sa kotse niya. Habang nagdadrive siya papunta sa restaurant, nagring ang phone niya. "Yes?" He said "Where are you?" It's his dad "I'm on my way there, dad." "Alright." and then his dad hung up. He sighed. Ayaw na ayaw ng kanyang dad na nalelate siya sa mga meetings nito. He just hope na walang traffic kapag nakalabas na siya sa subdivision. After 15 min. nasa labas na siya ng restaurant, naghahanap siya ng pwedeng pagparkingan ng kotse niya, mabuti nalang may umalis agad na kotse kaya nakapark agad siya. He informed his dad by texting him that he's already in the restaurant and his dad told him that they're at the VIP area of the restaurant. He immediately went to the VIP area when he received his dad's text. Nagulat siya nang may makita siyang isang babae at lalaki na may edad na at isang babae na kaedaran niya lang. He's shocked, yes. Pero hindi niya iyon pinahalata. Alam niya na ang pinaplano ng kanyang dad. Sinet-up nanaman ako ni dad. This is not the first time na sinet-up siya nito sa isang babae na pakakasalan niya daw. He literally thought that this time, it will be about their business, but it seems that he's wrong again. This is the third time. First, his dad set him up with Angel Tiamzon. Angel's father and mother own the famous boutique company in the Philippines. He know that Angel is really a beautiful girl with also a beautiful heart but the thing is, he don't love her. And he don't want to marry Angel just because his dad said so. Second, his dad set him up with Angela Cruz. Angela was his classmate since high school and Angela's dad and his dad were friends that's why his dad set him up with Angela last week. Yes, for Pete's sake it's only last week and now his dad has another tactic again, for the third time around. Ngumiti siya sa isang lalaki at babae na alam niyang kaedaran ng ng kanyang dad at nagsalita agad "Hi Ma'am and Sir, if you're here because my dad told you that I'll marry your daughter, I'm sorry to tell you but I can't marry your daughter." tumingin siya sa kanyang dad "I'll go now." yun lang ang sinabi niya at umalis na siya agad sa VIP area ng restaurant. Pagkasakay niya ulit sakanyang sasakyan, doon lang niya narealize na sayang ang kanyang paghahanda dahil akala niya ay tungkol sa business ang pag-uusapan nila ng kanyang dad but to his surprise, he's wrong. Pinaandar niya nalang ang kanyang sasakyan at naisipan niyang pumunta sa malapit na bar doon sa lugar na 'yon. Pero ayaw niya na mag-isa lang siyang iinom kaya tinawagan niya ang kaibigan niyang si Jerome at pumayag naman ito na sumama sa pag-inom niya. NANG makapasok na si Sean sa loob ng bar ay agad siyang lumapit sa counter at nag-order ng isang beer sa barista. He sighed. "I hate it when my dad always try to ruin my life." he said to himself. Ayaw na ayaw niya na pinapakialaman ng kanyang magulang ang buhay niya. Mabait naman siya dahil lagi siyang sumusunod sa gusto ng magulang niya pero ang isang bagay na gusto niya ayaw siyang suportahan ng kanyang magulang at doon siya naiinis. Why can't they support me in what I want? I just want to marry the girl I love, isn't it hard? Even though he doesn't want his mother to be involve, wala na siyang magawa kundi mainis nalang din sa mom niya dahil kung ano ang ginagawa ng dad niya ay lagi lang ito nakasuporta sakanyang dad. His mother knows how much he really want to marry the girl he love but still, his mother kept on supporting his father's tactics. Nilagok niya ang natirang beer sa baso niya at doon lang niya napansin na dumating na si Jerome at naka-order na rin ito ng beer. "So, why do you want me to be here?" tanong ni Jerome sakanya at agad naman nitong ininom ang beer na nakalagay sa baso nito. "You already know why." he said and then nag-order pa siya ng beer sa barista at agad naman nitong binigay sakanya. Narinig niya ang pag-ngisi ni Jerome "So, your dad set you up again with a girl that he think you should marry?" "Yeah, bro. And damn, I really thought that this time it will be about our business." sobra na siyang nafufustrate kaya inisang lagok nalang niya ang beer na kanyang inorder. "Bro, chill." sabi ni Jerome sakanya at tumawa pa ito. "Pare, how can I chill if my dad always tries to set me up with a random girl that I should marry? Heck, I don't care if they're beautiful and have a wealthy family... All I know is that I want to marry the girl I love." napailing nalang siya pagkatapos niya iyon sabihin at wala naman siyang narinig na salita mula kay Jerome. "So you want to marry the girl you saw yesterday at the park?" nagulat siya sa tanong ni Jerome. "What? No. I told you, I just want to know her name. Nothing more, nothing less." and again after he finished drinking his beer, nag-order ulit siya ng isa pa. Habang nakatingin siya sa kawalan, inimagine niya ang babaeng nakita niya kahapon. She's beautiful indeed. Pero pangalan lang nito ang gusto niyang malaman. Saka sigurado naman siya na boyfriend nung babaeng ang nakita niyang kasama nitong lalaki kahapon sa park. And that girl is happy with that guy. "Only her name? I don't believe you, Sean. What will you do after knowing her name? Of course, you'll be more interested in her. You'll get her number, text her and who knows, maybe one day you'll court her." ngumisi pa ito pagkatapos magsalita Mas lalo siyang nafufustrate kay Jerome. Nagcoconclude agad ito nang hindi man lang siya inantay sa pagpapaliwanag kung bakit kailangan niyang malaman ang pangalan ng babaeng iyon. "For Pete's sake, Jerome. I told you yesterday that she already have a boyfriend, right?" "Oh, so I'm right, if she doesn't have a boyfriend, you'll surely court her." tumawa ulit si Jerome. "Heck no." "It's the first time that I saw you like this, Sean. I'm sure you're into her. You fancy her." umiling-iling pa ito pero ngumingiti naman. "Jerome, stop it. I don't fancy her and I don't like her. I just want to know her name...." after he said that, ininom niya agad ang pang-limang baso na beer na inorder niya. "I need to go." sabi niya at tumayo na siya sakanyang kinauupuan. "It's only 9:30pm, Sean. When did you start having a curfew?" "Now?" he shook his head. "I just need to do something. Alright? Thanks for your time, Jerome." "Aish, you'll just leave me here? I'll punch you if you'll leave me here." He laughed. He knew that Jerome's just joking around. "Call Michael or Wesley. Tell them there's a lot of girls in this bar, they'll surely come." Narinig niya pa ang pag-ngisi ni Jerome pero iniwanan rin niya ito doon sa bar.