THE BAR HOPPING

"Love?" Edge called me while I'm combing my wet hair in front of my vanity.

"Hmm?" I responded as I turned to him.

"What do you think of going out tonight?" He suddenly asked.

"Bar hopping?" I curiously asked in my second thought.

"Yeah, with my co-workers? Wanna join us tonight?" He asked again.

"But I won't drink much, is it okay? You know I got easily drunk with two or more shots." I reminded him.

"Don't worry, love. I won't drink much too." He casually stated.

"I do remember you have high alcohol tolerance." I stated.

"Oh, you remember that." He laughed.

"I also remember one time when we were in college. You had online classes in our house the night before that day, you attended your closest friend's birthday party, and you usually have casual drinking time after the party. I was so shocked when you asked me if I wanted to drink with you, you silly thing." I laughed.

He stopped laughing and trying to remember that scenario, "I don't remember that."

I just laughed, "You just trying to save your ass, love."

He frowned.

"By the way, how's your work?" I casually asked as I sat down beside him.

"We're doing great, and we were already fixing the problem. Thanks to Architect Veniegas." He calmly explained.

"Architect Veniegas? Who's that?" I suddenly asked because of my curiosity.

"She's Architect Louise Veniegas, my partner in my current project." He stated.

"Is she coming tonight?" I asked again.

"I don't know if she will come tonight." He answered.

"Is she pretty?" I curiously asked.

He suddenly shifts his mood in a blank expression.

"I'm just asking, love." I defended.

"You're just making yourself feel jealous with that question, so stop asking me about her. I love you, okay?" He seriously explained.

I shut my mouth because I know he is already pissed. We were both silents so that I make myself busy in my phone, but he suddenly hugged me in my waist and rest his head on my shoulder as asking me what I am looking in my phone as I shared my phone screen with him so that he can see what I am looking.

"Have you ever talked to your long-time crush in high school again?" He curiously asked.

"To Joe?" I asked, and then he nodded, "I had not talked to him again since the day you got so jealous about him when we were in college, remember?"

"Oh, I see, but if you are giving a chance to talk to him, will you take it?" He randomly asked.

"If you allowed me, then I will talk to him." I answered.

"Why do you depending on your answer to my opinion?" He asked.

"I don't know. I felt like I have to do with your permission first." I explained.

"What if I agreed to break up with you since you already asked me to before, then out of the blue, that Joe guy wanted to talk to you. Would you still ask for my permission?" He asked again.

Ouch, I'm kinda hurt with that, but I need to answer him, "Yes."

"Why? We already broke up, and you don't have any responsibility to ask my permission with that?" He followed to ask.

"You still have a part with my life even though we broke up, and I just wanted to ask your permission because-" I think twice before answering because it's hard to reason out and he had a point, "…even if I was the one who asked to broke up with you, I had still the guts to ask your permission, and maybe I still have feelings with you."

"If you still have feelings for me, then why do you ask me to break up with you in the first place without saying any valid reason to agree for it?" He seriously asked.

I was caught off-guard, and my tears fell in my cheeks as I hide to wipe them.

"Heaven, I'm still thinking, why do you ask me to break up with you without any explanation or reason so that I would agree to you? Please, tell me why?" He suddenly burst into tears.

I keep myself shut as my tears fell and keep my distance from him.

We went to the clubhouse as we planned, but he became too serious after what happened earlier and gave me a silent treatment. He just introduced me to some of his co-workers and friends, but I was left alone when Architect Veniegas came. They talked and laughed together while I'm drinking my fourth shot alone at the bar counter, and some guy is hitting on me, but I refused by showing my so-called ring.

I felt so jealous. This is what I wanted right? I wanted Edge to find another girl, but why am I feeling so jealous? Is this karma for a sudden breaking him up? It's hurt me a lot. I wanna go out there. I felt like I am suffering more than in my illness.

I awkwardly asked the bartender where the way out of this hell club is, and he assisted me to the balcony.

"I will just tell your companions that you're here to freshen up and wanted to be alone." He smiles so bright and left me alone.

I burst into tears. I wanted to shout all my regrets but all I can do is to cry and cried more.

"This is what you wanted than telling him the truth, right?" I whispered to myself.

"Hiding from others?" A guy approached.

I wipe my tears before turning into him, and answered him, "I guess so."

"I am Tyrone Ballano, and you are?" He introduced himself.

"Heaven Ace de Torres." I simply replied.

"What a beautiful name. What are you doing here alone?" He casually asked.

"Freshen up? I felt exhausted so I asked the bartender to bring me here." I lied.

"Are you alone?" He asked again.

"Love?" I cut in answering him when Edge suddenly called me, and Architect Veniegas approached Tyrone as he kissed him in the cheeks.

"Edge," I called him as he holds my waist and whispered something to me, "What are you doing here alone with Louise's husband?"

I looked at him like I don't have any idea who Tyrone's wife is.

"I think you already met my partner's future wife." Architect Veniegas commented.

Tyrone nodded as he glanced at me and smiled.

We just formally introduced ourselves as we entered the club again. This time, Edge did not leave me alone because I might talk to another guy again, and I might get harmed by my reckless action like what he said.