I blinked my eyes rapidly while directing them to Xyan. His eyes were not blinking, they were cold and emotionless as he waited for my response.
"N-Nothing. I-I just thought there is something that you would like to s-say to me.." gosh, why am I stuttering! I am not the one who is supposed to be feeling awkward right now, he is!
He raised a brow and gave me an amused look. "I do not remember having any concern with you, Ms. Valencia," he said and stood up as he fixed his tie, "If you will excuse me, I have a meeting in schedule," he sternly said and brought his laptop with him.
I stood there, frozen. He does not have anything to say to me? He has no plans of apologizing? I scoffed. He is a real asshole! Does he want me to forget about what I saw as if they were just talking when I caught them? I caught them having sex, for pete's sake!
I would not be surprised if there was smoke coming out of my ears and nose as I stormed out of the conference room. I saw my parents talking to Xyan outside. Did they wait for me thinking that I actually did talk to Xyan?
My Dad's eyes landed on me so I had to fix my posture as I walked towards them. Xyan gave me a quick glance before he left.
"He has nothing to discuss with me, Mom, Dad. Maybe he looked for me because he was.. worried," I said, trying to hide the sarcasm. I wanted to roll my eyes so bad but I cannot because I was in front of my parents. If Xyan was really worried last night, he would not have been worried about me, but his reputation.
"Well, it may be like that," my Mom agreed and then she gently caressed my hair, making me look at her hand that was proudly flaunting every shimmer of the jewelries that were on. "You were very well earlier," she complimented, her lips forming a smile that screamed of proudness and satisfaction.
I returned to her gazes with a smile. "I just shared my ideas, Mom," I said back.
I heard my Dad clear his throat. "I am glad to know that you have the mind of a brilliant businesswoman," he said with a short smile.
"I still have a long way to go, Dad, I still have a lot to learn."
The next night was party night for Janica. She organized a party in a club that her cousin owns. So, everyone that will be going to that party are college students and those who are acquainted to Janica directly or to her acquaintances. She has an unsurprisingly big social circle.
I wore a black bustier top with gold chain straps. It exposed my chest and it made me feel more lively and confident. I also wore jeans and matched my heels and purse with my top. I decided to go on with a natural makeup since I am sure that I will sweat later because of dancing. And then, I entrusted the completion of my outfit to gold jewelries before I made my way to the party.
The party was already starting when I got there and because of the number of people everywhere, I struggled on looking for my blockmates. Good thing I found Markus, my blockmate, flirting with a girl. Gosh, it is still early for these tactics of his but I am glad that even though he was busy, he guided me to the table that my other blockmates were at.
"Because you were late, it is your turn to drink!" Ella said and handed me a shot glass. She was almost shouting because of the noise everywhere. I sighed and accepted the shot glass. I quickly drank it and figured that it was tequila because of the attack in my throat.
I started drinking when I was still in my first year in college. Most of the students from La Salle are party goers so I meddled in to have the spice they are all in for. My parents are fine with this too, as long as I do not get seen doing crazy things or whatever that might ruin our family's reputation.
"Hey, hey! Good thing you are here!" Janica happily said as she kissed my cheek when she finally approached us. She is probably busy entertaining different people so I understand that she would not be able to hang out with us most of the time.
"Of course! I would not miss a time like this!" I said back and smirked. She sat beside me and then she reached for the vodka.
"Janica!" I heard a feminine voice called. I turned my head to the right to see who it was and then I saw a tall yet young looking girl who also screamed of richness. She waved her hand at Janica while the arm of my blockmate, Luke, was on her waist. Looks like he found his girl for tonight, huh?
"Xylena, hi!" Janica happily greeted the girl and then she stood up to give the girl a quick peck on the cheek. After that, she glances at the girl and then gave Luke a judgemental look. "Luke, she is still in first year!" she said, sounding as if she were disgusted.
I surveyed the girl from head to toe. She looks like a spoiled brat to me. Does she know that Luke is a playboy?
"So what?" Luke defended. He pulled the girl he was with closer to him and smirked at us. I only raised my brows. This guy really takes the saying "Age does not matter," too seriously. He hits on every girl he finds attractive, not minding their age gap.
After some drinks, Janica urged us to continue the fun on the dance floor. I lightly laughed as I was being pulled by her on our way. I think the alcohol was starting to get to me. It was as if I had no control of my body anymore. I danced sexily and with no inhibitions.
I checked my friends and saw that they were all having fun on their own. Janica was already clinging onto a guy. I smirked, "Flirt!" I shouted at her but I do not think she heard me, or that she even cares still.
I rolled my eyes and went back to dancing. I had already decided to enjoy my company alone when I accidentally bumped into a man. I tilted my head as I stared at the man in front of me. What is he doing here if he is not going to dance? He is occupying so much space because of his built!
He had a cap on so I could not see his face clearly but I was sure that he was staring back at me. The crowd became wilder as the music changed. I got pushed by the person behind me so I bumped into the man's chest. I unconsciously held onto his arms tightly and it was as if I lost control of my hands when they started caressing the hardness of his muscles. I saw him close his eyes shut as if his temper was about to let loose.
"Stop it, Astra..."