I looked at my watch and I saw that it was already two in the morning. Under normal circumstances, that wouldn't have been a problem since I like partying until dawn but I was a bit tired tonight. Sleep was something that my body seemed to be craving more than sex—not that there was a shortage of people, from both genders, that I considered as potential bed partners at the bar in Makati where I regularly hung out.
I went over to my friends Katya and Jaycee, who were at the bar, getting their drinks refilled. I tapped Kat on the shoulder and told her, "I'm ducking out for the night, guys."
Katya turned with a smile on her face. "Just got lucky?" she asked. Jaycee was looking at me with a mischievous smile of her own.
"Nope," I told them. "I think I need to sleep early today. I'm tired."
The two of them understood. They both knew I'd been busy with work. I was the host and writer of a late-night, sex-oriented radio program and I usually stayed even after my shift to brainstorm with my staff regarding the next broadcasts. We rate well enough for my bosses and I was personally happy with the whole gig.
"Okay, I'll tell the others that you went on home," she told me.
"You want me to drive you home?" Jaycee offered.
"No, thanks," I said. I wanted her to enjoy herself; she deserved it after her promotion at the ad agency where she worked. "Live it up—you're a big shot now, Jayce."
Jaycee laughed at that. "Not as big as you, Asia. You sure?"
"Yeah. I'd better leave while I can still drive."
"If a cop stops you, you can always find a way out of it, right?" Katya said. We shared another laugh at that one. I kissed her and then Jaycee on the cheek. "See you tomorrow, guys," I told them.
"Text me when you get home, okay?" Katya called after me.
I flashed her a thumbs-up to assure her that I would. I made my way past the crowd towards the door and then exited the bar. The night air was sweet as I breathed it into my lungs to clear them of the smoke-filled atmosphere of the bar. I still smoke myself but it's a habit I'm trying to kick. Nowadays, I don't really smoke unless I'm with people who do and even then I try not to go beyond maybe two cigarettes.
I walked towards the parking lot where I had left my car. The good spots closest to the bar had been filled up early so I had no choice. Anyway, the exercise would help clear the buzz in my head from the drinks I had. Hopefully, by the time I got to my car, I could drive steadily enough to pass for sober. If I wasn't feeling tired, I'd have taken a guy into the restroom and indulged in my favorite way of taking the edge off an alcoholic buzz. Oh, well, maybe some other time, I thought. Maybe I could even ask Katya or Jaycee or one of our other friends to come over tomorrow for a little hair of the dog...among other things.
I started to think of who I was going to try to get into the sack with me and contemplating the fun I'd have getting it on with them when someone grabbed me from behind. A hand was clamped over my mouth.
"I'm not going to hurt you but please don't make any trouble," a voice—a guy, from the sound of it—said. He brought me bodily to a nearby alleyway. There was a light there. It wasn't too bright but enough to see me by as he shoved me under it, against a wall.
"Don't turn around until I tell you to, okay?" he said. I was mentally berating myself for getting into this kind of situation and wondering what it was he wanted when I felt his hand leave my mouth and cup my left breast.
Well, at least I knew what he wanted.
"I listen to your show every night, you horny bitch. I saw you at the bar and I...I wanted to talk to you but there were so many guys surrounding you. When I saw you leaving, I figured, fuck it, I'd take my chances." As he spoke, he squeezed my breast gently while doing the same thing to my butt. I had to admit, I was starting to get hot. Not that I wanted to be raped or anything but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't fantasize about somebody having their way with me. And now this guy was starting to do just that, and in public too—well, as public as an alleyway could be, anyway. That was two fantasies in one.
I made up my mind right away. He hadn't taken my purse away from me. My phone was there and so was a can of military-grade Mace that an admirer gave me as a present. If things got too rough for my taste, I had an idea how to distract him long enough to get out of this jam.
"Yeah?" I replied. "Well, looks like you're doing real good with your chance so far."
That got him more active. His hand began pinching my left nipple while his other hand was inside my skirt and grabbing at my buttock. His lips touched the back of my neck. I could smell his cologne. It was nice brand; expensive, too. From the way he spoke English and from the way he was trembling with nervousness as much as excitement, I figured there was a good chance that he was a college kid from one of the more upscale schools in Metro Manila.
The hand inside my skirt took hold of the waistband of my thong and began to pull at it as if to take it off. His other hand was trying to take my top off.
"Let me help you," I told him. I surreptitiously dropped my purse on top of a stack of boxes next to us. He didn't notice. I slipped off my top—easy enough since it was just a short tube blouse—and dropped it over my purse to cover it. Then I took his hand and put it back on my breast. I heard him whisper "shit" when he discovered that I had no bra. I smiled at his reaction, despite the precariousness of the situation.
Next to come off was my miniskirt. I dropped it on top of my blouse. His hand didn't need guiding. He found the crotch of my thong immediately and began to fondle my pussy. That felt good and I let him know it with a short gasp.