Till the Last Game Do Us Part

PROLOGUE

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Atherelle's POV

Epic Comeback

"No one can decide what someone else should do with their lives." -Makarov Dreyar

I wish I can't let them decide.

The midnight breeze blew gently making my skin instantly react to its coldness. Inayos ko ang puting roba na suot ko at kinuha ang towel na nasa ulo. Ipinatong ko ito sa bandirilya nitong railings sa veranda. I continued staring at the city's glowing lights, and each gleam gives chills and warmth to my being.

I am supposed to be on my bed at this hour, but this has gotten into me. I suddenly meditated on some petty things in life. I just got wonder why every person has a different perspective in life. Is it because that is what they are built for? Why do we want to get something in life and have that 'dream' and 'goal' every person is aiming to achieve? Lahat ba ng tao ay may pangarap? Lahat ba ng tao ay hindi tumitigil mangarap? And lastly, why do we even desire the things that are out of our reach? We want to live the life we wanted but it never comes.

Does it mean that dreaming of something is required to be acceptable to others? What if I have built mine but isn't what it ought to be likable to the people I love? Should I continue or should I stop?

Maybe there are things in this world that are not meant for me. There's this one thing I wanted so badly to have that I couldn't get no matter how hard I try. No matter how desperate I am to have it. It hurts and is hard to accept but that is the fact. The fact that I couldn't decide for myself and just let my parents decide for me. The fact that I am a slave to my parents' satisfaction and expectations.

However, letting my parents decide for me is my perspective in this lifetime. They are my parents. They are the reason for what I have right now. I love them so I will be obeying what they want.

I am on it so, what's the point of thinking about it anyway? Blame that quote in life I saw on Instagram.

I sighed, never taking my eyes off the view in front of me. Patuloy sa pagkinang ang mga nagagandahang streetlights sa harap at sa lahat ng pagkakataong matitigan ko ang tanawing ito sa harap ng aking kwarto ay ito ang kauna-unahang beses na na-appreciate ko ito.

Natuyo na ang buhok ko sa tagal kong nakaupo rito sa veranda at nakatitig lamang sa harap. Right after I've done my night skin care routine, I went here just to stare blankly as I am also thinking deeply. Umabot pa ako ng madaling araw kakatitig lang sa city lights at walang ginagawa. I didn't even change night wear and just wear a robe for almost five hours just sitting here alone.

Our midterm is coming, and I probably can't play because I will spend my whole time studying and dating books. I needed to study hard to pass. To pass the grades my parents want. Not just the average but higher and outstanding grades.

I get my phone inside my room and decided to go to the veranda to play mobile legends. Yes, I do play mobile legends. This is where I will run into when I am so pressured at school. Kaya hanggang sa may oras at panahon pa ako para rito ay susulitin ko. I maybe can't do this much the other week because of our midterm examination.

Of all I did in my life, this is the only thing I can be proud of myself for. I may not be as good and excellent a gamer as others but at least I reached mythic all alone. Sa lahat ng mga ginagawa ko ito lang talaga ang nakakapagpasaya sa akin. It lessens the pressure of this tiring world I'm into.

Some random gamer invited me to a ranked game, so I accepted. I don't know who this is, but not bad having a duo anyway.

As we were picking heroes, my allies now showed what hero they will use. I am S2 and I still don't know what hero I will use but then when it was my turn to pick, I picked Lesley without second thoughts. The S3 showed Lancelot earlier but when I picked Lesley, he showed Gusion.