Atherelle's POV
Undefeated
Today is the beginning of the mobile legends festival week and I am here all alone on the bench, sketching the mobile legends battlefield while waiting for the battle to start. Kakatitig ko sa monitor sa stage ay naengganyo akong mag drawing.
Nagkalat ang mga estudyante sa ground, iba-iba ang ginagawa. Merong nagpapa-picture sa stage at kung anu-ano pa. They all look so excited while I was here, sitting all alone, feeling so incomplete.
I sighed as I stare at the sketch I made. I am not happy, I am not sad as well, I am just feeling this hollow space in my heart that made me feel so incomplete.
"Zed, tubig." Gasper suddenly said.
He arrived with Lyle, Vince, and Gaviel. I immediately close the sketch pad when Gaviel looked at it. Ngumiti ako sakanila at itinago na ang sketch pad sa loob ng handbag. Gaviel's eyes remained on me which I chose to ignore.
"Did you draw?" he asked.
"Yup." I looked away.
I know he's staring at me that made me feel nervous. Simula nang malaman niyang marunong akong mag drawing ay palagi ko siyang nahuhuling nagmamasid sa akin.
"What did you draw?" he asked again.
"Just some random things. Trees and such."
He didn't talk. He placed his elbow behind my back and lean closer to my ears.
"You lied" he whispered.
Mabilis akong napalingon sakaniya. His looks are serious and at the same time suspicious.
"I didn't see it clearly but it doesn't look like a tree," he added.
Umiwas ako ng tingin sakaniya at pekeng ngumiti. Alam kong medyo naghihinala siya sa akin lalo na nang malaman niyang marunong ako mag drawing, at kung malaman niyang marunong ako maglaro ay baka malaman na niya kaagad.
"Uh... It's the ground and s-some students." I stuttered.
Good thing he bought my excuses, o baka pinilit niya lang tanggapin. When I face him, he looks unconvinced though.
The program has started but the emcee is still talking in the stage. Marami pang mga pakulo. May mga dance troupe pang sumayaw at isang estudyanteng kumanta bago sinimulan ang laro. Eight course lang ang sumali sa first year at unang kalaban ay ang AB english at accountancy.
The school provided a game chair, monitor, wifi and such. Sampung upuan ang nasa stage at monitor sa likod. Para lang silang nag-stream at hindi ko akalain na maiinggit ako.
I once dreamed to be a streamer.
When it was all settled, the battle started. Lahat kami ay tutok sa laro. Ang mga estudyanteng kaninang nagpalaboy laboy ay nakaupo na rin sa upuang nasa ground. The other team banned Harley, and then Ling, Fanny and the other team banned Chou, Paquito, and Lunox.
"Their banning is more on assassin and fighter." sambit ni Gasper.
And now the game started. Some are observing the movement of the gamers, especially the boys beside me. Parang sinasaulo nila ang mga galawan ng dalawang grupo. Alam nilang may isa ritong makakalaban nila kung sakali.
The game went on and on until the AB english won the game. One of them volunteered and pick a rolling paper inside the bowl. Kung anong course ang mabubunot ay iyon ang makakalaban nila. Hanggang sa nagtuloy-tuloy na.
"Alam n'yo sa totoo lang," Vince trailed off "Takot akong makalaban si Gab." he shake his head.
They laugh at that while Gaviel just purred beside me.
BINABASA MO ANG
Till the Last Game Do Us Part
Romance"He became my home when everything in me fell apart. He adopted my abandoned heart, hugged all my pain, and danced with my flaws like they were his favorite part of them all."
