Gambit of Hearts: Chasing Black UNO

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

PAPABALIK na ang dalawa sa unibersidad at hindi kagaya kanina, gising na si Zean at tahimik lang na nakamasid sa paligid hanggang sa hindi nagtagal, tuluyan na nilang narating ang East Valley.

She immediately unbuckled her seatbelt and so was Matt when he finished parking his car.

"Lets go together." saad nito bago bumaling kay Zean, "Y-You wouldn't mind, r-right?"

"No."

Zean chuckled wryly, "I wouldn't mind, but your fans will. They'll go nuts if they'd saw us walking together." natatawang sabi nito bago sya nito nilingon, "Sa ginawa mong paghatak sa'kin kanina mula sa cafeteria, panigurado, pinag-uusapan na tayo ng mga 'yon."

Matthew felt his face heat up, my body reacted on its own. "Tsk. T-That is why I'm asking you if you wouldn't mind going inside t-together."

Umiling si Zean at tsaka itinago ang dalawang kamay sa sariling bulsa, "Nope. It's nothing special."

Hearing those words made him still for awhile. He didn't know that such words will make him feel uncomfortable. But why?

Hindi na lamang pa umimik si Matt at tumango na lamang bilang tugon tsaka tahimik na sumabay sa dalaga na naglalakad papasok sa unibersidad.

While walking, he could feel the stares yet he did not bat an eye on them. His mind was too occupied that he could not even spend a second looking at front.

Zean on the side, can also feel the hate stares from the students, it's just that, she doesn't care at all.

Fools. Anang isip nito. Zean don't have that kind of feelings towards Matt. In fact, she don't know how it feels to love someone in that way. Growing up in an orphanage with no constant emotional support, she learned to rely solely on herself and she never developed a deep understanding of love.
Puwera na lamang kina Rin, Aina, at Kleez, na nakasama nya ng ilang taon.

Losing her loved ones also led her to took the darker path. Sa murang edad, nabalot si Zean ng hinanakit at galit. She was just eight, yet she is already craving justice, hands itching for revenge.

She spent most of her teenage days training herself to death. She would not stop unless she faints, and that's what only stops her. Spending most of her time studying weapons, bombs and grenades, shaping her to what she is now, the Ischyros of the Ciliex Organization - the second of the highest rank.

Combat training, studying explosives, firing guns, familiarizing knives, eat, sleep, and then back to combat training again. That's what her life is. Wala itong ginugol na panahon para sa sarili nyang kaligayahan, kaya hindi ito pamilyar kung ano ang pakiramdam ng umibig o magmahal.

I've seen people love and it did not turn out nice. It drove them nuts. Made them do stupid shit. They always ended up insane. Anang isip ni Zean.

Masyadong okyupado ang isipan ng dalawa at namalayan na lamang nila na nasa cafeteria na sila nang tawagin ni Tim si Matt.

"A-Ah..Dito nalang ako." sambit nito at tanging tango lang ang naging tugon ng huli bago naglakad patungo sa counter para bumili.

Nalukot ang mukha ni Matt habang nakatingin sa papalayong bulto ni Zean, walang modo. "Tsk."

"Where have you been?"

Napabaling ito sa kaibigan nyang si Denvee at umupo na muna bago ito tuluyang sinagot, "Got her wounds treated."

Den nodded, "I'm glad that you're okay. Buti nalang hindi malala ang natamo mo." saad nito habang sinusuri ang mga natamo nitong pasa.