A Collision of Hearts and Heroes

Chapter 27

A/N: Hello! In this chapter, there's a scene where Gasper and Clarissa use the emotes posted above. I've included some examples to help you visualize it better. Hope it helps!

Clarissa's POV

Deceived

Pagkauwing pagkauwi namin ng Pilipinas ay nagulat ako na shini-ship na kami ni Gasper ng mga tao sa social media. I've seen a lot of edits of me and Gasper along with our gameplay. There are memorable instances from it when he saved me—especially when we used Hayabusa and Kagura.

Nag-succeed naman sila; napakilig nila ako, e. At ang pogi pa ni Gasper doon.

Isang linggo na ang lumipas nang nakauwi kami ngunit hanggang ngayon ay nahihirapan pa rin akong tanggapin ang pagkatalo namin. Even though I remind myself that winning and losing are part of the game, the manner in which we lost is incredibly hard to accept.

It might have been easier if we had been losing from the beginning of the game, but we weren't. We had a big chance to win—and I really believed we would—which makes it even more painful and difficult to accept. Lalong lalo na ako pa ang naiwang buhay sa mga kakampi ko.

Sana si Gasper nalang 'yon para siya 'yong nag-suffer.

Speaking of him, we haven't interacted since we returned to the Philippines. I'm also embarrassed about kissing him that night. I had promised myself I wouldn't kiss someone who wasn't my boyfriend, but I ended up making myself a clown.

Siguro nadala lang ako sa bugso ng damdamin nang time na 'yon. I was devastated, and I wasn't in my right mind at that time. But I'm not gonna lie, I like it. Nahiya lang ako pero hindi ako nagsisi.

Lyle and I recently been mutual on Instagram again. He even congratulated me after the Sea Games, and he occasionally replied to my Instagram stories. Wala pa ring nagbago sakaniya at tarantado pa rin kung makipag-usap sa 'kin.

Nakakatampo nga si Gasper. Mabuti pa si Lyle at naisipang mag-follow sa 'kin, pero siya hindi. I'm still furious with him days after we got home because he didn't even bother to communicate with me about what happened. Well, I know it's not something really serious. Walang nangyari sa amin at hindi ako buntis for him to have a responsibility. It's just a mere kiss, but at least man lang he will clear things with me.

Women needs reassurance and clarity.

We were getting busier preparing for the upcoming MPL, so we were back to grinding. Iniisip ko nalang na nag-focus na siya ulit sa MPL kaya hindi ko nalang ibi-big deal. If he doesn't want to talk to me, then fine!

Late akong nagising kinabukasan dahil nag live stream ako at one AM na nakatulog. When I went downstairs, I saw Adrian trailing behind me, suggesting he was the last who woke up; therefore, he was the one who paid for our brunch.

"Are you ready for later's scrimmage?" Halong pang-aasar ang ngisi ni Jack nang tanungin ako.

My brows furrowed, "What's the big deal?"

"Astral kalaban natin," Gerald said.

"Blitz makaka-scrimmage natin ngayon!" I rolled my eyes.

"Kung ayaw mo maniwala e 'di don't!" Adrian spoke this time.