Player 1 | MIKHAIAH AU

Part 3

Clover who didn't join her friends at ALAS corp. was watching the stream in the comfort of their apartment. "Kanina pa nag bubulongan dalawang toh ah" Clover says noticing Mackie who's always leaning over to talk to Addison. "Hindi naman best player ng COD feeling MVP lang" Clover says watching Mackenzie's screen. It's a known fact between them friends that Clover unlike Shan and Mandy isn't a fan of the team, even though she herself is a COD player, though not at the same level as the ALAS team. "Bakit ba kanina pa pangiti ngiti to kay Addison" Clover says with furrowed eyebrows. "Kabadtrip makapag laro na nga lang" Clover says closing the stream.

"Kanina pa naliligaw si Addison pero hindi siya binabatukan ni Mackie" Jhai says with a confused look plastered on her. "Hindi man lang tumataas ang boses pag maling direction siya nag drive" Gab says amused at how Mackie's behaving. "Bakit ba nag sniper pa si Ate Addison..." Shan says scratching her head. "Teh kanina nga binabaril na siya hindi pa siya lumingon" Mandy says trying to hide her smile from the camera.

"Matagal pa ba? I don't think they're enjoying it naman" Addison says after reading a few comments on the stream. "Huh? Sino?" Mackie says focused on the game. "Sila... yung mga manonood... I don't think I'm doing this right... maybe you should play with Shan or Mandy instead" Addison says lowering her phone and looking at Mackie who's still busy playing. "Hindi yan HAHAHAHA I'm having fun naman" Mackie says still focused on the game. Addison still feels disheartened by the comments that are pouring in on stream. Comments like; "Bakit ba ito na pili eh ang panget mag laro" "Teh sayang raffle sayo" "laro HAHAHAHA love you" "Mackie my love pag pasensyahan mo na tiyahin na yan". Mackie notices that Addison's character in the game wasn't moving so she looks over to Addison seeing her stare at the stream on the monitor. "Hey... don't mind them" Mackenzie says meeting Addison's eyes. "Maybe Shan or Mandy can take my place they play better than I do" Addison says giving a soft smile. Mackenzie feels that Addison wasn't enjoying this and that she was hurt by the comments.

Mackenzie shifted her chair closer to Addison, she casually draped her arm around Addison's shoulders, her fingers brushing against the softness of Addison's sleeve. With a soft smile, she took Addison's phone from her hands, her touch gentle as she positioned the device between them.
"Don't mind them," Mackie says in her low voice, her breath tickling Addison's ear as her face hovered just inches away. The words were meant for Addison alone, a quiet reassurance in the midst of the world around them.
Addison's heart fluttered a little at the intimacy, at how close Mackie was. She let out a small breath, feeling the warmth of Mackie's presence, her body language speaking louder than words ever could.
Mackie's eyes sparkled mischievously as she leaned even closer, her voice dropping to a near secretive murmur. "Like dito sa parang cave," she said. "I wanna show you something."
The air between them thickened, the shared space charged with a sense of quiet anticipation. Addison couldn't help but smile, caught somewhere between being amused and touched by how Mackie always knew how to make her feel calmer.

"Luh Mackenzie Lim soft girl era?" Jhai says laughing in the end at her own comment. "Ang daming viewers bigla" Mandy says seeing the viewers count raise from 7k to 10.5k after what Mackie did. "Dude look at the comments" Gab says pushing and shaking Jhai while smiling wide. "Ano ba yan nawawala pagka nonchalant mo" Jhai says squinting to read the comments. "MaDdi? Ano daw? Ang bilis ng comments" Shan says reading all she could from the comments. "Guys to all the viewers, please hinay hinay lang po sa comments nag c-crash po kasi yung site" Ms. K entering the frame and announcing.

"That was such a good stream guys, so proud of the both of you" Ms. K says hugging Mackenzie and Addison after the stream has ended. "Thank you again po for this opportunity. And Mackenzie I had a really good time." Addison says giving a warm smile at Mackenzie. "My pleasure, I had fun as well" she says smiling and bowing a little. "Well since the two of you play so well together and you enjoyed naman... why don't we continue on with this set up since the fans want more as well" Ms. K says showing them screenshots of the stream. "What do you mean Ms. K?" Jhai asks with furrowed eyebrows. "I'm asking Ms. Arceta to join the company and do streams as a streamer" Ms. K says confidently asking Addison for a hand shake. "What?" "Ano?" "Ha" all the girls say simultaneously.