Chapter 8
"I was the first Victor of The Game"
Hindi ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko
"I was 15 year old that time. I was kidnapped, and pagkagising ko, nasa liblib kaming lugar katulad nito, and for your information. . . . . . . .nasa isang isla tayo. . . . . . .so escape. . .is IMPOSSIBLE. . . . ."
"The Game lasted for two days. Pitong katao ang napatay ko. Don't get me wrong, yang pitong yan, they tried to assassinate me. Lalake ang huling kalaban ko, he is Player #16, ang pangalan niya ay Joseph, we're both schooling at Chesterfield National Highschool, he was my boyfriend. Then he shot himself. And I emerged as a victor"
Napasinghap ako
Luhaan na si Dianne ngayon. She quickly wiped her tears away
"Sorry. . . . .nagiging emotional na naman ako. . . ."
"Bumaba na tayo, tsaka ko ipagpapatuloy ang sasabihin ko sa'yo"
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Kasama ko si Dianne patungo sa banquet na nasa bulwagan ng gusali na to. Inayusan niya ko upang maging presentable ako sa harap ng mga tao
"This way Ma'am"
Pinagbuksan kami ng butler at saka kami naupo.
Nakalatag sa hapag ang mga savory at katakamtakam na putahe. I force myself not to drool
Nakapwesto kami sa bandang gitna kaharap sina Eduard. I avoided his gaze kaya naman nanatili lang akong nakatitig sa ibaba
*CLAP CLAP CLAP*
Inutusan na ng manservant ang mga serbidora. Para kaming kumakain sa isang fine dining restaurant.
Nagsimula na kami sa pagkain. Si Dianne eh mukhang konti lang ang kinuhang foods.
"Busog na ko" Dianne said
Ako naman eh nagpatuloy na sa pagkain hanggang mabusog na ko
Tumayo na si Dianne. Tumayo na din ako
"Aalis na po ba kayo agad Ma'am Dianne??" wika ng butler
Napatingin sila sakin
Winona shot me a killer look
The boy with a scar on his cheeks looked at me
He was grinning, a devious grin
Hinaltak na ko ni Dianne at tumungo na kami sa kwarto ko
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"Dianne, kilala mo ba yung lalaking may scar sa pisngi??"
"Siya si Max. Maximillian L. Silvestre. Player #19. Hindi ko alam ang backround niya
James Rex D. Tiu, #12, magaling pagdating sa track and field
Beryl T. Hernandez at Hershey J. Hernandez, magkapatid sa ama, pang 13 at 16
Eldebrando A. Caguiat, pang 14, magalimg sa Tae Kwon Do
Simon James Alcantara, Lucerne Justin Lopez, both from Maxfield Academy, Player #15 and #18, frat member, gang leader si Lucerne, kanang kamay niya si Simon
Si Shelley Anne J. Baez, from St. Paul School, ang wallflower ng school nila
And Player #20, Chelsea Starr Ang. . . .ang mga mahihigpit mong makakalaban ay si Winona, Trixie, Lance, Simon, Lucerne and Max. . . . ." I took a mental note on their names
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