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Chapter Two: The Virtual World

STEVEN'S POINT OF VIEW

"My son, this is my world" pagkasabi nito ni dad ay muling nagdilim ang aking paningin bago ko naramdamang natanggal ang helmet sa ulo ko, sabay ng pagbabalik muli ng lahat sa dati. I am once more standing in that room with my father smiling proudly at me.

"Wow. That was... That was... Awesome, dad!" masaya kong komento na hindi pa rin makapaniwala sa nasaksaksihan. Nakita kong inilapag ni dad ang helmet na iyon sa table sa tabi ng computer at muling bumaling sa akin na nakangiti.

"It's called VRMMORPG, Steven. Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game, the first one of it's kind." Paliwanag nito sabay ng paglakad patungo sa dereksyon ko at palabas ng kwarto. Sinundan ko naman siya. "Now, let's go down to business, shall we?"

"Yes dad" Sagot ko namang kaagad dito habang tinatahak namin ang hallway pabalik ng kaniyang opisina.

"I want you to beta test the game, along with 99 more selected players from around the globe to check if the game is indeed ready for launch, or we still have to fix issues here and there." Paliwanag nito bago binuksan ang pintuan ng kaniyang office, at iminostra sa akin ang kaniyang kamay upang pumasok, with him following closely behind me. "But don't worry, it would only last for 2 weeks at naipagpaalam na kita sa university."

Hindi naman ako makapaniwalang lumingon sa kaniya at tumitig. Wow. That was fast. How and when did he managed to do all that? "Wow."

"Yeah. Now, if you would excuse me for a bit, I have to notify the other 99 players that the beta is about to begin." Sabi pa nito bago kinuha ang telepono sa kaniyang bulsa at nagsimulang magdial ng numero bago iyon itinapat sa kaniyang tenga at lumabas ng kwarto, leaving me all alone there.

I was able to find a seat somewhere and took a seat there, lalo pa nga at mukhang magtatagal pa si dad sa kung sino man ang kausap niya. Hindi ko namalayaan na nakatulog na pala ko.

After an hour or two, muling bumukas ang pintuan ng kwarto at pumasok mula rito ang isang grupo ng mga estudyanteng sa palagay ko ay kaedaran ko lang, dahilan upang magising ako at mapukaw ang atensyon ko. Kasunod nilang pumasok ng kwarto si dad na malapad ang ngiti ng namumutawi sa kaniyang labi.

One of them is a girl with long, raven hair braided to the sides while keeping most of her hair down. She was wearing something that looks like a school uniform and was carrying a small backpack with her.

She looks much like a college student like I do even with her simple clothing but to say that she wasn't cute would be a big lie I don't wanna tell her.

She started conversing with dad as soon as she entered the room. Masyadong mahina ang pag uusap nila kaya hindi ko marinig, pero napapansin ko rin ang constant na pagtitig ni dad saakin.

A few more moments passed by, I jolted out of seat ng biglaang marinig ang pagtawag saakin ni dad.

"Stevenson, come here"sabi nito. Napakamot lang ako ng ulo sandali bago lumapit sa kanila na may nagtatanong na kislap ang mga mata."I want you to meet one of your fellow beta testers, Christa"

As soon as our eyes met, parang may kung anong feeling ang nagsprout sa loob loob ko. Her dark pair of orbs stared at my greenish hazel ones.