Play The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 00

#PTG00 Chapter 00

I settled, as my closest friends would probably say.

I was lucky, as people who didn't really know me would probably think. Bakit nga ba kasi hindi? I was marrying one of the most sought after bachelors in town—or so they said. Soon enough, I'd be a part of one of the most powerful clan in the country.

I'd be invincible, so they said.

I'd have everything I'd ever wanted, so they thought.

But four years pining after whom I dubbed as the great love of my life, one year of being in a relationship with him, one year of begging him to come back to me, and two years of healing myself, dito rin pala ako babagsak.

I thought I was going to marry Atty. Juan Alexandro Yuchengco.

But in the end, I married Kieran Ramirez.

I knew that if it wasn't with him, it's not gonna work with anyone else. I knew it the first time I met him. I could still remember how I felt the moment I first laid my eyes on him. It's like something inside me just clicked.

Na ayan na.

Na ayan na siya.

But I wasn't delusional. I knew it was farfetched. Una, kaibigan ako ng kapatid niya—which automatically made him see me as a little sister. Pangalawa, he's just out of my league. Alam mo 'yun? He's just really the definition of perfect.

Matalino.

Mabait.

Responsable.

Matangkad.

Gwapo.

And his eyes... I always get lost when I stare at them.

I knew my soul was probably burning in hell while thinking about him on my wedding day, but I just couldn't help myself. Because for years, I thought it was him. Akala ko kaming dalawa...

Akala ko lang pala.

Puro akala.

"Are you sure about this?" Joey asked.

I nodded. "Yeah..."

She sighed before adjusting the veil on top of my head. "Permanent decision 'to, Kitty. Hindi ka na pwedeng magbackout kapag natapos na," she reminded.

Tumango ulit ako. "I'll be fine, Joey." Nalipat iyong tingin ko kay Anj na naka-tingin sa 'kin. She wasn't smiling, too. "Guys, it's my wedding day! Bakit parang ang lungkot niyong dalawa?" I asked, laughing a bit to relieve the tension.

Anj sighed. Si Joey naman, medyo teary-eyed. Natawa ako, tapos inabutan ko siya ng tissue. Ako dapat 'yung iiyak kasi kasal ko, but the opposite was happening. By the looks on their faces, parang hindi kasal ang nagaganap ngayon. It seemed like today was my execution, not my wedding.

"I hope you're not making a wrong decision, Kitty..." Anj said, her voice was really sad.

I smiled at both of them. I loved them. They stuck with me through thick and thin. Through happiness and sadness. Through my ups and downs. Through my highs and my lows.

"Kier's not a bad guy, you know?"

Joey nodded. "I know..." she said. "But we both know na—"

I cut him off. I knew I was thinking about him, but I really didn't want to discuss about him. Kilala ko 'yung sarili ko. I wasn't strong enough to talk about him.

Funny because it's been 2 years since he dumped me, pero parang kahapon pa rin.

"I already made a decision, Joey," I said.