Played Without Rules

Epilogue

Liam Ford Fortalejo

The grasses are green, the trees are dark green, there are flowers everywhere and a cold breeze to sum it all up, such a relaxing sight.

Pero hindi man lang nito nabawasan ang kabang nararamdaman ko.

[Dude? You need to relax!]

Darren's voice sounded like he was  supressing his laughter.

Aw fvck this feeling. Parang naiihi ako na iwan.

[Tsk, I still don't know why we are helping him] 

It was Flame from the background showing how disappointed he was.

Napangiwi ako habang inaalala ang nangyare kahapon.

"Are you serious?" The eledest of them asked me, with a staid face and intimidating stare.

All of them are looking at us.

Hindi naman maka-imik ang mga kasama ko. Para silang mga mababait na tupa sa harap ng leon.

"Y...yes," I replied.

"Ow men, you're dead," Ace said. Beside him is Flame playing with his knife.

"He might have a good intention," Blue said. He wasn't looking at me because his gaze is on the textbook he was reading.

Naka-upo siya sa sofa kaharap namin.

Samantalang kaming lima ay nagsisiksikan sa upuang nasa harap niya.

Sina Ace at Flame ay nakaupo sa gilid namin sa bandang kaliwa, at si Red, ang pinaka-matanda sa kanila ay nakatayo sa bandang gilid ko.

Sa likod ng sofang kina-uupuan nina Flame ay sina Chance at Kismet na naglalaro sa cellphone.

And there are a few more who are here with us.

I gathered all my courage to tell them my intention.

Ang sabi kasi ni Hemming kailangan ko raw magpatulong sa mga ito para mas madali ang panliligaw ko kay Lex tsaka respeto na rin.

"Can you excuse us for a moment?" Red informed us and all them stood up infront of us forming a circle.

"What do you think?" Ace asked. They are probably trying to low down their voices but I still could clearly hear it.

"How about feeding them to Lex's pet shark?" Flame replied. He was a sadist as always.

"Come on! Don't think of such stupid things. Would you want to know what Lex would do to you after?" Blue told him with a very unfriendly tone.

Is this the way they talk?

"Sorry guys! I'm late. Traffic e."

Napalingon kami sa kapapasok palang na lalaki.

"Nice timing Frost, come here," Chance called him.

Lumapit naman siya sa grupo at binigyan ako ng ngiti. "Nice meeting you, finally," he stated.

Tumango-tango lang ako bilang pagsagot.

"Why won't we beat him instead, as a challenge," another one said.

The heck? Are they serious?

Andami pa nilang pinagtalunan bago humarap sa aming lima.

"Is this death sentence approaching?" bulong ni Archie. Pakiramdam ko Oo.