Piercing Fate (Completed) [R-18]

7 : Steve Jobs

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something; your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." – Steve Jobs

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Pierce

I woke up with an empty bed. The woman I held captive in my arms last night was no where to be found.

I threw my pillow and got up on bed with a headache.

" Fuck"

I suddenly then saw a medication on top of my night stand.

No note was left. Tanging gamot lang ang nandun. I took the medication and got up from bed.

I'm fucking late. If the odds won't be in my favor and Pia would know this, Fuck.

I fucking still have a game to catch up with. The Jaguars are already calling me but I don't give a damn. Wala rin lang naman ang babaeng tanging gusto kong manood sa akin. She wouldn't be there anyways.

Pia

" Pia!" Tyrone had my attention.

" Oh bakit" Sagot ko sa kanya. Hinihingal siya dahil tinakbo niya papunta sa gawi ko.

" The game will start in thirty minutes but Captain is still not in court." Wika sa akin ni Tyrone. Paano ba naman eh lasing ang lalaking 'yun kagabi. Nagtinginan sina Dean at Fiona. Camille too was beside me. Hindi niya alam ang nangyari.

" I will call him" Wika ni Camille. She tried calling him but Pierce kept cancelling her call. That man is really making his own problems. Naglasing siya tapos hindi niya pala kaya ang kanyang sarili.

" He isn't answering his phone" She then said. Tumingin sa akin si Tyrone na para bang sinasabing subukan kong tawagan ang pinuno nila.

" He won't answer it, Tyrone" I told him. Sumabat si Dean.

" Subukan mo lang naman, Pia. Malay natin sagutin niya pala kapg ikaw ang tumawag" Dean said. Tumingin ako sa kanya ngunit binigyan niya lang ako ng mapanlokong ngiti.

I took out my phone from my bag and started calling Pierce.

His phone was ringing.

I looked at all of them who was waiting for Pierce to answer my call.

" Hindi niya 'to sasagutin" I told everybody. Para hindi na sila umasa pa.

Ibababa ko na sana ang phone ko ng biglaan nitong sinagot ang tawag ko.

" Pia" His voice was low.

Halos lumaki ang mga mata nina Fiona at Dean ng sagutin na ni Pierce ang tawag ko. Napayuko na lamang si Camille. Tyrone smiled.

" Are you aware that you have a game to catch up with, Pierce." I told him.

" I miss you" Iyun lang ang naging sagot niya. I closed my eyes.

" Your game will start in thirty minutes." I told him.

" I said I miss you" Wika niya.

Huminga ako ng malalim.

" Pierce" I called his name.

" Tell me you miss me and that you would watch me play. I'll fucking play" He said. Napameywang ako at tumingin kay Tyrone.