It was the pain that woke my senses up. Pagmulat ko nang mga mata ko, ang unang bumungad sa akin ay kadiliman. Just like in my dream, I said to myself. Strangely, the darkness that was surrounding me felt familiar.
I had to blink several times, para mag-adjust ang paningin ko sa kadiliman. I was inside a room and there's an empty chair in front of me. Lumingon ako sa kaliwa ko, may telebisyon doon at sa kanan ay mga nakapatong-patong na mga upuan. Mula sa puwesto ko, nakikita ko ang mga alikabok na nakapatong doon which made me think that this was a room that hadn't been used for many months or maybe years.
Then I heard the clicking of heels against the cemented floor, with each step echoing through the room. Nagtaasan ang mga balahibo ko. Where am I? I wanted to ask aloud.
The clicking of heels stopped in front of me. Nang magtaas ako ng tingin, I saw a cat-like face staring back at me—no, it was a mask, I realized. Nababalot ang katawan niya ng kulay pulang roba. I could almost see her eyes under the slits of her mask.
"Hi, there," mahinahon ang boses niya. "You can call me, Miss Trinity."
Nanatili lang akong nakatitig sa kanya.
"Nagtataka ka siguro kung nasaan ka ngayon," aniya na para bang nabasa ang iniisip ko. Bahagya siyang yumuko at inilapit ang mukha niya sa akin. "Let me answer that for you. You are in the most prestigious place on Earth. At isa ka sa mga masuwerteng estudyante na napili ng nakatataas para sumali sa pinaka-unang madugong laro sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas," inilapit niya ang kanyang bibig sa tainga ko. "Welcome to the Game of Survival, Blair."
The Game of Survival...
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