Chapter 3: I'm sorry-- seven who?

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JT's POV

"Try me... I dare you."

Napaatras ang dalawa dahil sa matatalim kong mga tingin, but the bald one held his ground.

"You're too weak! You can't even wield your own weapon!" Lumawak ang ngiti ng kalbo na siya namang nagbigay lakas sa mga kasama niya.

"Ehh... Nice one." I challengingly smiled at them.

Inilagay ko ang kanang kamay ko sa likuran ko at humakbang papalapit sa kanila.

"But..."

My smile grew wider and wider as I approach them.

"Are you sure about that?"

Nawala ang ngiti sa kanilang mga mukha at napaiwas ng tingin.

"Hey, are you sure you're not making making a big mistake?" My eyes glowed as I watched them took a step back.

"What if this weakling..." Itinuro ko ang sarili ko. "... ended up killing you?" I pointed back at them.

I waited for them to answer but they never did.

Oh well...

"I'm gonna count to 10 for you to leave. If you don't..."

Finally, they looked at me in the eye with a look that's all too familiar to me. It's such a nice sight to behold.

Fear; my favorite.

"...I'm gonna have to do an extra work tonight," dugtong ko.

"One."

"Two."

Unti-unti ko ng inilalabas ang kamay ko sa likuran ko.

"Yo-you're bluffing. You're BLUFFING! There's nothing ther--"

"Three."

"Four."

"Eight."

"What that's not how it go--"

"Nine"

"Ok. Ok! We're leaving!" They pushed each other out the door.

Sinundan ko lang sila ng tingin.

"This isn't over yet! JT! Next time we're gonna erase you for good!" pahabol nila bago sila tuluyang magsitakbo.

Nang masigurado ko na nag-iisa na ako ay nagsimula na akong manlumo.

I let out a sigh of relief.

"It's a good thing those guys are idiots," sabi ko sa sarili ko sabay hawak sa pader para suportahan ko ang katawan ko.

To tell you the truth: I really am bluffing.

*Instant flashback*

"You're too weak! You can't even weild your own weapon!"

Hahaha. I know right?!

"Ehh... Nice one."

"But..."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Hey, are you sure you're not making making a big mistake?"

"What if this weakling... ended up killing you?"

*Sigh*

What am I saying?This-this is embarassing.

"I'm gonna count to 10 for you to leave. If you don't..."

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