" You only have two options. Play or Die? " I felt the cold metal on my neck.
Sa sandaling yun, naramdaman ko ang kaluluwa kong humiwalay sa katawan. Sa sandaling yun, natanong ko sa isip kung ito na ba ang katapusan ko.
I closed my eyes and wait.
" Hahahaha ."
Ngunit sa sandaling narinig ko ang tawa niya, may nabuong galit sa puso ko. I am itching to kill him instead.
" Cheeeesteeeeeer!! " I screamed out of my breath.
Before he could get away from me, I managed to hold his collar and pinned him on the wall. Tiningnan ko siya ng masama.
"Para saan yun?"
" Ayoko sanang mang prank eh. But the way you walk and look at me through my shadow tempts me haha. You should have seen your face," pagpapaliwanag niya nang mas hinigpitan ko pa ang hawak sa kanya.
" Do you want to die? "
" I'm sorry, okay? Di ko sinasadya. Sino ba naman kasing paranoid ang mag-iisip na may makapasok na killer dito sa campus at___ aaaah pag napunit tong uniform ko, pupunitin ko rin lahat ng suot mo. ano? game? "
Binitawan ko agad siya.
" Hahaha," tawa niya ulit. 10 mins na kaming late kaya iniwan ko na siya bago pa ako mapikon ng tuluyan.
" Hoy! wag kang papasok na ganyan ang mukha mo , pag nakita nila tayo, sasabihin nilang may LK 'tayo ."
I stopped. I literally stopped and turned my puzzled eyes on him .
"Anong LK? "
Mas sumeryoso ang mukha ko pero mas lumakas pa ang tawa niya.
" Nabibingi ka na ba? Sabi ko LQ."
Weird.
I clearly heard LK from him. Did Code Game eat up my sanity without me realizing it?
" Hay! LK nga talaga," he said in almost a whisper.
Parang may naputol na nerve sa utak ko. Can he be a Code Game Player too? But how did he knew that I am LK?
" You just said LK, am I hearing that right?" I said in a serious tone and took a step closer to him.
"Yes , you're right," he answered me, in a serious manner this time.
" Diba LK naman talaga . As in Loko Ka! hahaha," he added.
I left him instantly , clenching my teeth out of rage. I was about to open the door when he grab my wrist.
I turned to him and was shocked when I saw his face. It's like seeing a different person. Tinitigan niya ang wrist ko na natatakpan ng pulang panyo.
" W-what now?"
He stared straight at me.
" What does LK means Katherine? Why did it makes you paranoid? You're hiding something dangerous, aren't you? "
Hindi ko siya sinagot. It's either he's asking because he didn't know or because he want to confirm it.
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" Five murders have been found in.....," the voice of the news reporter invaded the silence in the dimly lit room.
Two person were sitting opposite to each other. One was a man in his thirties with eyeglasses , while the other was a 16 year-old young man with his hoodie on. The light was enough for them to see the chess board on the table, leaving their faces swallowed in darkness.
