Love Is A Game

Chapter 2

Date in the Mall

I smiled like an idiot while holding her hands. Well, our game flowed well. There are times that sometimes she's mad at me while i'm not doing anything wrong to her. Minsan naman sweet pero mas madalas ang pagiging cold nya.

'But every sides of her makes me happy.'

"Stop wearing that smug look, Axel. Do you want to pick a fight?" napawi ang ngiti ng mag-komento ang girlfriend kong matindi ang mood swings. Pero depende ata yun sa ginagawa ko. If she thinks that i'm doing kind and caring actions, she'll be sweet and gentle to me.

"Stop being so straight-forward, baby. You're hurting me." kunyaring sabi ko.

"Sorry but serves you right." lalo akong napangiwi ng dahil sa sinabi nya. Tsk. Nakakainis na talaga ang babaeng to madalas!

"You don't love me." sabi ko at inismiran sya.

Nagulat ako ng bigla nyang ihilig ang ulo nya sa balikat ko. "I love you, baby." malambing na sabi nya na naging dahilan para matigilan ako.

'Everything i'll do and say to you is just part of the game, Axel. Be careful.'

Napangiti ako ng mapait ng mag-echo sa pandinig ko ang sinabi nya nung nag-sisimula palang ang laro. Yeah. She's right. This is just a part of game.

Hinigpitan ko ang pag-kakahawak sa kamay nya at muling nag-pautuloy sa pag-lalakad. "I love you too, baby." sagot ko at napaiwas ng tingin.

It so hard to say those words when you actually mean it but it was just a mere act to her. The words she say, the actions she does is just part of the game, And here i am, still falling and can't stop my self from assuming that she might fall for me too.

"Ohh? You're falling, i see. What a weak creature." sambit nya kaya inis akong tumingin sakanya.

If I am the one who has the smug look earlier, then there she is, giving me an angel smug look. What the hell? Kahit ata mangulangot sya eh napakaganda nya pa rin.

"Since when did a person becomes weak by just falling in love? Is there a scientific explanation that will prove your words?" inis na tanong ko sakanya.

Ngumiwi sya sakin at umismid. Binitawan nya ang kamay ko at inangkla nag braso nya sa braso ko. Hinawakan din ng isa nyang kamay ang braso ko na lalong naging dahilan para mag-hurumetado ang puso ko.

"Well, there's no such thing in this world, baby. Why would you let yourself love other people if that is the reason why you might get hurt? If you don't love anyone, then there's a 100% chance that you won't get hurt." sabi nya na syang ikinaismid ko.

"Then that makes you weak, my love. If you can't bet everything you have---even your heart--- then you don't have the rights to call yourself brave." sagot ko habang nag-lalakad pa rin.

Where are we going? In the timezone. We just want to play. Is it wrong? Just kidding.

Why are we in the mall? Because it's saturday! And this is our first date outside the school. We have our dorms so don't need to bother come home. May mall sa school pero nakaka-umay na masyado. Mula monday hanggang friday doon kami nagde-date tapos pati pa naman saturday?

This is the students free day kaya ayos lang na lumabas. Ka-dorm ko si Grim at Paul kaya madalas kaming mag-warak sa loob ng dorm namin. Si Paul ang pinaka-malinis pag dating sa dorm at si Grim naman ang pinaka-magaling mag-kalat. While me? Just half. I mess, then i clean.

"I don't need to be brave, baby. I just don't want myself to get hurt." mahinang bulong nya sa sarili.

"Pain is part of our lives, baby. You can't be stronger if you don't taste the pain." sagot ko habang nakatingin sa nakayuko si Roxanne.