Gangster High 1 (The Art of Game) ✅

chapter 5: Demon Of All Demons

Chapter 5

DEMONS OF ALL DEMONS

Sa lahat ng eskwelahang napasukan ko, there was a certain guy na crush ng lahat. It's either because he was a good-looking guy or because he came from a rich family. If he holds both, he would be an ultimate catch.

Creed Craw, however, was famous in Rapsodhee High because he was the knight, which meaning was still unclear to me. I was secretly watching him since he came back four days ago.

Lahat ng estudyante ay nangingilag sa kanya. Napaka-intimidating naman kasi ng presensya ng uwak na ito. Halatang crush s'ya ng maraming babae, pero hindi nila magawang ngitian o batiin man lang si Creed. Tumitili lang sila kapag wala na s'ya sa paligid. Parang natatakot silang makipaglapit, parang gano'n.

Napabuntong-hiningang iniwas ko ang aking paningin sa panig ng cafeteria kung saan ay naroon si Creed kasama ang tatlong alipores n'ya. Nahagip ng paningin ko sina Fashia at Heina na lumampas sa cafeteria at nakaramdam ako ng bahagyang guilt nang makita ko na naman ang cast sa braso ni Fashia.

She was still avoiding me. Perhaps she was waiting for me to apologize, but I would never do that. I didn't tell her to interfere. It was her careless action and every action has a consequence. Hindi dapat siya nakialam kung hindi n'ya naman pala kayang panindigan. At bakit ba inawat n'ya ako? So, pwede akong saktan ng ibang estudyante, pero hindi ko pwedeng ipagtanggol ang sarili ko? Gano'n ba 'yon?

"Pwede ba akong umupo rito?" Isang pamilyar na boses ang narinig ko sa aking gilid. I saw Naami Stones when I turned my head, smiling shyly and holding her snack. "I mean, you're alone. Is it okay?"

"It's up to you. I don't own this place," walang pakialam na sagot ko sabay balik ng tingin sa labas. Wala na sina Fashia at Heina. Sinulyapan ko ang pag-upo ni Naami sa harapan ko.

Napakainosente talaga ng mukha n'ya.

"Ate Temple," tawag n'ya mayamaya na ikinatingin ko sa mga mata n'ya. "May itatanong sana ako. Kung pwede?"

"What is it?" sagot ko.

"Would you fight for us?" sabi n'ya na ikinakunot ng noo ko. Lumaban saan? Nagpatuloy siya, "Sigurado kasi akong pagkatapos ng ginawa mo kay Elric, ilalagay ka nila sa board lalo na at nawala na ang queen namin. Ikaw ang napipisil nilang pumalit sa kanya."

"Queen?" 'Yon lang tangi kong naisagot.

"Ilang linggo na rin kasing walang queen ang Rapsodhee High. Walang maglakas-loob na pumalit sa pwesto n'ya at wala ring deserving. Ikaw ang—"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Lumalim ang pagkakakunot ng noo ko. "I don't have any idea what do you mean. Is it about the chess game?"

Of course, it was. They were talking about chess pieces since I came here. Mr. Hontraver mentioned a fight. Perhaps it was a chess competition and I'm not good at it. Why would I fight?

"This school is different from your previous schools, Ate Temple. You can't escape from here anymore. We're calling it underground school dahil sa mga nangyayari sa loob nito. We have gangsters here, but we are calling them pieces. At sa mga pyesa na 'yon ay may dalawang nangingibabaw: ang queen at ang itinuturing naming king of fighters; ang knight, si Kuya Creed."

"You're saying this school is a chessboard?"

"The Underground is the chessboard, Ate Temple, a giant chessboard. We are the pieces. But the different thing is I'm just one of those pawns and you, you are going to be the queen, the new queen."