The Only Exception

Chapter 2

Conrad Wayne Valtierra: Yes, so shut up.

I thought he muted me? Dapat ay hindi na nagnonotif sa kanya ang mga chat ko diba? Ngumiti ako, when I realized he's bluffing.

Curns Jasmine Samillano: Scam!

Conrad Wayne Valtierra: Whatever!

Hindi ko na muna siya nireplyan. Ayaw kong isisi niya sa akin kung bakit bababa siya from mythical glory to legend. Muling tumunog ang phone ko. I took it and saw Conrad's icon. I opened it and he sent me a screenshot saying 'Victory' another screenshot of an 10 continuous win streak. I rolled my eyes. Nagyayabang na naman.

My phone beep again.

Conrad Wayne Valtierra: See that?

I can see his face now inside my head.

I type my reply to him.

Curns Jasmine Samillano: Sali ako!

Agad ulit siyang nagreply. I automatically frowned at his reply.

Conrad Wayne Valtierra: No! Baka masira win streak ko, bano ka pa naman maglaro.

And then a laughing emoticon was sent too. How dare him! Hindi naman ako pabuhat eh! I pouted and replied, hindi ko pa naisesend ang reply ko ay muli ulit itong nagchat.

Conrad Wayne Valtierra: Tara, 1v1 na lang. You choose the hero you want. I'll teach you, para isali na kita next time. Iyakin!

My frown faded at his reply, he always calls me iyakin because I almost cry the first time we played classic together, paano, I was trash talked by our allies and especially our opponents.

'bulok layla namin'

'my god layla!'

Something like that, hello! It's just my first time playing that! Kaya nung sumunod na laro namin ay tumanggi na ako, because I can't still get over with the trash talk I received. I know it sounds so OA but yeah, I almost cried. Pareho kaming nasa verenda ng kanya kanya naming kwarto nun, at magkaharap lang kaya nakita niya akong nagpupunas ng kaunting luha.

Conrad Wayne Valtierra: Ano? Game? we'll call sa messenger so you can trash talk me, let's trash talk each other.

Agad akong umupo sa kama ko. I typed my reply.

Curns Jasmine Samillano: G!

After sending it, I received an incoming call from him. Agad ko itong sinagot while opening my ML account.

"Hello.." he said softly.

"Hmm, ready ka na? Dudurugin kita!" I giggled while saying it.

"Baka ikaw durugin ko!" He said and laughed too.

"Don't be so sure," I said. "Game na! Invite mo 'ko." I exclaimed and ready myself.

"I won't go easy on you, tangi!" I said.

"And I won't go easy on you too, baby." He said. What the hell did he just called me?

"Did you just call me baby?"

"I did not!" He said and cleared his throat. "Ang sabi ko, I won't go easy on you too, bingi!"

I just shrugged it off and accepted his invitation.

"Ah, okay!"

"Sinong hero?" He asked again. I picked Badang for me.

"Badang!" I said.

"Badang Gods." he laughed at my pick. "And my hero is?" He asked. I get to pick whose hero is he gonna play

"You'll be playing Saber." I said.