The Girl Who Played With Death

Chapter 1

*Tick* *Tock* *Tick*

Mga ilang segundo nalang.

*Criiiiiiiiing*

Agad agad naming kinuha ang gamit namin sa upuan. Little by little the noise became unbearable. The other students flooded the hallway and the exit with their constant chattering. Nakakasuffocate.

As you can see, I'm an introvert. Pero hindi ako anti-social.

Palabas na ako ng gate ng school when somebody called out my name. "Ash!" At nakita ko ang mga kaibigan kong sila May, Jai, Ken, Julibee at Mary.

"San ka pupunta? Ktv tayo!" Aya ni Julibee.

I thought of an excuse I haven't said before. Which is hard because I felt like I said every excuse.

"Uwi muna ako. I need to finish some stuff. I'll try na sumunod tho." Nope. I won't try.

"Psh ganyan ka nman lagi eh. Osha una na kami ah." Pagpapaalam ni May.

*sigh* Buti nalang.

Living.

Sucks.

This life just seems so ... hopeless.

Naalala ko kelangan ko palang dumaan ng 7/11 para sa pagkain ko mamayang gabi. Birthday ko pa naman.

6:30 na. Malapit ng gumabi. Naghahanap ako ng pwede kong panggabihan sa 7/11.

Siopao? Hindi.
Noodles? Sawa na ako.
Corn beef? Nop.

Maybe I should buy junk foods? Maybe I should. Kumuha ako ng tatlong bag ng cheetos at pumunta sa counter.

"Ashley! Ikaw pala yan. Di kita namukhaan ah. Ang laki mo na. Ilang taon ka na?" Sabi nung nasa counter.

She looks in her mid 30s. I never seen her before. -_-

"Ay hehe. Opo mag 18 na po. Ikaw po pala yan." Sabi ko ng may ngiti. *vomit

"Naku kamusta ka ng bata ka?"

Sht. Why does she keep talking to me?

"Okay naman po. Hehe. Uhm. Tita nagmamadali kasi ako eh." Yea. I have to eat my celebrate ng birthday with my junk foods.

"Ay ganun ba. Sige sige. Pasensya na sa abala ha. Ingat ka jan. Mukhang ginabi ka na."

Di ko na siya kinausap pa at lumabas nalang. Er. Ayoko tlgang nakikipagusap. Bumubuhos ang ulan at gumagabi na nga. Wala ng masyadong makita. Inopen ko na yung payong at yung flashlight ko.

Not far, my shoes was getting soaked by the rain. Malayo pa yung apartment ko. Haysss.

Malakas yung tunog ng ulan at hindi ko namalayan na may papalapit na truck kung di dahil sa headlight nito. I didn't move because I now it was too late. The horn beeped and it was inches before me when everything stopped.

Napapikit ako.

What the hell.

Di gumagalaw yung sasakyan. And the raindrop stopped surrounding me. Nalaglag ko yung bag ko nilalaman yung cheetos.

"What the hell." Hinawakan ko yung rain drop na parang floating mid air. It was liquid, not solid.

WAIT WTF. EVERYTHING STOPPED. THIS IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLE AND I'M HERE CHECKING IF THE RAIN DROPS ARE SOLID OR LIQUID. ANONG KLASENG TAO AKO?!

"Tsk tsk"

What was that? Inikot ko ang ulo ko. Saan nanggagaling yun.

"Ashley Benedict, 18 years old at exactly 7:02 right now and was about to be hit by a truck."

Napatingin ako sa taas ng truck, shielding my eyes because of the headlight. Dun galing yung boses.

Tumaas lahat ng balahibo ko ng makita ko ang isang nilalang na hindi tao. Nakakatakot na imahe ang sumalubong ng tingin ko.

"Who are you? And how do you know me?" I asked with all might.

Ngumiti ito ng nakakatakot. Tatlo ang mata nito, ang dalawa ay parang bilog sa hugis. Ang pangatlo ay nasa dibdib niya. May pakpak siyang itim at puno ng bandage ang kanyang katawan at ulo. Ang bunganga niya ay umabot sa kanyang pisngi at ang mga daliri nito at tatalo.

"I'm one of the God of Deathhh. At ikaw, ikaw ay ang bago kong kalaro."

Huh?