Reclaim The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 01

#RTG01 Chapter 01

Ang ingay.

I roamed my eyes around and saw the people having fun. It's well deserved. Katatapos lang ng midterms exam namin and they deserve to let loose.

But...

My professor didn't know the meaning of the word rest. Dahil kahit katatapos lang ng exam namin ay balik recit ulit kami sa Monday. Kaya naman kahit nandito ako sa club para sa 'required' celebration na hinanda ng sorority, mas gusto ko pa ring mag-aral.

I carried the glass of dry margarita with me as I made my way out the club. Dala ko naman iyong codal ko dahil alam ko na ito mismo iyong mangyayari.

"Where are you going?" Clary asked.

"Out."

She pouted. "What? But we're supposed to get drunk and have fun!" she whined, trying to snatch the codal from my hands. I frowned at her.

One of my greatest frustration would be failing the scholarship exam of SCA... Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit napadpad ako sa Brent against my will... I mean, it's still a great school and it's also very competitive pagdating sa BAR exam... But the students... Gosh, the students... It's like they're living a double life—the school life and the party life. Hindi ako maka-sabay!

Ngayon lang din ako naka-kita ng school na nagbibigay ng additional grades kapag umattend ka sa official parties! Like what on earth?

"We have recit on Monday," I reminded her.

"We'll just wing that," she said.

I shook my head. "Nope."

Palibasa anak siya ng Governor, so afford niyang bumagsak kahit kailan niya gusto. Iba sa 'kin. As much as kaya ng family kong bayaran iyong tuition ko, alam ko na pinag-aaral pa nila iyong dalawa kong kapatid and my youngest sister wanted to be a doctor... so that would cost a lot of money.

So, nope. No room for failure here.

Hindi pa naman ako iyong tipo ng tao na naturally matalino. My grades came from working my ass off and studying non-stop. Pero okay lang. Mas lamang ang masipag kaysa sa matalinong tamad.

Clary was shouting boo as I made my way out of the club. I was already familiar with the area dahil ilang beses na akong naka-punta rito. Agad akong dumiretso sa may parking, doon sa ilalim ng poste dahil doon lang may liwanag. I didn't bring my glasses with me, so I needed a good spot to read.

Nang papunta ako roon ay agad akong napa-hinto nang may makita akong ibang tao. I looked at him from afar—he wasn't familiar. And I must've been staring for way too long dahil napa-tingin agad siya sa akin. His brows were arched.

"Yes?" he asked.

One word.

One word and I knew where he's from.

It's... with the way the word rolled out of his tongue.

"Nothing," I said, showing him the codal I was holding. "That used to be my spot," I continued as I turned my back on him. Marami pa namang poste dito.

As I was walking away, I heard him say excuse me. I debated if I'd turn around. I knew his type... God, I was surrounded by his type! Kung marupok lang siguro akong tao, first week ko pa lang sa Brent ay na-devirginize na agad ako dahil sa dami ng malalandi kong kaklase... Na iyong tipong alam mo naman na may girlfriend dahil kita mo sa facebook, pero pagdating sa school, ugaling single.

"What?" I asked because he called again.

"We can share," he said.

"No, thanks," I immediately replied.