Amethyst: Game Start

XXIV - Crush

Saglit kaming natawa sa mukha ni Zayn dahil tulala ito hanggang sa dahan-dahan n’yang pinangturo ang kanyang daliri, “Scarlett-chan…”

Mabilis pa sa tigre ang paglingon naming lahat sa direksyon na iyon. Nasa dreamland nga ata kami dahil nandito sa department building namin ang isang d’yosa. Nakapikit s’ya na tila ba’y kulang na kulang s’ya sa tulog.

“…I’ve been calling your mobile…” Nakabusangot kong tiningnan si Travis dahil sa mga salitang tumatak sa utak ko. Tangina nito, bakit may number s’ya ni Scarlett tapos ako wala?

Dami namang kaagaw sa crush ko. Tanginang buhay ‘to.

I raised my brow as suspicion lingers within. Scarlett immediately left while Darren and Zayn were fighting. And even though I wanted to follow her, I can’t. Another zero points and I will be expunged in the zodiacs system. I saw Zeus looking at her, and I gestured him to follow her.

“Hey, I’m sorry, but I need to go.” Logan gave me baffled look, and without any hesitation, I electrocuted him without the audience noticing, “Gather the Zodiacs in the hideout,” I whispered before leaving him.

My hunches are correct. She’s a player, damn that Darren and Zeus for lying.

“Do it again, and I will fucking kill you.”

Keigo amusedly smiled at me. But my focus isn’t on him, and it was on my woman. Scarlett was paralyzed, and the only left to do is implanting another DNA on her body and my only option to do that is by kissing her.

And when we arrived at the Daedalus’ Labyrinth, I am no longer surprise that she has hunches too about us being players.

“Scarlett na naughty, be my partner.” Kinginang tigas talaga ng mukha ng lalaking ito.

Palihim na lamang akong napangisi nang ma-reject si gago. Pero hindi ko alam kung bakit kailangan n’ya pang magsinungaling at gamitin na naman si Travis. Pang nalilimutan ata n’ya na masyado ko nang basa ang pagsisinungaling n’ya.

“Wow. Bago ‘yon ah. Maddie at Clover magkapartner?” Natatawang biro ni Austin. Gustong-gusto ko talagang makipag yabangan sa kanila lalo na’t pumayag sa akin ‘yong nang reject sa kanya.

“May tahimik tapos nangisi pa…” Dinig kong bulong ni Zayn.

Sumimangot naman bigla si Zach, “Oo, ‘yong makapal ang mukhang nag-invite sa crush ko.” Masamang tingin ang binigay sa akin ng kambal dahilan upang matawa ang iba.

I smiled at them. A lot of things happened, but most importantly, I was able to speak up my feelings to her finally. She was evading it at first, but as the day goes by, she was lowering her guard on me.

As I slowly treated her as my queen, my everything… I finally realized how much I fell.

Amethyst.

—that is her username. I’ve been telling myself all this time that Scarlett and Amethyst are different people. Austin even explained it to me. And since then, I’ve been disposing of facts that connect them because I can’t handle the fact that she—they betrayed me.

Not until that day… when everything just exploded right in front of my face.

I was bitterly watching her as bloodlust completely devoured her whole. The vicinity, the people around seemed to spot, all were watching her as she tortured those who let her watch a fucking show of me dying.

Just like my grandfather used to describe, she was really agile, and her moves were done perfectly. Scarlett was wearing the same eyes when I saw first met her, the cold-dull-looking eyes, the one who doesn’t care about anyone.

She was looking down on Amanda.

I bitterly smiled and remembered what happened. Keigo paralyzed me while Raynald copied my face, and all I can do was watch Amanda tease Scarlett.

But little did we know that a monster was silently living within her.

And when I felt my nerves again, I began to move forward. To my surprise, Travis stopped her. She seems to calm down, and when she slowly lifted her head, our eyes met.

I felt rage towards her even though I don’t want to. After all, I am also hurting her.

But my stupid lips just say whatever it wanted to say.

“H’wag kang lalapit kay Scarlett.” Tumigil ako sa paglapit dahil sa bantang iyon.

Hindi ako galit… Hindi ko lang alam sa sarili ko kung bakit iba ang lumabas sa bibig ko sa gusto ko talagang sabihin. Hindi ko kayang magalit sa kanya.

Hindi ko kaya…

After the guild war, I locked myself in her room. I miss her. She have never step foot in the Celestial Kingdom for weeks.

“Para kang tanga… Imbes na lukutin ang sarili mo gamit ang kumot n’ya… Bakit hindi mo s’ya sunduin?” Tanong ni Logan.

Tangina, miss na miss ko na s’ya.

“Galit s’ya sa akin…”

“Bading ka?” Pang-asar na tanong ni Darren.

“Kung bading ako, ikaw hayop.”

“Yuck, palitan n’yo na leader natin. Mahina naman pala ‘to e.” Sinamaan ko naman si Clover nang tingin dahil sa sinabi n’ya.

Isa-isa kong tiningnan ang mga zodiacs na pinapanood akong magmukmok dito sa loob. Maging si Karupin na niyayakap ko ay tila nakikinig sa akin.

“Iuwi niyo si Scarlett.”

I no longer care if she is a pawn. Just wait, and I will fucking promote her into a queen.

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