Her Game (Western Eagle Series 1)

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• Her Game   GAME 5

  GAME 5JealousSalubong ang mga kilay, higit-higit ang braso ko ni Ryu hanggang sa marating ang parking lot kung nasaan ang kotse niya. Sobra akong naiirita lalo pa't ngayon lang siya nagpakita, after years. 'Tapos ganito pa!"Sabing nasasaktan ako, Ryu, e!" impit ko.Nang matauhan, kaagad niyang pinakawalan ang braso ko. Napatingin at napahawak ako roon. Matingkad ang pamumula at ramdam ko ang hapdi sa parte ng brasong hinigit niya.Nag-angat ako ng tingin at kaagad nahanap ang mga mata niya. His hooded eyes were dark, cold, and critical! Like I pushed his patience in the limit as I saw his jaws moved for a clench.Sa limang taon na hindi pagkikita, pagti-text... o kahit tawag man lang, haharap siya sa amin... sa akin nang ganito? I think I should be the one to act like that because in the first place, he never finds a way to communicate with me! To as

• Her Game   GAME 4

  GAME 4Western Eagle UniversityNagsiliparan ang mga ibon mula sa terasa. My eyes widened as horror spread on my body. Na strained ang boses dahilan nang biglaang pagsigaw. Pigil ang hiningang humakbang ako palapit sa tokador. Manginig-nginig ang mga tuhod at kamay kong inobserbahan ang pulang likido sa salamin.My heart pounded as I saw those words again."Goddamit! You make me laughed so hard, Akemi! Until now, you're still the Akemi that I've known!" sabi niya sa gitna ng kanyang mga tawa. "Frigging timorous lady!"Lumabas si El Sandra mula sa banyo. Tuwang-tuwa sa naging reaksyon ko at sa pagkawaging takutin ako.Pinadaan ko ang hintuturo sa salamin at natanaw ang mukha kong maputla! Ketchup. Ketchup lang pala, hindi dugo. Naalala ko, ganito rin ito nang nakaraan. Ang pinagkaiba lang, totoong dugo ang ginamit noon panulat sa nakakatakot na mga letra.

• Her Game   GAME 3

  GAME 3Blood"H-Hindi... I mean... W-wala. Wala akong lagnat," mautal-utal kong sinabi.I shook my head consecutively as I pushed his hands away. Susubukan niya sanang ilapat ang ibabaw ng kamay niya para suriin kong mainit nga ba ako. Ramdam ko ngang mainit ako pero alam kong hindi iyon dahil sa lagnat. Dahil iyon sa... sa... Are you crazy, Akemi?! Bukod sa bata ka pa, kakamatay lang din ng mga magulang mo! Tapos ano? Kumekerengkeng ka na agad!I sighed miserably on what my thought said.Ryu's dark brows furrowed. His narrowed eyes told me that he is not buying my alibi. Umangat ang parehong kamay na tinampal, muling tatangkang suriin ang temperatura ko.I stepped back and shook my head again. "I am okay, Ryu," natatawa kong sabi at halos mailang.His jaw dropped. Hindi pa rin kumbinsido."Anyway... Bakit narit

• Her Game   GAME 2

  GAME 2CustodyThe moment I saw him, stood up in front of me in the middle of the rain... give hope to me. Like a rainbow after the rain, lighten up my gloomy sky. I was thankful that I have him... as a friend. Kahit hindi talaga iyon ang tunay kong nararamdaman para sa kanya.He was three years older than me. Pero hindi naman masama na magkaroon ka ng paghanga sa mas matanda sa iyo, right? It's not a huge feeling and even deep anyway. It's just only a crush after all!"A-Ah. I-I'm sorry," nahihiya kong sinabi matapos pakawalan siya sa mahigpit na yakap.Nag-init bigla ang mga pisngi ko! I looked away. Hindi makatingin ng diretso sa kanya. I let out a sigh to calm myself, to calm the loud beats of my heart, and to calm my shaking knees.He chuckled a bit. "It's okay. Come here. I know you need it right now."Nagpatianod naman ako na

• Her Game   GAME 1

  GAME 1RainKung kailan dapat masaya ka, saka naman mawawala sa iyo ang lahat. Like you are prohibited to be happy because you don't deserve to be one. Na wala kang karapatan dahil nasa sa iyo na ang lahat. Money. Wealth. Power. And anything.Sa nanlalabong mga mata, titig na titig ako sa telebisyon, hindi alintana ang paglandas ng luha sa aking mga pisngi. It was a fine and algid day of December, but the news that early morning... is caustic and blazing. Tila nagbabagang apoy, tinupok ang mura at inosente kong puso."Two of the most successful tycoons in the Philippines declared dead on arrival. Engineer Akem Jhyun Lee and his wife, Architect Oseanna Lee committed an airplane accident after their business trip in Palawan..." a woman newscaster informed.My swollen eyes remained on the television as my parents' pictures were being flashed after she stated the headline. My heart b

• Her Game   START

  START"Western Eagle University," I whispered as I felt the triumph near me.It's good to be back! It's good to be here again! After how many years, I am here again where the game started. Same ambiance. Same infrastructures. Walang nagbago, gaya pa rin ng dati. And I think, there is only one thing that changed—people—some are now matured and getting older; some are now popular in the business world and succeeded in their lives.Napangisi ako. Sa wakas ay makikita ko nang muli ang mga taong may mahalagang parte kung bakit ako nagbabalik."Are you ready, Sean?"Napabaling ako sa driver's seat kung saan siya naroroon. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil sa tanong niyang iyon. Handa na ba talaga ako? Yes, of course! Six years of staying in the States was enough. It has been a long and hard time just to prepare myself for this. Anim na taon silang namuhay nang matiwasay at tah