Wendy's PoV
The game went pretty smoothly for me in the past 5 days. I've encountered no one that is part of the game but I'm still considering myself fortunate.
Speaking of fortunate, may nakita akong isang kahon kahapon na may naglalamang sniper rifle. I was shocked at hindi ko alam kung sinong ang nag-iwan sa rifle doon but I still picked it up since it will help me in some ways soon, for sure.
But, I'm thinking. Was I too lucky to found a weapon or was this also part of the game from the very start?
I mean, if the latter is true, this game won't end good. Kasi kung iisipin, malaki ang posibilidad na makita rin ng kalaban yung mga armas na nakatago sa loob ng gubat. At kapag nangyari yun, they won't hesitate, I'm sure, to use those weapons just to win the game.
I sit properly and positioned myself to focus more on spying using the rifle's scope.
I don't have anything to do since, it would be mostly impossible for me to find my target alone if I wonder around. Tapos, hindi pa naman ako nagugutom at nauuhaw tsaka sikat na sikat pa yung araw para maghanda para mamayang gabi.
I sighed out of boredom. I bet for a thousand pesos that some of my comrades felt the same way I do right now.
I slightly giggled but immediately stopped when I sighted something strange.
"What the?!"
My eyes widen when I figured what was happening.
There's a woman that is running while avoiding some bullets from an unknown source!!! I'm right! There are other weapons hidden in the forest! I'm not just lucky.
I've been trying to focus my rifle's telescope to the woman to identify her but because she's running, I'm having a hard time.
I quickly shifted the sight to find the person who's attacking her but I found no one near her and far enough to be able to target her.
Therefore, it might be another sniper.
I looked for the woman again to find out what had happened to her but immediately gasped when she was hit by the bullet the moment my eyes landed on her!!
Fvck!
Natumba siya sa damuhan kaya di ko na makita ang babae kaya agad ko nalang hinanap yung sniper na hindi ko naman nagawang mahanap and it stresses me out!!
Dalawa lang kaming babae sa grupo namin!
Ako at si Gillian.
And if that was Gill.....
No. It can't be. I must not think that way.
There's still a possibility that the woman is someone on the other team and one of my team is the one who's using the sniper.
"Damn it!"
Gusto kong bumaba at hanapin yung babae para masigurado ko na hindi si Gill yun but I can't be careless.
So instead, I looked for the sniper again. Luck might be on my side today when I saw the sniper running towards the woman and it is also a woman!
And to add more anxiety that are already building up inside me, the sniper is from the enemy's side!
Gill! Fvck!
I gritted my teeth while positioning my gun and immediately pulled the trigger without thinking twice. The bullet pierced through her thighs which I bet, hurt so much.
Bumaba ako para puntahan sana ang sniper, which is also shockingly my target, and to confirm the identity of the woman who was targeted when I was knocked down by someone.
"Just freaking hand over that ID of yours peacefully and I won't hurt you more." She said after I was hit by her punch and kick.
I know this b!tch. They call her Evalyn.
Wendy's PoV
"And why the hell I would?" tanong ko sa kaniya at sinubukang salagin at iwasan yung mga atake niya.
She's fvcking good at close combat! I can't seem to counter her attacks!
"Hey. I know that you know that you can't defeat me. Why bother try to win?" wika niya at nagpakawala ng malakas na sipa na ikinatumba ko even if I managed to blocked it.
I spit the blood in my mouth at matigas ang mukha ko siyang tinignan. "Because it's better to think that you tried to win despite having such circumstances, don't you think?" sagot ko sa kaniya. "Ikaw? Why are you so fucking desperate to win this fucked up game?" dagdag ko at tumayo.
Hindi siya sumagot kaya nagpatuloy ako. "Why are you so eager to study at our campus? Your campus isn't so bad, in my opinion and some of your schoolmates seemed to agree to." sabi ko habang inaalala ang mga walang pakialam na mukha ng ilan sa mga estudyante nila habang sinasabi na ang mananalo sa kanilang campus ay mapupunta sa campus namin.
She threw a sharp gaze at me. "It is none of your business-----"
"We both know that it is my business, too. Wag mong kakalimutang isa ako sa student council officers sa campus na gusto mong pasukan. So now, why do you want to study at our campus? What's the real deal?" seryoso ko siyang tinignan.
"So that one of a kind ex of mine didn't say anything, huh? Gusto na talaga niya akong kalimutan." pagsasalita niya at napailing-iling.
Ex?
"Are you saying that the real reason why you want to transfer at our campus so bad because of that ex of yours?" I asked. She made a 'duh' look.
Answering properly won't hurt, you know?
Bumuntong hininga ako. "Who is he?"
She smirks. "Why should I tell you?"
"Because I asked, duh?" I sarcastically said.
"This bitch." bulong niya na narinig ko naman. "Well, he is the most handsome student in your group."
Evan?
"Chester's even the most handsome of all boys I ever met."
Oh it's Chester, not Evan--------huh?! What the fvck?! Why did I ever think of him?! He's not even handsome!
I shook my head. "Just give up. Don't ever try to win him over again. Masasaktan ka lang." sabi ko kahit wala naman akong pakialam kung masaktan ba siya o hindi.
"Just like you said, it's better to think that you tried to win despite having such circumstances than to give up." sabi niya bago niya ako matalo at nakuha ang ID kko
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Evan's PoV
Sari-saring pasa sa mukha ni Wendy ang bumungad sakin pagkakita ko sa kaniya.
"Anong nangyari?!" tanong ko agad at lalapitan sana siya nang initaas niya ang isang kamay niya at tinuro ang isang daan habang sinusubukang tumayo ng matuwid. "Ano?!" Tanong ko nang hindi siya maintindihan.
Uso kasing magsalita!
Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin. "Fvck! Run after her! Bilis!" Sabi niya na agad ko naman sinunod kahit hindi ko alam kung sino ang tinutukoy niya.
Mukha na kasing papatayin niya ako kapag hindi pa ako tumakbo. Pucha! Sino ba kasi ang hahabulin ko?!
Napatigil ako sa pagtakbo nang nakita ko ang dalawa sa mga kalaban namin na nagulat pa nang nakita ako.
Sila ba yung tinutukoy niya?
Kumunot ang noo ko nang biglang hinampas nung babae yung kasama niya sa batok dahilan upang natumba ang kasama niya. Tumingin pa siya sakin pagkatapos niyang gawin iyon bago tumakas.
Putangna? Diba si Evalyn yun?
Syete! Target ko nga pala siya!
Evan's PoV
Susundan ko na sana ang babaeng yun nang biglang nagsalita yung natumba.
"That damn bitch." Rinig kong mura ni Israel-pangit bago naglabas ng baril at itinutok sakin.
"Woah. San mo yan nakuha?" Tanong ko sa kaniya at tumingin sa hawak niyang baril.
Bawal yan diba??? O baka naman hindi? May nakaligtaan ba akong patakaran?!
Hindi niya ako sinagot at sinamaan lang ako ng tingin. "Give me your ID or I'll blow your head right here, right now." Sambit niya.
"Ano naman ang mapapala mo sa ID ko? Alam kong si Felix ang target mo at hindi ako." Sabi ko sa kaniya.
Alam ko yun dahil nakasalubong ko si Felix. Sinabi niyang nakaaway niya si Israel at gustong kunin yung ID niya pero natalo daw din niya agad. Mayabang ang bise-presidente namin pero hindi siya sinungaling.
Ngumisi siya. "Hindi mo alam? Any ID from your enemy except for your target is equivalent to 1 point. 4 points is needed to win and be able to transfer from that shitty campus to yours. So, if I will take your ID and another ID from your group, then I would have 4 points including the 2 points that is from my own ID----"
"What if I had your ID?" Biglang sabat ni King na kanina pa nakatayo sa likod ni Israel at mabilis na napaluhod si Israel.
Hindi ko na napigilan ang ngisi ko nang walang nagawa si Israel nang sinubukan pa nitong makipaglaban sa hari. Nakahiga na siya ngayon paharap sa lupa at nakaapak pa sa ulo niya si King.
Boy! Hindi mo ata alam na hindi siya tinawag na hari ng mga demonyo sa wala lang!!
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Wendy's PoV
The last day of the fucked up game has come. Mabilis kaming nakabalik sa 'duplicated' campus kasama sina Evan at King.
When we arrived, Keith, Frost and Felix are already there. Pagod kaming lahat at wala pang maayos na kain kaya naman walang nag-abalang nagsalita ni isa samin.
My mind was clouded and blurry when I was resting kaya hindi ko na nabantayan kung sino-sino na ang dumating. I didn't even realized that I fell asleep sitting under a tree until I woke up several hours after.
"Gising ka na? Tubig oh."
Napalingon ako sa gilid ko at nakita si Evan na may inaabot na bottled water na kabubukas lang. I narrowed my eyes on him which makes him raise his hands as if he's surrendering.
"Wala yang lason! Hindi ko yan ginalaw. Promise." Sabi niya bago ko kinuha yung tubig at ininom.
I know he won't put poison kasi wala naman siyang dala ngayon. I'm just wondering why is he nice today. He's always a jerk to me in the past.
"By the way, what time is it now? What's the situation?" Tanong ko matapos kong uminom. Sa pwesto ko, hindi ko makita ang iba.
"Mag-a-alas singko na." Sabi niya at biglang sumeryoso. "Pero may problema tayo."
"What?"
"It's starting." Biglang singit ni Felix mula sa malayo.
We immediately got up and followed Felix. Not too long, we arrived at the main entrance of this campus.
Nadatnan namin na may tension na na nagaganap sa pagitan ng dalawang campus. There are more than a hundred of students from this campus gathered at the opposite side while there are only up to 30 students from our campus at our side. I recognized most of them as the leading students of every demon house.
"What's happening? Ito ba yung tinutukoy mo na problema?" Tanong ko nang mapansin na nakatutok na sa ulo ni Finral ang baril ni King.
King's face is expressionless while a wide grin was plastered on Finral's face.
"Halata naman, diba? Gamitin mo nga mga senses mo, Wenwen." Pilosopong sagot ni Evan kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at hinampas sa braso dahil sa pagtawag niya sakin ng 'Wenwen'.
"I already said that I don't know what you're talking about. Masama ang mambintang 'mahal na hari'." Finral said while still smiling. "Besides kung ano man ang nangyari sa kaniya, no ones at fault. My schoolmates was just following the rules." Dagdag niya tsaka tumingin sa gawi namin. His eyes landed on Chester. "Binugbog man o pinatay."
My eyes widen when Chester hurriedly walks towards Finral then grabbed his collar and punched him. Real hard.
And because of what he did, tinutukan ng mga kasama ni Finral si Chester ng baril kaya naman tinutukan din ng mga kasama namin sila. In just a second or two, the situation got worse.
Wendy's PoV
"What's the fuss bastard?! You let that fvcking princess join yourselves. So what happens to her aren't our problem anymore-----"
"Shut the fvck up or I'll blow your head off." Seryosong banta ni King kay Israel. By just looking on how King grip the gun, we can tell that he's not bluffing.
And if by any chance, Israel would anger King more, he will be the first person who was killed by King.
Yup! That's right. King never killed anyone.
As for me, there are a total of 5 persons that I killed and I never regretted killing them nor proud of it.
My eyes widen when I realized what Israel just said and then a sudden flashback rush to my head.
Nilingon ko sina Felix na nanlalaki ang mga mata. "Please tell me it's not what I'm thinking." I begged but I was just stared by them.
I desperately roamed my eyes to look for Gillian but I couldn't find her!
"No, this can't be! She hadn't gotten back?!"
"That's the main reason of this commotion. Walang may alam kung nasaan na si Gill." Seryosong sagot ni Frost sakin na nagpakabog sa dibdib ko.
That girl who was hit by the sniper.
"I....I think, I know what h-happened to her." Nag-aalangan kong sabi dahil hindi pa naman ako sigurado kung si Gillian nga yung nakita ko.
Napunta sakin ang atensyon ng lahat. Nagtama ang mga mata namin ng isa sa mga babae sa kabilang grupo. I saw a bandage that was wrapped around her thigh.
I glared at her. "Why don't you tell us who was your target?" Tanong ko sa kaniya na nagpagulat sa kaniya.
Sa kaniya na naman ngayon napunta ang atensyon ng lahat. One wrong answer and her life will be in danger.
Hindi niya ako sinagot at takot lang na tinignan kami.
"Come on. Chester, don't get worked up over that bitch so stand up and stop glaring at Israel. And all of you, calm down. We've got to sum up the winners for this game to get this over with." Singit bigla ni Evalyn na bahagyang nakangisi.
Although I hate her to the moon and back, she got a point. Except for calling Gill a bitch and for 'special' mentioning Chester.
We still don't know what exactly happened to her but we can't just ditch right now.
"Ehem! It's getting dark so let's just get to the main point." Pagsasalita ng isang estudyante habang nakatayo sa gilid niya ang isang malaking whiteboard. "Base sa napag-usapan nating lahat 7 days ago, you should get a total of 4 points individually to win at para makuha ang napagkasunduang reward in each group.
The reward for the Campus B participants in winning is that they will be given a chance to be able to study and live as long as they want at the main campus and will leave as one of the regular students in there while the Campus A, the winners can legally and safely visit this campus aka the 'fake or duplicated' campus and if being harmed, the main campus has the authority to punish the at fault and the duplicated campus shouldn't do anything against it. The losers of both campuses who scored less than 4 points don't have any punishments nor rewards. And if all the participants of a campus won, then the negotiated rewards will be given. Both representatives in each campus agreed to these along with the game rules." Mahabang paliwanang niya.
All of the participants were called and gave the ID's they have to record the points.
My ID was stolen by Evalyn and I didn't had a chance to stole my target's ID and other ID's for me to win but it doesn't matter to me right now.
Everything went smoothly until when the announcements of winners came.
"What the fvck?! That prick won?!"
A participant from the other group complain when Frost's name was called.
"Yeah. This prick won. Got a problem with that?" Walang pakialam na sabi ni Frost.
"You cheated! Wala sayo yung ID mo buong laro!" The complainant exclaimed. "He should be disqualified!"
My forehead creased. What nonsense is he talking about?
"How absurd." Keith commented with a serious face.
"What?!"
"I said, kindly elaborate which part of the rules did Frost violated for him to be disqualified." Keith said. "If you cannot give anything right, I'll cut your tongue for talking trash." He threatened while giving him a cold stare.
Natigilan ang estudyante. Pero agad din namang nakabawi at ngumisi. "Hah! Cheating is on the rules. I remember hearing it and that person can confirm it." Turo pa niya sa lalaking emcee namin ngayon.
"H-huh? Oh! Right! Nasa agreement din na bawal mandaya and if violated, severe punishment will be applied such as disqualification." He confirmed.
"Oh it does on the rules." Keith nodded. "But why are we talking about cheating? Didn't our game is all about stealing ID's? So basically, all participants are obliged to hide their respective ID anywhere they want. Am I wrong, Mr. Moderator?" Tanong niya.
"No. You are right." The emcee confirmed.
"So in conclusion, Mr. Frost here didn't cheated. He was just playing smart." Keith said and then let out a knife. "Now, should I cut your tongue?" Keith coldly asked.
Wendy's PoV
"So in conclusion, Mr. Frost here didn't cheated. He was just playing smart." Keith said and then let out a knife. "Now, should I cut your tongue?" Keith coldly asked.
I hold my laugh as much as I could when I saw how the complainant's face paled but the bastard Frost burst out laughing. I ended giggling while still trying to hold it.
"Fvck! I'll kill yo-------"
I immediately stopped laughing when Finral shot his comrade in the head and then sighed.
"I'm sorry for that. I feel like I just needed to do it for humiliating our campus. We don't have anyone as pathetic as he is." Finral said and then smiled. "Now, shall we continue?"
I shivered as I felt a cold air touched my spine. At mas lalo lang akong nanginig nang magtama ang paningin namin. His cold eyes resemble someone who is more evil than a demon. I greeted my teeth and clenched my fists.
Just how dangerous is he?!
"Aren't you proud of me? I can now stay by your side from now on for how long as we want!" Evalyn flirted. Hindi siya pinansin ni Chester at patuloy lang naglakad papalapit samin.
Evalyn won along with Finral in their side while King, Felix, Frost and Keith are the ones who won at our side.
Chester, Clover, East, Evan and the bitch who harmed Gillian got 2 points while the rest including me got nothing.
"That girl is getting on my nerves." Sabi ko habang nakatingin kay Evalyn na parang linta kung makadikit kay Chester.
"Kalma ka lang. Sabi ni Prinsesa, huwag ibaba ang sarili mo para sa lang sa mga basura." East suddenly said who was just calmly sitting while eating fried chicken under a tree.
"By any chance, is Gillian the princess you are talking about?"
"Nadali mo!" Sagot niya. "Kakaiba ang ugali ng babaeng yun. Nakakagulat pati mga kilos niya kaya naman hindi na ako magugulat kung bago pa matapos ang araw na 'to ay nakabalik na ng babaeng yun at isasampal sa mukha mo ang 'nakabalik na ako mga hangal! na expresyon niya sa mukha." he nonchalantly said and took a bite at his fried chicken.
I stared at him. "Is this why you are so calm right now while everyone was so anxious?" I asked.
King has been calling and ordering students around to find Gillian. He still has his calm face but the atmosphere around him tells how worried he is right now.
Of course! He will be so worried since Gillian is his childhood friend and his very first friend from what I heard from Frost.
Felix, on the other hand, has been moving around and currently has a bad temper. He's been glaring all students who approach him. Kaya naman ngayon, nakabusangot ang mukha ni Evan dahil pati si Chester ay parang wala din sa mood.
As if East's a soothsayer (someone who can foretell the future), Gillian suddenly appeared wounded but alive and then furiously went to the sniper who shot her and punch the sniper real hard.
Everyone didn't expect this coming kaya naman lahat kami napatunganga.
We've been worried for nothing!
"Tangina ka? Hindi na nga kita binaril at pinatay dahil naawa ako sayo tas eto yung igaganti mo?!" Galit na sabi ni Gill at tinuro yung sugat niya sa kaliwang balikat.
"It isn't my fault anymore. You should've just shot me." The sniper stubbornly said.
"Ah ganon? Sige!" Gillian said nonchalantly and then pulled out a gun and pointed at her. The sniper panicked but she's too late. "Walang sisihan ha?"
Gillian pulled the trigger without even thinking twice. The sniper shout in pain as blood flows from her shoulders.
"Ayan. Quits na tayo." Sabi ni Gill at tinalikuran ang sniper na namimilipit sa sakit habang sinasamaan ng tingin si Gill.
I smiled. This girl is just how East describes her. Napailing-iling ako.
"Gill! Damn! Where have you been?! We've been looking for you!" Agad na dalo ni King kay Gill nang mahimasmasan sa pagkagulat.
"OA mo naman mahal na hari. I'm fine. Medyo nalate lang." Gill said. She quickly took a glance at Finral but I saw how her expression changes when their eyes met.
Finral smirked.
"So what exactly happened to her?" I whispered unconsciously.
"Ay malamang sa malamang, naligaw na naman yan!" Sagot ni Evan na narinig pala yung sinabi ko.
Gillian sighed. "I hate how the truth hits me."
I laughed a little then went to her to hug her. "Welcome back sweetie baby. I was worried!" I teased her.
"Salamat sa pag-aalala pero hindi ko kailangan yan. Pagkain ang kailangan ko. Pagkain." Sabi niya at napatitig sa kung saan. "Speaking of."
Iniwan niya ako at puntahan si East tsaka inagaw ang fried chicken nito. "Akin na to ha?" She then thanked East and ate the food.
"Kailan pa yung huling kain mo at hindi ka na makapaghintay na makauwi muna? Daig mo pa ang hindi nakakain ng isang linggo." Sabi ni East na hinayaan na lang si Gill na lantakin yung pagkain niya.
"4 days ago pa." She answered while raising four fingers.
Eh?!!!
Wendy's PoV
"Ha! Nakabalik ka na pala?!"
We looked at Israel who suddenly popped out of nowhere. Kami-kami nalang ang nandito. Most of the students went to their respective dorm except Finral and Evalyn who will be coming with us.
"Oo. Hindi ba halata?" Gill sarcastically said.
"Tsk. You should be good to me right now." Israel said while smirking.
"What do you mean?" Felix's forehead creased.
Mas lumapad pa ang mga ngiti niya. "Did you know? I sent people to your campus and ask them to kill all the students!!" He said and laughed evily. "I knew this would happen. Kaya naman gumawa ako ng back-up plan para kahit matalo man ako ngayon, atleast I could destroy the campus your trying to build!"
I felt my head heats up and in an instant, my mood changes. How could he laugh like that?!
He crossed his arms and waved. "Bilisan nyo nang makabalik. Baka hindi niyo na sila maabutang buhay." He warned.
I heard King sigh and then walked out. Not giving a damn on what Israel just said. Sumunod naman ang iba pa while Gill gives Israel a 'you're unbelievable' look.
"Huh? Wait, what's with that reaction? Hindi kayo naniniwala?! Just wait and you'll see-----"
Finral sighed loud that cuts Israel off. "I can't believe you really did that. I already told you what will happen. You just won't believe me." Napailing-iling na sabi niya.
"Dumb." Evalyn said before clinging again in Chester.
Seriously? Can't she just move on with him? It's clearly shown that he isn't interested with her anymore. Mas bagay pa nga silang Gillian.
Yup. I shipped them. They are so cute to watch always fighting over nonsense things. I could bet that they will make a great couple!
I giggled with that thought. I was now outside the gate when I decided to finish the conversation.
"The hell? What do you mean?!" Israel exclaimed.
Gillian boredly looked at him. "Slow ka ba? Ang ibig nilang sabihin, you should use your brain sometimes. Kilalanin mo muna kung sino-sino ang mga kinakalaban mo ng mag-isa at kung anong klaseng tao sila."
"What?!"
"Hindi man namin kayo natalo ng tuluyan, at least we didn't fully lost the game. I even got four points." Gillian said then smirked. "So in short, we failed-successfully." She winks and then gracefully followed everyone out.