GAME NINE:EnchantedAs the days passed, Ryu and my relationship became a secret. Apart from us, no one else knows, not even our close friends. Because of it, we also met secretly..As of today, I have received a text message from him about meeting us this afternoon.Ryu:I'm excited to see you, Mademoiselle. See you later! I love you.I was about to reply when suddenly someone knocked on the door. I quickly hid the cellphone inside the drawer of the nightstand.Aunt Ingrid doesn't know that I've been using a cellphone for a few years now. They don't even see my secret use of it. It's dangerous, especially because I don't know if I can use it even though I'm the right age. And even though I see that El Sandra also has her own cell phone and uses it freely, even in front of Aunt Ingrid.It was a sunny Saturday morning in the month of August. I've been awake for a while, but I haven't come out of the room yet. I took a shower and cleaned up a bit. I had no intention of leaving the mans
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS IS A GOOGLE TRANSLATED VERSION. WE JUST NEED FUNDS TO SAVE DOGS’ LIVES. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I WILL REVISED THIS SOON.GAME TEN:BleedingIs it possible to feel different emotions in one snap of time?Because that's how I felt after Ryu took me to the mansion. Being focused on the foreign emotions he brought, I didn't notice the rapid passing of time, so we reached midnight at Panganiban Coast, drowning in happiness. But I was overcome with joy when I entered the mansion, and fear prevailed."Where have you been this late night? Is this what Dores is teaching you? To come home at this hour?" With her nude lingerie, Tita Ingrid stood up like a tiger in front of me.My eyes widened in surprise when I caught them in the living room."Y-Are you all still awake?"Nanny Dores quickly approached me and put the thick sweater on my shoulders. But then the coldness I felt didn't decrease; I'm confused if it was because of the thinness of the vestida I was wearing or because
"Western Eagle University," I whispered as I felt the triumph approaching me.It’s good to be back! It’s good to be here again! After many years, I am here again, where the game started. Same ambiance. Same place. Nothing has changed; it’s still the same. But I guess there’s one thing that has changed—people. Some are now mature and getting older. And some are now popular in the business industry and have succeeded in their lives.A playful grin stretched across my lips.Finally, I will meet those people again who played an important part in my comeback."Are you ready, Sean?" Marl asked.My eyes turned into slits because of that question as I turned to the driver’s seat, where he was. Am I really ready? Yes, of course! Spending five years in the States was already enough. I struggled a lot and worked my ass off for this. They have already lived their lives in peace for five years. Now, it’s time for them to pay for what they've done to me."What do you think?" I shook my head an
That day… was the day that I should have been happy, but everything turned out the other way. I lost everything in one snap. As if I wasn’t allowed to feel happiness because I don’t deserve any. That I have no rights because I have everything. Name. Wealth. Power. And anything.With my blurry eyes, I stared at the flatscreen TV and let my tears continue running down my cheeks. It was one of the cold days in December, but the news that morning was hot and burning. Like it was a scorching fire that burned my young and innocent heart and turned it into ashes.“Two of the most successful business couples in the Philippines were declared dead on arrival this early morning. Engineer Akem Jhyun Lee and his wife, Architect Oseanna Lee, had a plane crash after their business trip in Palawan,” the popular female newscaster said.My teary eyes remained on the screen as my parents’ pictures flashed after she declared the headline. My heart started to beat fast and loud. I couldn’t believe what I
The cold breeze of December blew one fine afternoon. And a deafening silence suddenly ate up the whole place when the people left after the funeral of my parents, and the only noises around were the chirping of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees.After our family's close friends expressed their condolences and sadness over my parents' sudden death, I chose to remain at the graves and stand on the Bermuda grass like a tree without life. I just continued staring at the three tombstones and hugging the picture that I had drawn.I sobbed again as I felt the sweet wind caress my skin. I felt my mother. It was her embrace.I missed them so much!Why me?To all the children in the world, why am I the one who will lose parents?The bad news is that He took both mommy and daddy in an instant!"Here," a manly voice said behind me.I gasped and immediately looked at the person who spoke. Behind me was a young man in a white button-down polo and denim shorts. Even though my vision was
"Are you alright?" "N-no… I mean... yes… I'm feeling okay," I stammered. I shook my head in defensiveness as I pushed his hand away from me,He would have tried again with the back of his hand to see if I had a fever.I do feel hot, but I know it's not because of the fever. That's because—are you crazy, Akemi?! Aside from being young, your parents just died!Ryu's thick brows furrowed. His narrow-eyed stare told me that he was not buying my alibi. The same hand that I slapped came up, again trying to check my temperature. But I had already taken a step back before his palm touched my skin, and I shook my head again."I am okay, Ryu," I said with a laugh, but the shock in my voice was almost obvious.He nodded. But he was still not convinced, and it was obvious from his stoic face."Why are you here?" I asked to sway the topic and loosen myself up."Just checking in on you---""There's no problem, Ryu. I'm not sick... or anything."He nodded again, pouting his lips. "Alright, then. If
Birds flew from the terrace. My eyes grew wider as horror spread across my body. My throat stung a bit from my sudden screaming. Holding my breath, I stepped closer to the dresser. My knees and hands trembled as I observed the red liquid in the mirror.My heart pounded as I saw those words again."Goddamnit! You make me laugh so hard, Akemi! Until now, you're still the Akemi that I've known!" she said between her laughs. "Freaking timorous lady!"El Sandra walked out of the bathroom. She was elated with my reaction and teased me for being able to scare me.I passed my index finger through the mirror and saw my pale face!Ketchup.It turns out it's just ketchup, not blood.I remember it being like this in the past. The only difference was that she used real blood to write the gruesome letters.SHE IS DEAD. YOU ARE NEXT.It's been five years, but I still remember those words vividly. And I have to admit, I still felt the same fear when I read it again.Even so, Aunt Ingrid explained tha
Raising his brows, Ryu held my arm until we reached the parking lot where his car was. I'm very irritated, especially now that he showed up after five years. Then it went like this?"I said it hurts, Ryu!"He immediately let go of my arm as he realized what I had told him. I probed my arm. The redness was bright, and I could feel the pain in the part he touched.I looked at his face and immediately found his eyes. His hooded eyes were dark and cold. Like I pushed his patience to the limit as I saw how his jaws struggled to clench.After five years of not seeing, texting, or even calling, he's going to face us—me—like this? I guess I should be the one to act like that because, in the first place, he never finds a way to communicate with me! To ask how I am after leaving me without his words!I was very worried about his sudden disappearance. Then, I find out that he is already in another country? Am I not a worthy friend for not letting me know that they were leaving? Because me? I tre