Queen's Gambit Novels & Stories

Ngunit inirapan lang niya ito, sa totoo she was curious about what he said the last night so she needs to win. Nagseryoso naman agad siya. "Checkmate!" "D*mn....!You're so good at this my queen" napapailing nitong sabi. " Yeah, so you will grant me my price? " " Yeah of course.. "and he smile. " Ok then.. ahm. I'm curious about.. what you were saying last night.. " Mula sa pag aayos ng piece chess at napa titig ito sakanya na mukhang hindi na gets ang sinasabi niya.

Muli 'kong tinignan ang katawan ng lalaking pinatay n'ya saka s'ya muling binalingan. "Don't worry," I tapped his shoulder that makes him flinch. "I'll keep it as a secret like Slade," I whispered and left him. Pagdating ko sa dorm. Lumapit agad ako sa chess board na nasa study table 'ko. I get the black knight piece and put it in the white pieces. Tinitigan 'ko ang chessboard. Black pieces are still unmoved. Not like white, it has already two moves. That killed two-piece in the black. And white also has an advantage because the knight betrayed his king.

Idadagdag ko pa sana ang tungkol sa dalawang queen pieces pero bago ko pa masabi yun nauna na itong magsalita. "With two queens and one knight?" Doon ako natigilan. "One silver queen and One black right?" Hindi ako sumagot. Naguguluhan akong tumingin sa kanya. May kinuha ito sa bag niya at ganun na lang ang galit na bumalot sa dibdib ko ng makita ko ang bracelet na hawak niya. Tinaas niya ito sa harapan ko. Nanginginig pa ang kamay niyang may hawak dito.

Alam kong hindi basta basta magagawa ni Beatrice ang plano nya at kapag nahuli sya ng mga gwardya ay malamang palalabasin nyang ini utos ko yun. "F*ck!" Napa mura na lang ako sa naisip kong yun. Bakit ba hindi ko yun agad na realize? Matalino sya, kinumbinsi nya ako habang libog na libog akong naka patong sa kanya. "F*ck you Beatrice, you're a bitch and a cunning snake". Agad akong lumabas ng kwarto para balaan ang ama ko. Kailangan kong maunahan si Beatrice. Ako ang kukumbinsi na wag pirmahan ang Treaty. Palalagpasin ko muna ang pagkakataong ito para maka akyat sa trono.

A chessboard. He found Isabel. His protégé. His beautiful, broken queen. She was still in love with Aiden, still obsessed with the life they could have had. She was the perfect pawn, a willing participant in a game she believed was about getting her love back. She thought she was running the game. She didn't know that she was just another piece on the board, a powerful piece, but a piece nonetheless. He had used her longing and her bitterness against Aiden to his advantage. He had led her to believe that if she could just bring Aiden to him, she would finally win him back. It was a beautiful lie, a magnificent piece of his architecture.

Inabot sa akin ni Caleb ang folder na kanina ay binabasa nya. Nakalagay dito ang Terms and Condition. Matatapos yong contract namin kapag nagawa na namin ang mga dapat. Kagaya na lang kapag na tapos na ang revenge ko and also kay Caleb kapag nakuha nya na ang mana na mula sa lolo nya. Napapaisip nga ako kong bakit gusto nya pa ng mana. Mukha naman siyang mayaman kahit wala yong mana nya.

Ang babaeng noon ay tahimik, mukhang walang dating, ngayon—lahat ng mata sa kanya, at wala sa kanila ang nakakaabot sa charisma niya. Si zai, excited na nakatingin, “liza, enjoy mo lang! Tonight, ikaw ang queen ng 1996.” Aviana? Napangiti nang genuine, habang tinitingnan ang mga mata ng lalaki sa kabilang table—ang mga mata ni thaddy. Para bang ang laro ay nagsisimula na, at hindi niya kailangan ng kahit sino pang pahintulot.

Parang chessboard na iniisa-isa ni Sebastian ang mga pyesa, and right now, I’m the queen piece na gusto niyang ipakita sa lahat. At doon unti-unti kong naramdaman,hindi ito simpleng event. Hindi ito simpleng show. This… was another move in his game.

“When the time comes, we’ll all be by your side. Wayne, Melody, Ax. Even me.” “I know,” she murmured, grateful. “But I have to be the one to take the first step.” A long pause. “Then take it,” Nate said. “Let this war be on your terms. Let the world meet the real Reina Vee Collins.” Reina sipped her tea slowly, staring out at the stars. A plan had begun to form in her mind—quiet and daring. “Tomorrow,” she whispered, “we begin the Queen’s Gambit.” Meanwhile, in Davao…

I want this end. Unti-unti ay nagsilabasan na ang mga kandidato mula sa iba't-ibang distrito at palasyo. A queens will always be a queen. This game is making me laugh. How could they let their queen take a move? They're getting into trouble. Lahat sila ay naka-fully armor. Ang iba naman ay tila ba ay sasabak sa isang fashion show. Mga nagkikinang na mga diamante at mga abilidad na tila hindi mo aakalain.