Gangster High 1 (The Art of Game) ✅

Chapter 31: The Knight Under The Moon

Chapter 31

THE KNIGHT UNDER THE MOON

"Hi, Temple,"

Bahagya ko lang nilingon ang estudyanteng bumati sa akin pagkatapos ay walang imik na nilampasan ko siya. Hindi ko na binigyang pansin ang mga bulungan nila.

Sa isang linggong pananatili ko sa Kingsville Academy, nakuha ko kaagad ang atensyon ng lahat. Siguro ay dahil nanggaling ako sa Rapsodhee High na itinuturing nilang banta sa posisyon nila sa laro o siguro ay dahil anak ako ng may-ari ng eskwelahang ito.

Nakakairita lang na kahit saan talaga ako pumunta, nakakakuha ako ng ganitong klaseng atensyon. Kung naging artista lang siguro ako, siguradong marami ang fans ko.

Dumiretso ako sa canteen. Yeah, right. The cafeteria had been my favorite place wherever school I go not because of the food they serve, but because here, I can see everyone's action. It seemed like the cafeteria was the student's freedom space. Sa lugar na ito lumalabas ang mga ugali nilang ayaw nilang ipakita sa harap ng mga teachers, which I liked to see. Those students who were silently watching everyone were the ones who always get my attention. Misteryoso ang mga taong ganoon. May kinikimkim sa dibdib na ayaw nilang isatinig. 

Unfortunately, wala akong makitang ganoon sa Kingsville Academy. Lahat yata ng estudyante rito ay laging nakangiti. Unlike sa cafeteria ng Rapsodhee High. Karamihan ng mga estudyante roon ay mga nagmamasid lang and that makes them so dangerous.

I shook my head. Why the hell was I thinking that school, anyway? I already left. Hindi ko na dapat pang isipin pa iyon o ihalintulad sa school na ito.

"Hi,"

Hindi ako lumingon. Alam ko kung sino ang nasa gilid ko. Araw-araw n'ya 'tong ginagawa: ang bulabugin ako sa lahat ng oras na may pagkakataon s'ya. It was annoying and it seemed he's not aware of it. 

"Are you not going to say hello?" he asked.

"Go away, Daxz," I snapped without looking at him.

"Hey―"

"Leave her alone, Daxz,"

That voice forced me to look up. Beside Daxz, a pretty student was staring at me. She was taller than me, I thought. She had white skin―no, it was pale like the dead. Her round eyes were brown, which matched the color of her hair. 

Pretty... just pretty.

I wanted to ignore her, but my mouth didn't seem to listen to what I was thinking.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Hi. My name is Soso. Soso Ainem. You are Temple, right?" She smiled at me, a genuine friendly smile. 

I didn't smile back. Soso, she said? Why was her face so pretty yet her name sounded like she's inviting sex to everyone?

"Whowhowho-wait. Temple, she just want to meet you." Tumawa si Daxz na pinapalis ang tensyon na unti-unti nang nabubuo sa pagitan namin ni Soso.

"He is right," pagsang-ayon ni Soso. "I am the queen here and as a queen, kailangan kong maging mabait sa mga pawns at sa lahat ng pyesa sa larong ito. Don't get me wrong, but—"