Rogue Wars Online

Chapter One-Hundred Twenty: From An Outcast, To The Sparrow

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MAKI

My goodness!

Parang nauulit na naman ang nangyari noon. Nakalimutan na ng pretty brain ko kung ano ang quote na 'yon, pero something like history repeats itself.

Paano ba naman, kaloka, nawawala si Finn!

"She wasn't there, Eura." damang-dama ang pinipigilang galit ni Kairo habang nagsasalita. "Bakit niyo naman siya iniwan? You know Sapphire's bad news!"

Isa pa ang ingratang 'yon. Akala ko pinakamasama na si June sa mga naengkwentro naming kontrabida sa buhay ni Finn, pero may nagtatagong ahas lang pala sa tabi. Naalala ko tuloy noong panahong pinagbibintangan ng masama si Finn.

May kilala naman talaga ako dito sa game. Wes and Dierran offered me to join their alliance, but who would take that when Amnesia, the greatest bully alive is there? Hindi din naman kami close dahil dating magkakilala lang ang pamilya namin, kaya naman minsanan lang ang interaction namin sa game. At sinabi ko rin sa kanilang layuan ako para 'di sila madamay sa gulo. So we mostly acted as strangers.

Ewan ko ba at siguro nabaon na sa insecurities at traditional views ang ibang players dito kaya mas kasalanan pa ang gender identity ko kaysa sa selfish acts nila. At least my preferred sexuality isn't harming anyone, unlike them who would kill people they don't agree with.

Nang marinig ko ang Lone Wolves at ang sabi-sabi na pwede daw mag-solo do'n, I accepted the invite. At the meeting, I stayed hidden in the dark, leaning on a wall. Nasa perpektong posisyon ako para makita ang isang babaeng naka-twin buns ang buhok. She's as pretty as a doll, and probably as fragile too. And when I heard her voice the first time I stood near her, I understood why those boys went crazy. Lalo na nang makita kung gaano siya kabait, inosente at matulungin.

I guess in this game that promises death and pain, her purity was an escape. A breath of fresh air in the lands of dead.

Which is quite ironic knowing that she drowns in quiet misery than most of us.

Hindi nagtagal ay naalala ko din siya. It was when she was being criticized, I guess, and I was watching just like the rest. Her hair was a mess. Exhaustion and grief was evident in her face. And when her eyes, sparkling with death and anger, passed by us, I remembered.

Siya ang babaeng excuse ni Wes noon. Laging magba-bike papunta sa ibabang village at hihinto sa may sea wall. When Dierran and I went with him that one time, I saw her. She was playing with three other kids and she was smiling. Iyon na ang una at huli dahil naging busy ako at 'di na nakabisita ulit sa mga Salvallon.

I approached her, partly because I remembered, but mostly because I know the feeling of being an outcast. I felt that the whole time I was in this game. And I thought she was dealing with a lot of problems already, that being alone is too much of a punishment.

I joked a lot about us being besties and stuff, but I don't really expect too much. Isa din ako sa nanood lang at hindi naman kami matagal na nagkakilala. I can be just some temporary friend so she won't be lonely. So it was heartwarming that she stayed. Dahil kahit mamon ang puso ko, hindi ko mapigilan ang kiligin sa laging pagpili ni Finn.

Sinulyapan ko ang dalawang lalaking laging aaligid sa kaniya. Nako, KaiWes shipper iyang bebs ko. Baka pala ako pa ang makatuluyan niya. Nyahahaha!