Living With The Game (Living Series #2)

Chapter 42

"Grabe na talaga ang meta na ginawa nila even the strategy, so effective." May stated while looking at the heroes picking by William's team.

Matapos kong mapanood ang ilan sa mga laro ng team nila masasabi kong maganda nga ang meta na binuo ng team nila and even strategies. They are making meta from heroes na hindi masyadong nagagamit and that made them more unique dahil hindi masyadong nagagamit na hero sa pro-scene ang heroes na ginagamit nila, meaning there's a possibility that their opponent won't be able to figure out how to properly counter it. Malaman man nilang counter'in ang hero, but the problem is how would they counter it kung hindi masyadong basa ang galaw ng gumagamit ng hero na 'yon. They might know the role of the player but never it's strategy as a gamer, you will never know what's inside their minds. 

Gamers are so creative and strategic. 

Indonesia ang kalaban nila William ngayon at panalo na sila ng dalawang beses. Isang panalo nalang at move forward na sila sa bracket. 

As the game started pinuntirya na talaga agad ng support at tank 'yung core ng kalaban para guluhin ito sa pag-buff. At nang makakuha na ng blue buff ang Alienation Ph ay nilubayan na nila ito at na-delay na nga. Tumapat naman sa screen ang top lane at sakto namang namatay ang offlane ng Indonesia which is first blood at agad na ngang pi-nush ng offlane player ng Alienation Ph ang tore ng kalaban at dali-daling umalis dahil nag-backup ang Indonesia. At nang itapat sa bottom lane ang screen ay basag na rin ang tore ng kalaban dahil tatlo ang nandoon at walang kasama ang isa pang offlane player ng Indonesia. Makikita kung gaano ka-aggressive ang Alienation Ph to the point na parang gusto na nilang tapusin agad ang laro. The way how the players do their roles and rotate, ang bilis at kitang-kita sa mapa ang pagiging malikot nila. Hanggang sa unti-unti na ngang napitas ang mga tore nila. Until they do their signiture strategy...

"UFO Strat!" Sabay naming sigaw ni May nang lumipad ang Mathilda ng Alienation Ph na naging signal to wipe them out by initiating a clash. 

As expected by the emcee's, wiped out ang kalaban at nakuha ng Philippines ang unang victory sa unang bracket. They will now move forward to the next bracket!

"Ang galing talaga nila!" 

"Syempre alagang William eh." Biro ko at loko ako nitong tinignan.

"So... Ano pong balak niyo, Ma'am? Sasagutin niyo na ba si Mr. William?" 

Nanlaki naman ang mata ko sa sinabi ni May. 

Mula noong nangyari during the victory party, May told me nagkaroon na raw siya agad ng idea. At dahil sinumpong na naman siya ng kuryosidad, she asked what's going on. It doesn't really matter, malapit naman din sa akin si May and she's like a friend to me. I told her what's happening between William and I. I told her he's my ex-boyfriend and William wanted to win my heart again. At ang gaga tuwang-tuwa at hindi natigil sa pag-ship sa aming dalawa. Mas nauna pa nitong malaman ang kaganapan sa amin ni William kaysa kila Patrice. Well, since may inuman naman kami mamayang gabi I'm planning to tell it to them already.

"Hmmm... Let's see." I said that made May giggle.

"For now, let's go back to work and this... give it to Mr. Frano." I said as I gave her a bunch of documents to work on that she immediately took and run off my office. 

After a couple of minutes, I received a chat from William.

William<3: Nanood ka? Lakas namin 'no hahahaha

[Of course! Kasama ko si May nanood here sa office. Congrats!] 

I replied while smiling before I put down my phone and proceed doing some work.

The whole day was not totally tiring but it hurts my lower back doing so many paper works. After doing my work, napagdesisyunan ko na umuwi dahil tapos na rin naman ang gawain ko for today. It's already seven in the evening at nabasa ko sa group chat na dumiretso na sila sa club galing work that's why I decided na dumiretso nalang din. 

"So, how's work?" 

"Grabe naman sa work, kaya nga nagsha-shot tayo to refresh from work eh." Pagtataray ni Claire kay Patrice na siya namang natawa nalang.

"Well, not so tiring pero ramdam pa rin ang pagod." Jenny answered before pouring some tequila on her shot glass. 

"Hay naku, ako pagod. As in pagod sa trabaho dahil sa daming pinagawa ng boss namin ngayon. Anyway, at least I have you guys being so alcoholic for today." Shane said while eating some snacks we got. 

"How about 'yung isa r'yan na balita ko ay may communication na ulit sa isang sikat na e-sports manager and coach."

Agad akong napatigil sa pag-inom ng tequila at napa-kagat sa pang-ibaba kong labi para pigilan ang pagtawa ko sa sinabi na 'yon ni Patrice. And all of them are looking at me now, waiting for me to explain.

I put down my shot glass and sit properly. Before telling them what happened, what William and I talk about. How he currently treat me and take care of me just to prove himself and to win me back. Sinabi ko rin na pumunta si Loraine sa company to talk to me.

"Really? May konsensya pala ang babae na 'yon." Shane stated before leaning back to the couch and drink her shot. 

"It took so many years for her to apologize, hello." Mataray na usal ni Jenny.

"Eh syempre, pinaghandaan niya ring harapin 'yung kasalanang nagawa niya, it's hard to confront those people that to ruined 'no. Hindi rin 'yon naging madali sa kaniya syempre." Patrice stated before pouring some liquor on her shot glass.

"So, you too are doing well na pala. I'm so happy and I'm still mad at him at the same time." Mataray na usal ni Shane bago kumuha ng lemon.

"Akalain mo 'yon, both of you became miserable back then. But end up being together."

"We're not rushing things naman." I said to Jenny.

"Doon na rin papunta 'yon." She then defended.

"I'm so happy to see you being loved by someone again, Joanna." Patrice said and smiled.

"Akala ko pa naman si Nash na ang end game mo." Usal naman ni Zenia na para bang nanghinayang ito sa kung anong meron sa amin ni Nash.

"He's my friend, and never pumasok sa isip namin 'yung ganoong bagay. He's like my brother na rin. And believe me, he supports William in terms of winning me back." 

"Sana lang ayusin na niyang si William, naku! Pasalamat siya hindi nag-krus landas namin these past few years. Kahit hawak pa nila bandila ng Pilipinas sa Singapore, walang Pilipino Pride-Pilipino Pride rito." Usal ni Zenia na parang magulang na nanenermon.

Natawa nalang kami sa kaniya at nagpatuloy sa pag-enjoy ng gabi dahil ilang weeks na naman or buwan bago kami makapag-enjoy ng ganito. 

Noong mga oras na sobrang dilim ng mundo ko, sila ang tumulong sa akin to cope up and to have a bright tomorrow. Aside of my family, sila ang nasandalan ko. It is not easy to lose those people who really important to your life, my parents and William. Pareho silang nawala sa akin. We broke up and my parents' death made me even broke and my heart really shuttered into pieces. It's not easy, having these people in my life... having friends and lovely family is a blessing. They made me strong and fight for the next day that would come.