Chapter 1: The Comeback

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"All hail to our Quinn Daffodil!"

"All hail, Quinn Daffodil!"

Yan ang bungad nila saken when I stepped out my foot from my car. A sea of students greeted me in the hallway and they were shouting "All hail, Quinn Daffodil." like as if I was their queen which is I am. Kilala ako sa school na ito, well it's pretty obvious naman. My dad has half of the shares in this school, brother kasi nya ang may-ari nito. At syempre, di lang ako kilala dahil may share ang Dad ko sa school nito, let's just say ako ang founder ng isang infamous game sa paaralang ito. Lahat ng estudyante ay takot sakin, except for one. Oh well, speaking of the real devil.

"What do we have here? Well, well. DaffoDevil is back! Kumusta ang boarding school, brat?" Umagang umaga ganyan na yung bungad nya sakin. Yes, you heard him. Galing ako sa isang boarding school, silbing punishment ko na yun. Why? I set my nanny's hair on fire at nagkaroon lang naman sya ng 2nd degree burn. Malayo yun sa bituka, dba? Pero ang oa talaga ng parents ko. Well, one year lang naman ako dun sa boarding school at di naman kasing strict ang mga rules dun kagaya ng nakikita nyo sa mga movies. No boys allowed nga lang, pero okay na rin.

"Why, yes. Kumusta ka na my favorite cousin?" I said sarcastically at nakipag beso pa sa kanya. Ganyan na talaga kami since bata pa kami. Laging nagbabangayan but now we do it casually. Nakakahiya naman kung magbabangayan kami in front of many people, dba? Yan ang gusto ko sa kanya eh, go with the flow lang. With his sassy attitude gusto kong asarin sya until magwalk-out sya. Gosh, I miss this fcking guy so much.

"Life is good but it would be better kung di ka sana bumalik, DaffoDevil." I laughed sarcastically, sya rin ay nakitawa. Napansin kong may kasama pala sya. With their hands entwined together ay di mo na matatanong kung anong relationship nila. This must be his new toy. She seems so innocent and I have this great feeling na mapapasama sya sa Suicide Game sooner. Well, half naman sa sumali sa game na to ay ex nya. Sya na ang pinaka walang hiyang tao na makikilala mo ever!

"The feeling is mutual, my dear. Well, sino naman yang kasama mo? Where are your manners, LukeCifer? Pakilala mo naman sakin yang bago mong pet." I said and even pouted my lips. He just ignored me and smirks. Ooohhh, I like it when he smirks. He only does that when he's so damn angry. Kilalang-kilala ko na talaga sya since only daughter lang ako at only son lang din sya and cousin din kami, which is so obvious. Cool sana na magkaroon ng cousin na lalake pero na timing lang talaga na di kami nagkasundo sa anumang bagay. Just like nung bata pa kami. He likes Avengers while I like Justice League, he likes chocolates while I like vanilla, he likes white while I like black. Yung mga ganong bagay nga di kami magkasundo, ano pa kaya kung yung mga malalaking bagay na? Tinignan ko sya at parang wala naman sa plano nyang ipakilala nya ako sa pet nya. 'To namang si insan eh, animal lover pala. Ba't di nya sinabi sakin at padalhan ko sana sya ng husky galing Antarctica. Tsk.

"Hi! Quinn Daffodil Ramos, I'm LukeCi-errr- Luke's gorgeous cousin. And you are?" I said reaching my right hand to her. We shake hands together. Gosh, eww. Makapag sanitizer na nga lang later. She seems so nice naman. Kawawa naman tong babaeng to, sya pa ang napagtripan sa LukeCifer na 'to. Tsk tsk. In any hour, malaman ko nalang na sumali na 'to sa game ko. I heard her say her name but my attention was blown away from the guy who is approaching our way. He's so cute. No! He's handsome, indeed. Napansin kong nagtilian yung mga babaeng nadadaanan nya. Wait, di ko sya nakita nung umalis ako dito ah! Is he new here?

"What are you saying uh-again?" I asked and she nodded. The guy stepped in Luke's side tapos may binulong sya at napatango naman si Luke. Magkakilala sila!? I was curious about that guy. Napansin kong binitawan ni Luke yung kamay ng pet nya at pumunta sa may gilid ng locker at nakipag usap sa kanya.

"As I was saying, I'm Sandy Martinez and that guy you're looking at is Sael Montenegro. He's a new student when you left." I nodded my head and asked her more questions.

It turned out that Sandy was involved in journalism and the school papers kaya alam nya at kilala nya ang lahat ng mga estudyante sa paaralan na 'to. I offered her to join the suicide game but kasali na pala sya and her dare was to seduce Luke. Medyo natawa nga ako kasi sabi nya ay lahat daw ng girls sa paaralan na 'to ay kasali sa suicide game, ang iba nga lang ay di nagpapahalata. Tuwang-tuwa sa narinig ko kasi akala ko na stop yung game when I left but then Anne, my very trustworthy friend managed the game while I'm gone. I'm looking forward to meet her kasi it's been awhile na rin na hindi ko sya nakikita. Wait, I'll text her nalang.

To Anne:

Meet me at the nearest Starbucks. Imy!

A minute later she replied,

From Anne:

Can't I still have to complete my dare before the sun goes down.


I rolled my eyes at her reply. So, solo flight ako ngayon? Tss. Maka pasok na nga sa third subject ko. And as usual, history class is so boring! Lalo na pag, wala akong ka chitchat. Tss. San na ba kase tong bruhang Anne na 'to!? Arghh. Inuntog ko yung ulo ko sa arm chair ko. Sabihin na nating frustrated ako. Di kasi ako sanay na wala akong kasama maski nung nasa boarding school ako ay lagi kong kasama si Kyla, siya yung binayaran ko para maging nanny o P.A. Hayss, I'm really bored.

"Hitting your head on your chair won't decrease your boredom in this class." A raspy voice of a guy said. I turned to look who was it and it was the guy I saw in the hallway. I believe his name is Samuel, or Samel, or Sanel? Ah, whatever his name is. I just find him so attractive. No! You shouldn't be, Daff! Hate mo ang mga lalake, dba? Oo, hate ko ang mga lalake. Yan! Yan dapat! Isipin mo lang si Marcus! Ay lintek na Marcus na yun! Arhggg.

"Hey? Are you still in this world?" Tanong nya sabay kaway. I just nodded and felt my cheeks burned. He chuckles and I forrowed my brows. I shouldn't be doing this. Why am I blushing? Ughh. Pabebe ko no? Tss. Hay nako.

"I'm Sael Montenegro. Ang pinaka gwapong beki na nakilala mo." O_O Jawdrop! Did he just say, beki!? Siya? Bakla!? No way. No fxcking way!!! Why? Paki explain. Huhu. "And you are?" He added. Lumunok ako at pinagpawisan na ako ng bongga! Shxt! Ba't beki sya!?

I was about to say a word but then the bell rang. I was saved! Nag sorry ako at dali-daling lumabas sa room. Poise, Daffodil, Poise. Walk straight and ignore the world. That scene was so awkward at nag tanong pa sya kung sino ako. Di ba nya ako kilala? What the f!? Dinala ako ng mga paa ko sa SG's Restricted Building. Dun na nga lang ako mag palipas ng oras. Ako lang at si Anne ang nakakapasok sa room na yun. Restricted nga eh. Tss. I expected na nandun si Anne pagpasok ko kaso wala eh. Nasaan na kaya yung bruhang yun!? Ahh, makapag panhinga na nga lang. Humiga ako sa sofa at isinarado ang aking mata. I'm so tired, na jetlag kasi ako. Di ko pala nasabi sa inyo na sa States pala yung pinasukan kong boarding school. Nag-a-adjust pa rin ako sa timezone dito. Nakakapagod talaga tapos idagdag natin yung pagka stress ko ngayong araw dahil sa beki na yun! Okay na sana yung araw ko eh, sinira pa sa beking yun! Gosh. Maka tulog na nga lang.

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