Boy Series# 1: The Badboy's Prisoner (REVISED)

Chapter Seventeen

[Chapter Seventeen]

"Fuck you, Saige!" malakas na sigaw ni Paige habang panay ang tutok sa screen ng phone sa mobile game na nilalaro nilang magpipinsan. Nakahiga sa hita ko ang ulo ni Saige at naglalaro rin.

Dumungaw naman ang mama ni Paige mula sa kusina "Language, Paige.." she shot him a warning glare.

"Sorry, Mom!" sagot niya habang nakatutok pa rin ang tingin sa phone. Phoebie looked at him and stuck her tongue out to annoy her brother. The elderly men were out having drinks while the ladies are having chitchats in the kitchen.

"Dammit," bulong ni Saige nang matalo ulit siya. He tapped the screen so hard it left a fingerprint on it. Padabog niyang ibinaba ang phone at umupo.

"What the hell, Saige?! Hindi ka na maglalalaro?" asik ni Thayne. Naglalaro pa rin sila ni Noah, Paige at Ralphael.

"Hindi na, madaya kayo, e." untag niya at humilig sa balikat ko. Hinayaan ko lang siya doon habang nagpapalit ng pahina ng librong binabasa ko.

"Si Noah madaya." balik ni Thayne kay Noah. Masama siyang tinignan ni Noah at aakamang tatapunan ng unan nang mabilis itong umalis sa kinauupuan at tumakbo sa likod ng kapatid niya.

"Who wants popcorn?" narinig naming sigaw ni Tita Maria mula sa kusina. Parang biglang nagkaroon ng karera dahil nag-uunahan silang tumakbo papunta sa kusina. Nahulog pa ang iilang unan sa sofa dahil sa kakulitan ni Paige at Thayne.

"You want some?" tanong sa akin ni Saige at tumayo.

Ngumiti ako sa kaniya. "Sige lang, tatapusin ko lang 'to."

"Okay," maikli niyang sagot at tumungo ng kusina. Pinagpatuloy ko ang pagbabasa nang tumunog ang phone ko. Saglit kong ibinaba ang libro bago ko inabot ang phone na nasa kalapit na table.

Unregistered number:

'Being dead is better than being alive but not living. The game's just begun. - Olivia'

It's the same number from the first one that I received. Clearly this person knows my weakness. Alam niya ang koneksiyon ko sa pagkamatay ni Olivia.

He wants me to be scared. He wants revenge.

I balled my fists and called the number. After a few rings it answered. I knew it, he's using a voice charger so that I can't track his voice. He's obviously keeping his identity hidden, their is a high chance that I know who he is.

Tumayo ako mula sa sofa at lumabas ng bahay at naglakad malapit sa may pool. Sumilip ako mula sa kusina at nakitang kong kumakain sila doon.

"I thought you would ignore me like last time."

"Who are you? Don't be a coward and let's meet face to face! Sending me this threats won't work on me." I heard the other line laughed.

"Oh, really? Then what's the reason you fainted last time?" hindi na ako nagulat ng ibinanggit niya ito. There's one person who saved me that day.

Joshua.

"Is this you, Joshua?"

"Who? Sorry but I don't know who in the depths of hell Joshua is,"