In Love With The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 02

#ILWTG02 Chapter 02

I spent my first night in Manila in a fucking coffee shop.

It was almost 6am. Kanina pa ako nagdedecide kung dapat na ba akong bumalik sa unit ko... I tried! I tried to ignore whatever freakshow was happening in the next unit, but I couldn't stay there for any more second as I listened the girl calling God's name repeatedly! I felt like kailangan kong linisin ng holy water iyong tenga ko dahil sa lahat ng narinig ko kagabi!

I left at around 1am. Bumalik ako ng mga 3am, thinking na tapos na sila... but I couldn't be more wrong! What the fuck was that wall even made of?! Or what was that Yago made of?!

In the end, I spent my first night in a coffee shop. Planning Yago's death.

My earphones were on and the music was in its loudest volume... Siguro naman tapos na sila! My God! It's already 6am! Gising na lahat ng tao!

"Finally!" I shouted when I removed my earphones and I didn't hear any of those—ugh! Agad akong dumiretso sa CR. I didn't care if I lack sleep. The noise that I heard last night made me feel really dirty! I felt like I was that freaking dirty girl that Yago kept on calling!

Could I sue him?! He gave me distress!

After I finished showering and thoroughly cleaning myself, agad na sumama na naman ang loob ko nang makita ko kung paanong bumigay na ang floating shelves ko. Lahat ng mga nilagay ko roon ay nasa sahig na. Iyong mga pwedeng mabasag, basag ng lahat.

"This isn't over," I gritted as I marched my way towards the elevator. Mabilis akong bumaba papunta sa management. The girl greeted me, but I was in no mood to be polite! I just drove straight from Pangasinan to Manila, spent the entire day arranging my things and doing errands, and spent the night in a coffee shop instead of getting the sleep that I deserved so much!

"Good morning, what can I do for you?" bati sa akin nung manager.

"I'd like to report a disturbance."

"From what floor, Ma'am?"

"34th. My unit's 3402," I said, my arms crossed. I'd probably get an angry neighbor for this, but better than for him to continue what he was doing! It was so irresponsible of him! Ni hindi man lang ba niya naisip na may mga tao sa paligid niya?!

"Okay. What kind of disturbance, Ma'am?"

Agad akong pinamulahan ng mukha. It was as if I could hear the noise again. It was as if I could see my things falling one by one because of the force. Why was I feeling ashamed?! I wasn't the one who... who slept with someone! I was an innocent woman who just wanted to rest and get her sleep!

I cleared my throat.

Once.

Twice.

I couldn't bear myself to say it! I couldn't think of a good way to say it. Paano ko ba kasi sasabihin? Na malandi iyong kapitbahay ko? Na sa sobrang lakas niyang mag-ano, naglaglagan iyong mga gamit ko? Kahit ano'ng pagparaphrase ang gawin ko, it still sounded so dirty and wrong!

"Ma'am?" the manager repeated. "Do you have a problem with the unit?"

Tumingin ulit ako sa kanya. Sinubukan ko ulit na sabihin ang problema ko, pero hindi ko talaga magawa... Second hand embarrassment ba 'to? Bakit ako ang nahihiya sa mga ginawa niya?

"The previous tenant... did she have a problem with the unit?" I asked, instead. Hindi ba siya nagreklamo sa kababalaghan na nangyayari sa unit 3401?