In Game

Chapter 2

2 years after the incident. After Tuazon’s death, her daughter’s life started to change, the richest of their family, the reputation, the fame becomes faded. And so do her family started to vanished piece by piece.

"May you rest in peace, Mrs., Sylvania." the last word that she had heard after the cold body of her mom was put in her last destination. She holds tightly the pictures of her mother who are gone now. She can't believe that this will happen to her. Now that she is alone. She can’t do anything but look out of nowhere.

"Joie, let me take you home," the woman invited as she was about to hold her hand, but she refuse to come with her

"there's no home to go home with" she mumbled then Quickly run away to her mum’s burial

1/2 years from now...

A golden-browned-haired woman wearing a school uniform of teachers, just came in suddenly straight to their classroom while carrying her things. She placed her things up on her table then put her both hands on the desk while looking seriously.

"Okay class, just like I've told you yesterday, we will have a recitation. But for now, I want to see your essay and hear your voice by presenting your work in front of your classmates. So, remember guys this is one of your performance tasks added directly to your grades. So, shall we" After she told that directly, all of her classmates suddenly took their heads off away from the looks of the teacher. Not literally take off their heads okay.

The teacher raised her eyebrow while waiting for someone to walk in straight to the front but no one. No one dared to present their essay in front of they do all know that our teacher won't like it.

For the last time, Ms. Vera sighed. As she looks so disappointed to us.

"Don't tell me, all of you didn't do the essay" her classmate did not reply instead their only nodded.

She shook her head slowly while her hands are on the table." If that so, class dismissed" Ms. Vera short reply with disappointment. She carried her things up again. The students are rejoicing again because today, for a third time they're lying again.

As for Joie, she felt guilty about what they did. So, with no hesitation, she raised her hands as she called Ms. Vera who was about to go out in their classroom. "Ms. Vera!" The teacher stops and turns her gazed at her.

"Yes? Miss Sylvania"

"I forgot that I have my essay, so shall I?" She chattered, the teacher smiled as she gave the girl a signal to go in front.

Joie stands confidently while the others are staring at her with their annoying looks but who cares?! Besides, she's the one who will read, present her work?!

As a result, she got higher grades in English. It's a good thing she had a good aspect in life but on the other side of the results, she got in trouble.

"As****ole! You are getting to my nerves now!" A student girl just suddenly bumps at her in front of all students in the main hall. She quickly stood up to fix herself and act naturally like it didn't happen at all. The student hissed, then pulled Joie’s hair as she felt the pain in her head.

"Put your hands off me! You mo**n!" She shouted, the student still kept her hands on Sylvania's hair.

"What?! What did you just call me!" She, even more, holds her hair tightly as she pulled her straight to hers

"I already warn you! Get your hands off me! Or else—"

"Else what! You nerd! Not because all of our teacher's attention is all in you! It doesn't mean you act like you are the only student!" She protests. What?! It's not her fault if their teacher's attention is on her?! She had no bad attention! She only wanted to study.

"Let me tell this once again Nerd! Don't you dare cross the line!" She warned her, and yet she still not loosened her hands-on Sylvania hair. She already felt embarrassed because of what this mean girl did to her. It feels like the surrounding students are just watching a drama.

"Teachers' pet, favoritism and Oh! No wonder Ms. Vera is alw—"

"You’re the one who should not cross the line. Samantha" yet her weird looks came out of her again

This girl has reached her limit

She just stared at her seriously filled with confusion then, Samantha spoke "you, do you want a show! Then let me give you something that can make you more embarrassing" within a second, she finally took her hands off as she was about to pull her school jacket, but she quickly stopped her from doing that. She grips as she doesn't want to take her hands right off her

" Get off of my hands!"

As she wished…

She forcibly took her hands off on her hands as she accidentally (or not) take off. Now, she fell to the ground while holding her right hand achingly in pain. Samantha looks at her with madness in her eyes like she almost explodes in anger.

"Y-you! How dare you!" she stood up and quickly approach her as she intends to push her off away to fell on the garbage bin wherein just behind her only. But sorry, Samantha, she won't let you do that to her. Ever!

"Ahh!" screamed a girl who just fell directly into the garbage bin. Not Joie or neither the other student who screams. Do you know who was it? Yeah, it's Samantha who just fell a while ago.

"Oh," the other student says while covering their nose

The other brat came out to help their friend to get out inside the trash bin. As she out, they all smell the bad things that came into the trash and so to her. The students laugh at her at the same time, they are all disgusted.

"Hey! All of you go back to your class right now!" in one snap, all students around us left with no trace. Only me, Samantha (with her brat), and the teacher were left in the main hall.

Is this some kind of another troublesome for her?

Location: Guidance office_

Too quiet for the meantime happens inside the guidance room. Joie and Samantha are waiting for their parents to come out inside the main office.

" This is too much! Sir! You should give that brat a lesson!" the woman who just came out from the office suddenly pointing at Joie.

"I know ma'am they are just kids," the officer said. The women look at her angrily

"Kids?! How can you tell! That brat just bullied my beloved daughter" * about Samantha*

"I'm not going to accept this! Samantha, let's go home!" the two of them left the office. Joie still sitting on the chair. The teacher just look at her with disappointment.

“How can I tell this," Ms. Vera said

"Joie you're a smart girl, but I cannot expect that the student like you will—"

"What? Bully someone? Ms. Vera, you know me I'm not that kind of girl to bully someone. Besides, I was the one being bullied, embarrassed in front of all people" she gutted then Joie sudden feel emotional

" you don't know how I felt every time I was being bullied," she sobbed

“ I know, I’m sorry”

"So, all this time you know? If that is, did you know that the man you've dated is my father?" she questioned. Ms. Vera froze in front of Joie

"Did you know that the man you have dated has his own family? And by this time, only one left is her daughter?" she trembled

"J-joie let me explained. Your father and I are—"

" No need to tell, besides you, can't bring back the person who is already dead," Joie cut off. She stood up and took her bag then she walked straight out to the door. But after she completely got out of the guidance she looked at her with no emotion.

She sighed, "Everything that I have felt this year, won't happen if he didn't meet you and ruin our life," no one knows that Ms. Vera is the one who took care of her. But she just can't stop remembering all of that to her past.

"Wait joie" was the last word she had heard from Ms. Vera after she left the guidance room.

Location: Computer shop_

Loud, so very loud and clear for her to hear the sounds coming from the game she played. Playing became her addiction but not just an addiction but also one of her escape from reality.

Tap clicks. Sounds of every key she clicked in the keyboard and mouse as she quickly took advantage to beat the other player from the game

"Wow miss, you played great!" one of the gamers said Praising her skills in gaming, but she just ignored it. Every time she felt anxious, depress, she just let it all out by playing video games after that she felt so relieved and forgotten everything she had felt

"Hey, miss! You did? Wow! What a pro player! I wish could be like her"

"Wait, going out already?. Okay see yah"

She left quietly out of the computer shop as she decided to come home and study. While she was walking around. The rain started to fall as her tears suddenly drop out. She began to cry out loud of nowhere. She felt mix emotion; despair, anger and anxious. She felt like her body wanted to give up.

" Mom! Dad! Why you all left me alone!" She shouted from nowhere

"What a cry baby you are" she suddenly stopped when Joie heard someone talking to her left side. It was a woman much older than her. The women just look at her while smiling then lends her umbrella to her. "It's raining, you might get sick if you let yourself wet," Vera said

" t-thank you"

"Sorry" Joie quickly stood up and walk out without completing the word Vera saying but yet her teacher still ran through to her as she blocks Joie's way

"Joie, please I'm getting worried about you," she said whit teary eyes but even though She's emotional now, she just turned back then walk straight, but her teacher won't let her go, Ms. Vera quickly kneeled on the ground as she takes off the umbrella away from her. Now they are both wet in rain.

Is she really worried about her?

"Please, Joie, if you're thinking that you are alone. I'm here, I am always here Joie, You were not alone. I'm still here" she felt guilty when she saw Ms. Vera kneeling in front of her while they are both already felt cold and shivered in the middle of the rain.

Vera is always there but what has she done to make off away distance from her. She's a mistress of her father but even, after all, she threatened joie like her own daughter while her, She kept her distance away from her

She just then realize something. Something, that bothered her all of a sudden. The women is still waiting for her to respond but the only word that joie said was...

"Let's, go home Ms. Vera"