caught by his Demon. ( CAUGHT SERIES 1)

CHAPTER 3

I know that was a question, pero sa paraan ng pagsasalita nito hindi patanong , but more of a statement. It seemed to imply that you cannot defy its desires, but I was confused because earlier I saw that there were only three of us, so how could there be someone else with us?

I slowly turned around to see who it was, and when I looked, my face suddenly froze because how did we become four?

It was clear earlier that there were only three of us here.

Did this person just come in without me knowing? But that's impossible because I would have felt it since the door is quite close to where I was sitting earlier, and it would have made a noise if someone entered. Did it pass through the wall? No! Because those things only exist in books and movies.

I was taken aback when I glanced at the aura of the man who was speaking earlier. It was as if his posture was dominant now, and I felt a presence that was intimidating. But his face was so dark, as if carrying the weight of the world.

It's like a person who doesn't know how to smile, and you can't tell what's on his mind.

You won't see any trace of emotion on his face.

My gaze suddenly fixed on his deep gray eyes.

It's like when you stare at it, it feels like it's devouring you with its gaze.

I can't recognize myself now because just a while ago, I wasn't affected by fear, but now it's as if fear has taken over my entire system.

Who wouldn't be scared and nervous when looking at him? It's like he's going to consume you whole, as if when he speaks, you have no choice but to obey.

I passed my face, and I must say he's handsome. Not just handsome, but extremely handsome. The word handsome falls short to describe him because even though his aura is as cold as ice, his innate beauty still shines through.

He's like a man in a book, no, more like a god of Olympus because even when seated, it's still clear.

He's wearing a long sleeve shirt, neatly folded on his arms, which accentuates his appearance.

Now I realize that I'm actually praising him.

"a-alis napo" I stammered and looked at him.

Nang tinignan ko ito nabigla ako, dahil sa biglang pag tagpo ng aming mga mata Hindi ko mawari ang aking pakiramdam kong bakit parang mauubusan ako ng hininga kapag nag tatapo ang aming mga mata. Sa subrang lakas ng kalabog nang aking dibdib bahagya kopang kinapa iyon dahil para talaga itong lalabas, pakiramdam Koy nilulunod ako sa paraan pagkaka titig nito sakin.

Napansin ko ang pag tiim bagang nito na diko hindi alam kong bakit ,agad naman akong umawis dito dahil Kong titignan ko ito ay maslalo akong matatakot

"play with me" simpleng saad nito. Hindi ko alam kong alok ba iyon o utos,

but he like command like a boss,a god or what?.

"po?" iwan kuba ,iyon nalang ang na sabi ko Kahit malinaw naman talaga sa aking pandinig ang sinabi nito , ngunit gusto kolang malaman Kong ano batalaga ang ibig sa bihin nito

I saw him signal the two old people to leave because of his movement. I also noticed earlier that the tails of the two old people seemed to disappear, as if they lost their voices and just cowered against the wall, as if they were afraid of the presence of the man who was here now.

Walang pagdadalawang isip na umalis ang dalawang matatanda nag mamadali pa ata .Gusto ko tuloy sumama nalang sa dalawang matanda palabas o dikaya'y paki usapan na wag nila akong iwan rito .

"play with me if you win, you will get what you want" He said in a baritone voice as if he was ordering me and it was not an offer, he was very serious but honestly, I was scared to play with him. I can't figure out why it feels like something is pushing me not to take his offer even though it's very attractive.

"pasinsya napo pero kailangan kona pong umowi" sagot ko rito kahit ang totoo ay takot akong sagutin ito .

His face suddenly became more serious. His offer is tempting, who wouldn't want that kind of offer?

But I feel like this isn't the type of offer that dazzles you, but rather it's scary to accept , dahil siguro ay hindi panito sinasabi kong ano ang kapalit kapag ito naman ang nanalo.Para kasi pag tinanggap mo ang alok nito parang maymawawala sayo .

"are you afraid of losing?" he said with a grin ,as if he wanted to tease me or challenge

Ngunit ang dating saakin ay pang iinsulto parang duon ata tumaas ang dugo ko sa mukha dahil sa inis.

"are you sure if I win you will give me everything I want?"balik tanong ko rito gusto kolang linawin baka Kasi joke lang yon diba?.

"yeah" sagot nito.Bakit ba sa simpleng salita lang nito ay subrang napaka hot na sa pandinig ko?

"as in all I want? "ulit kopa

"don't make me repeat women" matigas na aniya nito tila ba nauubosan ng pasinsya dahilan upang bigla akong kabahan kahit gusto kolamang maka seguro dahil hina hamon ako nito eh.

"but what if you win?"tanong ko rito ,siguro lahat ng mapapanalonan ko ay kokonin nito pero syempre di ako papayag .Para akong natigilan ng mas lalong domiin ang tingin nito sakin pakiramdam Koy huminto saglit ang mundo ko ng bigla itong ngomisi hindi iyon pangkaraniwang ngisi lamang ngonit may dala iyong kilabot sa aking katawan , bakit? dahil siguro sa takot kong ano ang magiging sagot nito.

"if I win you will be mine" deritsong sagot nito para bang normal lang iyon,

Napakunot ako, seryoso ba ito sa pustahan or nagbibiro lang ito? Ngunit wala naman sa mukha nito ang mapagbiro.

"what?"ulit kong tanong baka sakaling baguhin pa nito ang sinabe dahil nag bibiro lang talaga.

"Isn't clear to you?" sarkastiko nitong tanong kaya napangiti ako ng mapait ,anong kabaliwan pinagsasabi nito?.

"Seryoso ka ba? I'm sorry pero hindi ako nasisiraan ng ulo para makipaglaro sa'yo," seryosong sabi ko dito. Oo, may kompiyansa ako sa sarili pero paano pag natalo ako? Hindi ako sira dahil klaro sa pananalita nito na gagawin akong parausan.

"don't test my patience, woman," tiim bakang aniya nito dahil hindi ata nito nagustuhan ang sagot ko. Ano naman kung ganon?

"hindi ako makikipag laro sayo atsaka sino kaba?" lakas na sagot ko rito Kahit sa kaloob louban ay parang natatakot na ako dito

Mukhang tama nga ako hindi talaga nito nagustohan ang aking sinagot dahil sa biglang pagdilim ng awra nito. Alam kong madilim na kanina ngunit mas nadagdagan pa ngayon .

Ang mas kinagulat ko ay may bigla itong binunot sa tagiliran na syang dahilan ng paglukob ng takot sa buong katawan ko.

Hindi ako halos makagalaw pati ata daluyan ng hininga ko huminto nang mapagtanto ko na isa palamg calambré ang nakatutok ngayon sa akin. rinig na rinig ko pa ang pagkasa nito kanina.

"Now choose, play or die ?" Matigas na aniya nito sa akin na syang kinanginig ng buong pagkatao ko, pakiramdam ko lahat ng balahibo ko nag simulang magsitayuan .

Kaya ba parang takot ang dalawang matanda kanina? Bakit wala nang kumilos at dakpin ito? Sino ba ito, o baka takot sila dahil kung hindi masunod ang utos nito ay iyon ang katapusan ng kanilang buhay, katulad ng nangyari sa akin ngayon.

"S-sige," nauutal na sagot ko rito para naman akong binunotan ng tinik sa dibdib dahil binaba na nito ang calambré na nakatutok sa akin.

"Good, now set," turo nito sa inu-upuan ko kanina .Dahil narin sa takot na baka tutukan na naman ako nito muli nang baril bumalik ako sa aking inuupoan kanina .

Napatingin naman ako sa pinto ng may pumasok na isang lalaki naka-itim ang suot. Ni hindi man lang ito nagulat dahil sa lalaking nasa harapan ko ngayon bagkus ay takot lang ang nakikita ko sa kanyang mga mata. Hindi sa akin kundi sa lalaking nasa harapan ko na hanggang ngayon hindi parin nagbabago ang ekspresyon.

Pumunta ito sa lamisa at napagtanto kong narito pala ito upang palitan ang mga card na nasa mesa. Kalaunan umalis din ito ng walang lingon-lingon sa amin , tulad ng dalawang matanda kanina nag mamadali rin.

Pagkatapos tinignan ako ng lalaking kaharap ko ngayon parang pinapahiwatig nito na magsisimula na kaming maglaro.

Why do I feel a slight tremor now? Parang nagdadalawang-isip ako na hawakan ang mga baraha, parang ngayon gusto ko na lang tumakbo at mag tago.

Nagsimula na nga kaming ma laro at sa tingin ko naman maganda ang aking baraha pero hindi pa rin pwedeng magpakampante.

Parang gusto kong ngumiti dahil nanalo ako sa unang laro. Mukhang pinaburan ata ako ng tadhana ngayon. I think my charm? O di kaya swerte o baka awa ng kapalaran sa akin ,I don't know.

"You lost," parang kidlat iyon na tumama sa akin. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinabi nito tila ayaw pumasok saaking isip na natalo lang ako ng ganun-ganun lang, para lang inisang pitik at nabaliktad na ang lahat, ako na ngayon natalo .

I shook my head, hoping that this was just a dream or that I was being paranoid and imagining things. But no, this is real, and I clearly saw the smirk on the handsome face of the man who claimed ownership over me.

"T-tika pa-pano nangyari 'yon?" nginig kong tanong dito kahit malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw na talo ako at wala nang kawala pa.

"Now get ready to yourself, woman