PROLOGUE
"So, you are the campus genius girl that everyone was talking about. Gwynette Montez, right?" He said right away when she went out of the library.
Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na ganito na pala ang taste nya sa babae. Pathetic bastard. Syren thought when he met her gaze for the first time.
Pero imbis na pagtuunan ng pansin ay binalewala na lang ito ni Gwynette at patuloy na naglakad.
"Aba't--Hoy!" napatawa siya bigla. "Ayos, ha? Hindi lang siya weird. Bastos pa siya." Sinundan niya ulit ito at hinatak ang braso nito.
"Bitiwan mo 'ko." Hindi niya maintindihan pero bigla siyang nanlamig sa tono ng boses nito.
Ano ba siya? Multo? Robot? Sa isip isip niya. Pero hindi 'yon naging dahilan para bitiwan niya ito.
"I won't unless you do me a favor."
"Hindi naman kita kilala." emotionless at walang kabuhay-buhay na sabi nito.
This girl is giving me a creepy feeling. Weird.
Pero hindi pa doon nagtatapos dahil bigla siyang nagulat sa sinabi nito.
Hindi niya 'ko kilala??
He suddenly laughed.
"Are you sure? Wow. You're interesting, huh?"
"Pwede mo na ba 'kong bitiwan?" Syren looked amazed but he continued.
"Not yet. Siguro nga hindi mo 'ko kilala by my face but maybe my name. I'm Syren Ford from Class X-C."
Gwynette nodded continously that made Syren smirked.
"So kilala mo na 'ko?"
"Kaklase mo pala si Chelsie."
Syren had lost for words.
Ano ba talagang nagustuhan niya sa babaeng 'to? But then, he continued.
"Since magkakilala na tayo, can you now do my favor?"
Ilang segundo na silang tahimik at hindi pa rin sumasagot si Gwynette. At hindi naman maiwasang ma-awkward ni Syren sa klase ng tingin sa kanya ng babaeng kaharap niya.
Psycho ba siya?
"Why are you staring like that?" Syren asked while glaring at her but Gwynette just rolled her eyes and turned her back on him na ikinagulat ni Syren.
What the--!
"Hoy!"
"Wala akong planong tanggapin ang favor ng kahit na sino. Mabuti pa, tantanan mo na 'ko at mang bully ka na lang."
He was shocked and felt speechless.
So, kilala niya talaga ako in the first place. She knew me all along and she tricked me that good? Well, she knows how to play games, then.
Sinundan niya ulit si Gwynette and this time ay hinarangan na niya ang daanan nito.
But she doesn't know one thing: That I am the king of games and I always win.
"Let's date. Be my girl, Gwynette Montez."