Our Impenetrable Love
Chapter 6
MAGKASALUBONG ang kilay, hindi agad nakasagot si Genevieve sa tanong nito. She scoffed. Lumaki ata ang ulo nito dahil sinabi niyang happy streaming kahapon? But she just said it for…she doesn’t know, courtesy? Bigla nalang iyon lumabas sa bibig niya pero hindi ibig sabihin no’n ay fan na siya! He might even think she’s been screaming at him all this time because she actually likes him!
“Gago,” napamura siya nang mapatay siya ng kalaban. The match is 3 for them and 0 for the enemy so there’s a high chance that they’ll win, but now she can’t answer and keeps getting distracted!
“Ano? Minumura mo ba ‘ko?” came his annoying voice.
Ayos na talaga kung itikom niya nalang ang bibig niya! Why did she even think about liking this guy when he’s got the looks but has a shitty attitude? Mas ayos pa siya sa hindi gaanong kagwapuhan pero may ilalaban naman sa ugali! She can’t believe she actually thought of him as a guy she’d want to be in a relationship with!
He’s even famous in the game. Kahit first game nila, may nakakakilala na sa lalaki at nagpapa-shout out ito sa kanya pero nagtataka siya na hindi naman ito nirereplayan ni Xhyro. Maybe he only notices fans on the stream and not during the game. O baka naman pokus talaga ito sa laro kaya hindi na ito nag-aabala pang basahin ang chat.
“Hindi ako nanonood ng stream mo.” Diretsong saad niya habang muli silang naglaro. The next round will determine if they’ll get a straight 4 points or the enemy can score a point.
Search and Destroy is all about the teamwork and skills. Mabuti at paborito niya naman itong laruin kaya ayos lang sa kanya na inaya siya nito rito. Bukod sa mabilis lang ito natatapos kahit maraming round, naeensayo rin ang skills niya. Be it being more attentive, practice different guns, and reading the enemies’ moves, she can practice all of this with this mode.
Hindi nagsalita ang dalawa, abala at seryoso sa laro dahil silang dalawa ang natira laban sa limang kalaban.
Shit. Mukhang makakahabol pa ang kalaban sa amin.
Nagulat siya nang tumawa ito sa kabilang linya. “The best sniper and the best shotgun user, dapat kahit lima pa sila, matakot sila sa’tin!”
“Hoy, ang yabang mo!” Sigaw niya rito kahit natawa rin siya kalaunan. It’s nice to think that he thought of her as the best shotgun user. Kahit pampagana lang iyon sa laro, masarap pa rin iyong pakinggan. Believe it or not, she even cried out of frustration before because she couldn’t master the shotgun and the moves properly.
“Boom, silip ka pa, ah!” Komento ni Xhyro nang may mapatay ito sa kabila. Napangiti siya. It’s them versus 4 enemies.
“Nasaan ba sila?” Naiiritang tanong niya at mukhang nagtatago lang ang mga kalaban nila dahil wala siyang makita. “Hindi na siguro sila magpa-plant, hinihintay nalang nila tayong patayin.”
“Nasa base. Silipin mo muna tapos sabihin mo sa’kin kung ilan. Hanap ako pwesto,” mabilis na utos nito na agad niya namang sinunod.
She smirked. Their teamwork’s sort of nice. One specializes in a short-range weapon na the other for long range. Mababantayan siya nito sa malayo kapag sumugod siya.
“Bantayan mo ‘ko diyan sa building! Baka mamatay ako, ah!” She exclaimed, focusing on the game. Kung hindi siya nagkakamali, siguro dalawa o tatlo ang nasa base ng kalaban ngayon. “Pakinggan mo rin footsteps.”
“Alam ko na ‘yon, ‘wag mo na sabihin!” sigaw nito.
“Bobo! Sinasabi ko lang para i-remind ka!”
“’Di ko kailangan nang remind mo at maalam na ‘ko rito! Porket nasa leader boards ka, ikaw na magaling!”
Kumunot ang noo niya. “Aba, kaya nga leader boards kasi magaling? Bulok ka lang kaya ‘di ka umabot do’n!”
“Putangina!”
Napangiwi siya nang magmura ito dahil napatay ito, kaya mag-isa nalang siya laban sa apat.
“Ayan, kabobohan!” Hindi niya mapigilang isigaw. “Sabing bantayan likod, e!”
“E pa’no ko babantayan, ang ingay-ingay mo? ‘Di ko na rinig footsteps!”
“Ako pa may kasalanan? Edi sana nag-mute ka! I was just reminding nicely, ikaw ang unang sumigaw!” She yelled and focused on the game.
Para hindi siya mapahiya dahil puro talak siya na nasa leader boards siya, dapat maubos niya ang kalaban.
“Bahala ka nga! Hindi ko naman kasi kailangan masabihan!”
She rolled her eyes. His pride can’t take it when someone tells him that because he thinks he’s always the best among everyone.
Hindi niya nalang ito pinansin at dahan-dahang lumibot sa mapa para hanapin ang kalaban.
‘The bomb has been planted.’
Umayos siya ng upo. The enemies are already making their move. Dahil apat pa sila, sigurado siyang kanya-kanya ang pwesto nito para mabantayan ang planting area. She has to be careful.
Napangisi siya nang makita ang isa sa mid na tumatakbo, ngunit siya ang nasa likod. Mabilis siyang tumakbo papunta ro’n para patayin ito.
Boom. Head shot.
Kahit si Xhyro ay natahimik. She at least expected a compliment because of her moves there, but obviously, his pride can’t take that again. Sabagay, kung siya rin naman ang tatanungin, mahihiya rin siyang magsabi rito.
“Oh! How’s that, Xhyro Gaming?” She smirked and put down the phone for a while to stretch her fingers after sucessfully clutching and killing all enemies.
“Heh! Naka-chamba ka lang!” bulyaw nito. “K-kaya ko rin ‘yon, ‘no!”
She chuckled. “Yabang yabang mo pa, ah.”
“Hindi nga! Akala mo ikaw lang may kaya no’n? Nakakagulat naman kasi talaga mga galaw mo, hindi ka matamaan ng kalaban!” Sunod-sunod na banggit nito nang matapos na ang laro at nanalo sila.
5-0 ang naging score ng laro. Lamang talaga sila ro’n. Kahit napanalo niya sa pang-apat na round, she won’t deny that Xhyro’s sniping skills are really on another level. What happened was just an accident, sure, but her pride also can’t take saying sorry.
“Isa pa ba?” tanong niya nang matapos at naghihintay nalang sila sa lobby.
“You haven’t even answered my question earlier yet,” seryosong sagot nito.
“Anong hindi? Sabi ko kanina hindi ako nanonood, ah. Isn’t that an answer already?” she asked, clearly getting irritated again. Kahit naman straightforward siya sumagot sa ibang tao, pakiramdam niya kapag kay Xhyro, masama ang nagiging labas at tono no’n.
“Sabi mo kagabi ‘happy streaming’,” he whispered, but it was load enough for her to hear.
She laughed out loud. “Kasi dumadaan ka sa newsfeed ko! And I’ve watched a couple sniper highlights of yours kagaya nang nasa pinned mo before I even talked to you kaya nasabi ko ‘yon. Sana pala hindi ko nalang sinabi. Kinilig ka ata, ‘no?” she teased.
Pareho pa silang nasa lobby at hindi naman nito sinisimula ang laro. Hindi na siguro sila maglalaro ulit.
“Hindi na ako makakalaro kasi magsisimula na ako mag-stream,” kalmadong sambit nito. “Kapag nanood ka, papakitaan kita ng sniping skills ko!”
Natawa siya sa anunsyo nito. “At ba’t kita papanoorin?”
“Para malaman mong hindi ako bobo! Kinakabahan lang ako kapag may kalaro!”
“Kinakabahan kapag may kalaro o kapag may babaeng kalaro?” she teased even more.
“Kala mo naman sa kanya napakaganda! Basta, manood ka nalang. Dapat mag-comment ka rin na ikaw ‘yon, ah,” hindi pa ito natigil sa kapipilit sa kanya.
“Kahit hindi kagandahan, at least magaling,” tawa niya. “Pero sige, manonood ako.”
Now, why did she have to say that?
“Siguraduhin mo! Shout out pa kita r’yan, e!” he chuckled. “Kaaway ko nga pala, guys,” example nito.
“Sige na, mag-ready ka na para sa stream mo,” nagmamadali niyang saad. “Magco-comment ako!”
She badly needs to make a dummy account…and quick.
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 7: Xhyro GamingNAGPAKAWALA si Genevieve nang isang buntong-hininga matapos mabilisang makagawa ng isa pang account na hiwalay sa personal niya para makapag-comment. To go out of her way to create a separate account is something even she doesn’t understand why she’s doing.At least nakagawa na siya at iyon ang mahalaga. Besides, Xhyro sounded really hopeful that she’d be there too. Sa dami-daming magco-comment sa stream no’n, hindi naman siya sigurado kung mababasa nga nito ang comment niya. And, what will she even comment in the first place?Using her other account, she set up another anime profile picture, VS: Gen as her name, and a cover photo.“Hala, nakikita pala ‘yung date na sumali,” mangiyak-ngiyak na banggit niya nang makita na ang date joined ay ngayon. Masyado naman siyang halata!She could obviously choose to comment on her real account, pero dahil ilang taon
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 8 NAPANGITI si Gen nang mapansing halos araw-araw na silang naglalaro bago ito mag-stream. Kahit hindi nila sabihin sa isa’t isa na alas sais sila ng gabi maglalaro bago ito mag-live, alam na nilang dalawa na ‘yon ang oras nila para maglaro. Paminsan-minsan, inaaya siya nito tuwing lunch, pero alam niya na may trabaho pa siyang uunahin kaya hindi niya ito tinatanggap. She just opens during lunch time to check on her mail and any announcements the game has, pero sa gabi talaga siya naglalaro. And yes, he’s still an annoying brat. Sa bawat araw na nakakalaro niya ito, bawat araw din siyang naiinis sa kayabangan nito. She just kind of got used to it. Hindi rin nila dinadamdam ang sinasabi ng isa kaya malaya nilang naaasar ang isa’t isa. The words dumb and stupid are already part of their language. Hindi naman siya ganito ka-agresibo sa ibang tao, pero pag dating kay Xhyro ay kusa nalang itong l
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 9 NAPASINGHAP si Gen nang makita ang anunsyo ng Call of Duty Philippines. They just announced a tournament with over P300,000 cash prize for the grand winner! Kung manalo ang clan nila at paghati-hatian nila iyon…there’s no doubt that she can still receive a good amount! Ang modes ng tournament ay Hardpoint na 150 ang dapat score and the main goal is to protect the hardpoint for a hundred and fifty seconds, Search and Destroy which the main goal is to successfully plant or defuse the bomb or kill all the enemies, and Domination, which the team needs to capture points A, B, and C for 150 points. Napangiti siya sa mga modes na iyon. Hardpoint and domination will definitely be full of clashes to defend and capture the hardpoint, and search and destroy will mainly be about trying to read the enemies moves. Hindi na bago sa kanya ang mga tournament. Dahil competitive nga ang clan nila, sumasali ito sa mg
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 10 HINDI MABILANG ni Gen kung ilang beses na siyang humikab sa araw na iyon. Madaling araw na ngunit hindi pa siya natutulog dahil tinatapos niya ang panibagong designs ng damit niya. She finished last month’s new releases and now she needs another set. Tatlong bagong tops ang kailangan niyang idisenyo para sa buwan na ito. Gen has always been told to just basically resell and stop designing her own pieces because designs on other shops are similar. The tops for teenagers that are cropped and knitted in fabric, always sold in different colors, and all with the same blouse design, wrap-on, floral, or plain design. Napapailang na lamang siya kada makakatanggap siya nang gano’ng komento. Kahit iilan sa mga buyers niya ay hindi makapaniwala nang malaman nila na sarili niya itong disenyo dahil halos pare-pareho lamang daw ang nakikita nila sa buong site. She admits, she’s not that creative in thi
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 11 “FRIENDLY scrim lang ito, ah? Pwede rin mag-inside spectate sa mge miyembro lang ng dalawang clan, pero bawal outside spectate. Please respect the rules of the scrimmage,” Kuya Greg—Titans’ clan master, announced to everyone before starting. Ang dalawang clan master ay hindi raw muna kasama sa laro at manonood sila sa mga miyembro nito. Kahit sabihing friendly scrim ito, dahil competitive ang dalawang clan, alam ng lahat na pagmamasdan ng maigi ang gameplay ng dalawang clan. Because they’ll know there’s a high chance that the two might face each other during eliminations…and even during the real competitions. The scrimmage or these practice matches will determine the clans’ weaknesses and strengths, openings, moves, teamwork, skills, and what the other can improve on. Gen sighed, drinking her favorite frappe she ordered before the scrim to calm herself, or more like prepare herself for the coming scrimmage. Alam niyang
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 12MUNTIK pang maitapon ni Genevieve ang kanina niya pang iniinom na frappe nang makita ang score nila sa Titans. She's been drinking this for two games already because her hands aren't free most of the time. Kailangan niya ang dalawang kamay para sa laro. She plays the game with four fingers and she's used to that kind of set-up ever since.She honestly expected they'd win. That it'd be a comeback since Titans had the upper hand at first. Hinihintay niya ang sisi sa kanya ng mga kakampi, ngunit wala siyang narinig sa mga ito. Maybe they didn't notice that it was her fault for why they lost. Baka nga sinisisi rin ng mga ito ang kanilang sarili sa pagkatalo ng grupo.Gen shrugged. Why is she taking the fall herself?
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 12MUNTIK pang maitapon ni Genevieve ang kanina niya pang iniinom na frappe nang makita ang score nila sa Titans. She's been drinking this for two games already because her hands aren't free most of the time. Kailangan niya ang dalawang kamay para sa laro. She plays the game with four fingers and she's used to that kind of set-up ever since.She honestly expected they'd win. That it'd be a comeback since Titans had the upper hand at first. Hinihintay niya ang sisi sa kanya ng mga kakampi, ngunit wala siyang narinig sa mga ito. Maybe they didn't notice that it was her fault on why they lost. Baka nga sinisisi rin ng mga ito ang kanilang sarili sa pagkatalo ng grupo.Gen shrugged. Why is she taking the fall herself? T
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 13SOFTLY applying her foundation on her face with a damp beauty blender, Genevieve has never been more excited to go out, dress up, and do her makeup more extravagantly.Today is no special day for her. It’s just an errands day–aka, the day where she gets to go out after being at home for more than three weeks. She also applies light makeup whenever she works, pero iba pa rin talaga kapag siya na mismo ang lalabas sa bahay para may gawin. Her agenda for the day is stocking up on groceries for another 2-3 weeks, paying her bills, and hopefully going shopping for new clothes or items around the house.Dahil may trabaho na siya at pinapadalhan pa rin siya ng pera ng magulang niya paminsan-minsan, it isn&rs
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 16 NAPASINGHAP si Gen at mabilis na umalis sa office chair niya at tumakbo sa kama niya nang hindi makapaniwalang tiningnan ang bagong post ng CODM PH. She literally dropped everything when she got the notification. A very important notification, take note of that. CODM PH OFFICIAL: Below are the 20 qualified teams to enter this year’s elimination round! Schedule for eliminations are to be viewed in the picture below, all within 3 months time. 4 teams from the winner’s bracket and two teams from the loser’s bracket will battle with each other face-to-face in December to determine our champion to start their career as professional gamers! Eliminations will take part online and will be li
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 15XHYRO couldn’t help but look back on the announcement of CODM PH, the official page of it in the Philippines. Simula nang mag-anunsyo ito ng kompetisyon, araw-araw niya na iyon binabalik-balikan. It serves as his reminder of why he’s trying so hard, practicing every day, trying out different guns and strategies, lahat iyon ay ginagawa niya.He and his clan can’t afford to lose. Kung para sa iba ay simpleng kompetisyon lamang ito, para sa kanya, buhay niya na ang nakasasalay dito. He’ll become a professional gamer and earn more money to support himself and prove to his family that he isn’t just playing games all day. Na may mararating siya sa paglalaro. That e-sports is an industry, that his gaming can actually take him s
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 14“Wala lang, gusto ko lang manood ka para may kaaway ako at kausapin,” mabilis na dugtong nito.“Ba’t ako manonood? Crush mo ‘ko?” Gen teased, enjoying the little interview. Ni hindi niya na maintindihan ang pinapanood nila sa usapan. Good thing for Xhyro, he’s already watched the movie and is just re-watching with her. Siya ay walang kaalam-alam sa pinapanood bago magsimula.If there’s one thing she learned from Xhyro today, it’s that he’s a fan of movies. Especially anime movies. Natatapos daw kasi ito agad sa isahang nood kaya ito ang mas gusto niyang panoorin. For her, movies aren’t enough to wrap up the entire story.
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 13SOFTLY applying her foundation on her face with a damp beauty blender, Genevieve has never been more excited to go out, dress up, and do her makeup more extravagantly.Today is no special day for her. It’s just an errands day–aka, the day where she gets to go out after being at home for more than three weeks. She also applies light makeup whenever she works, pero iba pa rin talaga kapag siya na mismo ang lalabas sa bahay para may gawin. Her agenda for the day is stocking up on groceries for another 2-3 weeks, paying her bills, and hopefully going shopping for new clothes or items around the house.Dahil may trabaho na siya at pinapadalhan pa rin siya ng pera ng magulang niya paminsan-minsan, it isn&rs
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 12MUNTIK pang maitapon ni Genevieve ang kanina niya pang iniinom na frappe nang makita ang score nila sa Titans. She's been drinking this for two games already because her hands aren't free most of the time. Kailangan niya ang dalawang kamay para sa laro. She plays the game with four fingers and she's used to that kind of set-up ever since.She honestly expected they'd win. That it'd be a comeback since Titans had the upper hand at first. Hinihintay niya ang sisi sa kanya ng mga kakampi, ngunit wala siyang narinig sa mga ito. Maybe they didn't notice that it was her fault on why they lost. Baka nga sinisisi rin ng mga ito ang kanilang sarili sa pagkatalo ng grupo.Gen shrugged. Why is she taking the fall herself? T
Our Impenetrable LoveChapter 12MUNTIK pang maitapon ni Genevieve ang kanina niya pang iniinom na frappe nang makita ang score nila sa Titans. She's been drinking this for two games already because her hands aren't free most of the time. Kailangan niya ang dalawang kamay para sa laro. She plays the game with four fingers and she's used to that kind of set-up ever since.She honestly expected they'd win. That it'd be a comeback since Titans had the upper hand at first. Hinihintay niya ang sisi sa kanya ng mga kakampi, ngunit wala siyang narinig sa mga ito. Maybe they didn't notice that it was her fault for why they lost. Baka nga sinisisi rin ng mga ito ang kanilang sarili sa pagkatalo ng grupo.Gen shrugged. Why is she taking the fall herself?
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 11 “FRIENDLY scrim lang ito, ah? Pwede rin mag-inside spectate sa mge miyembro lang ng dalawang clan, pero bawal outside spectate. Please respect the rules of the scrimmage,” Kuya Greg—Titans’ clan master, announced to everyone before starting. Ang dalawang clan master ay hindi raw muna kasama sa laro at manonood sila sa mga miyembro nito. Kahit sabihing friendly scrim ito, dahil competitive ang dalawang clan, alam ng lahat na pagmamasdan ng maigi ang gameplay ng dalawang clan. Because they’ll know there’s a high chance that the two might face each other during eliminations…and even during the real competitions. The scrimmage or these practice matches will determine the clans’ weaknesses and strengths, openings, moves, teamwork, skills, and what the other can improve on. Gen sighed, drinking her favorite frappe she ordered before the scrim to calm herself, or more like prepare herself for the coming scrimmage. Alam niyang
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 10 HINDI MABILANG ni Gen kung ilang beses na siyang humikab sa araw na iyon. Madaling araw na ngunit hindi pa siya natutulog dahil tinatapos niya ang panibagong designs ng damit niya. She finished last month’s new releases and now she needs another set. Tatlong bagong tops ang kailangan niyang idisenyo para sa buwan na ito. Gen has always been told to just basically resell and stop designing her own pieces because designs on other shops are similar. The tops for teenagers that are cropped and knitted in fabric, always sold in different colors, and all with the same blouse design, wrap-on, floral, or plain design. Napapailang na lamang siya kada makakatanggap siya nang gano’ng komento. Kahit iilan sa mga buyers niya ay hindi makapaniwala nang malaman nila na sarili niya itong disenyo dahil halos pare-pareho lamang daw ang nakikita nila sa buong site. She admits, she’s not that creative in thi
Our Impenetrable Love Chapter 9 NAPASINGHAP si Gen nang makita ang anunsyo ng Call of Duty Philippines. They just announced a tournament with over P300,000 cash prize for the grand winner! Kung manalo ang clan nila at paghati-hatian nila iyon…there’s no doubt that she can still receive a good amount! Ang modes ng tournament ay Hardpoint na 150 ang dapat score and the main goal is to protect the hardpoint for a hundred and fifty seconds, Search and Destroy which the main goal is to successfully plant or defuse the bomb or kill all the enemies, and Domination, which the team needs to capture points A, B, and C for 150 points. Napangiti siya sa mga modes na iyon. Hardpoint and domination will definitely be full of clashes to defend and capture the hardpoint, and search and destroy will mainly be about trying to read the enemies moves. Hindi na bago sa kanya ang mga tournament. Dahil competitive nga ang clan nila, sumasali ito sa mg