Chapter 4

Chapter 4

She was about to reply to what Tom said, pero nauna na itong umalis. She clicked his profile through his last comment. Doon niya nakitang finollow siya nito. His message appeared in her notification.

Trojan Virus: Follow me back.

Dahil mabait naman sa kanya si Tom ay sinunod nito ang sinabi niya. Pagkatapos ng ginawang iyon ay bumalik na ulit siya sa sarili niyang live stream.

“Ang babait naman pala ng mga tao rito. Ang dami kung magbigay.”

Strawberry Lover contradicted her statement. [Strawberry Lover: Not everyone is as kind as him. Mayaman lang ‘yon at bored kaya kung saan-saan ginagastos ang pera.]

“Oh.” Her mouth slightly opened.”Gets.”

Chineck niya ang account niya habang naghihintay ng kung anong mangyayari. Dumadami na ang followers niya. What a good start for a beginner, and with people like Tom na namimigay lang ng pera kasi gusto niya, that’s all she needs to search for in the application. She could get close with them, and maybe, after some time, become as popular as them.

[Ang ganda ng ngiti. Pakshet, nakaka-in love ka, Clarinet.]

Itinawa na lamang ito ng dalaga. “Para po kayong ewan.”

She was becoming more confident and familiar in Diamond Hub. Dapat pala ay dati niya pa ito sinubukan.

[Nakakalibog ang tawa mo, ganda! Baka gusto mo ng ****?]

[Strawberry Lover kicked a user.]

“What’s that question?” She placed her chin on her palm. “Bakit censored?”

[Strawberry Lover: His private part.]

“Ay, bastos!” Her voice went high. Kahit na nababastusan ay idinaan niya na lamang ito sa pagtawa. “Huwag po tayong bastos dito, pwede?”

[Sige, baby girl! Para sa iyo.]

[Cute mo mag-react HAHAHHAHAHAHA. Parang gusto tuloy kita send-an ng picture.]

[Strawberry Lover kicked a user.]

“Bakit mo k-in-ick?”

[Strawberry Lover: Nambabastos na lang ‘yan.]

Saktong tumunog ulit ang notification niya, tanda na may nagmensahe. It was the guy kicked by SL. Pagka-open niya ng message, tumambad sa kanya ang isang picture. It was blurry, and the word “SPOILER” covered it. She tapped the screen, and it displayed another message.

Are you sure you want to open this file? This may contain a harmful message or a spoiler.

Tumuloy pa rin siya. Muntik na niya maibato ang phone. Mabuti na lang ay paglayo lang sa mukha niya ang ginawa niya rito.

“Ew!” She tapped the back button a few times. “Kadiri. Why would he send me that?”

Nag-alala ang mga manonood sa kanyang reaction.

[Strawberry Lover: Bakit? Ano nangyari?]

“He sent me a pic of his private part!” She made a disgusting face again. Ilang segundo ang kinailangan niya bago iproseso ang nangyari saka siya bumalik doon sa mensahe para i-block ang nag-send. “Sa mga nag-iisip po na gumanon ulit sa akin, huwag niyo na po tangkain.”

[Strawberry Lover: You can report him to the Customer Service.]

Nagliwanag ang mukha ng dalaga. “Really? How?”

[Strawberry Lover: There are three dots on the upper right. If you scroll after clicking it, may makikita kang report.]

He followed his directions and selected ‘nudity’ for the reason.

“Kadiri talaga,” she said, but she chuckled. It was a nervous laugh. It was not a new thing. Ilang beses niya na iyon naranasan nang high school at college pa lamang siya. Kahit nga ang mga nagigin boyfriend niya dati ay hindi niya hinahayaan mag-send ng gano’n. It’s just rude and nasty. “Makapag-PK na nga lang.”

She tried sending invites for a PK, but no one was accepting it.

[Strawberry Lover: Hindi madali maghanap lalo na at bago ka pa lang.]

“I know.”

Almost a minute has passed, her screen split into two again, and this time, a cute female can be seen on the right panel. Wearing bunny ears and a white spaghetti top, the face of the competitor was covered in full face makeup. Sa likod nito ay ang nagkikislapan na iba-ibang kulay mula sa LED lights. Tantya ni Mia ay mas bata sa kanya ang babae.

“Hi!”

Sexy Bunny moved closer to the camera. She was assessing kung wala ba talagang filter na gamit si Clarinet. “Wow, you’re gorg, girl!”

“Thanks.” She blushed. She looked up at the top of the screen and noticed the timer counting down. “Nagsisimula na pala.”

“Yeah, do you want to do something here?”

“Is there a punishment?”

Bunny reclined on her chair, yakap ang tuhod. Naiipit ng ginawa niya ang kanyang dibdib kung kaya lalo itong umumbok. Pinagpyestahan naman ng mga lalaki ang magandang view at nagpadala ng mga regalo sa kanya. “Punishment? May naka-PK ka na ba kanina kaya alam mo na agad ‘yan?”

She agreed to her. “The punishment was that I will remove the filter.”

“That’s why!” Bunny pointed out her finger. “Si Tom siguro ang nakatapat mo.”

Mia slightly tilted her head. “Tom?”

“Trojan Virus,” anito. “Baliw-baliw ‘yon. Gawain niya na talaga. Dati nga ay akala ko, naghahanap lang ng chix, pero siraulo lang pala talaga.” Napahalakhak si Bunny sa naalala.

“Kaya siguro ang dami ring s-in-end kanina. Na-trip-an lang.”

Sumang-ayon si Bunny. “Oo, madamot ‘yon kahit sa mga ka-guild base sa nasagap kong chismis.”

Hindi makapaniwala si Mia sa narinig. Sa halagang natanggap niya kanina ay hindi niya naisip na madamot ang tulad ni Tom.

“By the way, we can do a punishment naman dito.” Ngumising tila may kakaibang gagawin si Bunny. Mia felt a different kind of nervousness. Actually, excitement also rush through her veins. “Sexy dance sa kung sinong matatalo.”

“Hala!” react ni Mia. “No, no, I don’t dance.”

Bunny shrugged. “Unless you can give me a big reward, that’s the only punishment I could think of that I want.”

Bunny wasn’t doing it for herself though. Aware siya kung gaano kaganda at ka-sexy ang tulad ni Clarinet, and to make her dance live in their PK, this would attract a lot of people. Not only to gain followers, those viewers would surely send something as it pleases them.

Men and their simple mentality.

[Gusto kitang suportahan, Clarinet, pero gusto rin kita makita sumayaw.]

[Sayang naman kung hindi natin mapapanood. Minsan lang ito.]

Nadadagdagan nang nadadagdagan ang mga tao sa stream nila. Nag-eenjoy sa ka-sexy-han at kagandahan ni Bunny at Clarinet.

[Kakatapos ko lang kay Dame, pero sige pa.]

“What?”

[Strawberry Lover kicked a user.]

[Strawberry Lover: Don’t mind him.]

As much as Strawberry Lover also wanted to see Clarinet dance, hindi niya naman gusto na lalo itong i-sexualize ng mga lalaki… but he’s really interested in seeing her dance.

‘No, must fight evil thoughts.’

[Strawberry Lover sent a Shooting Star x10]

[Strawberry Lover sent a Galaxy x3]

Nauubos na ang pera ni SL, pero kailangan niyang gumastos kung ayaw niya na mangyari ang gusto niya rin naman na mangyari.

“Hahayaan niyo bang matalo ako?” Bunny urged her supporters. She also knew how to poke Mia’s fans. “Ako, kahit manalo, pwede niyo ako makitang mag-sexy dance, pero si Clarinet…” Napailing siya. “Mukhang malabo.”

That triggered the men to send more for her. Samantalang may iilan pa ring nagbibigay kay Mia.

She was starting to lose hope. Ayaw niyang sumayaw, at sinasabi iyon ng mukha niya, pero lamang pa rin kaysa sa kanya si Bunny.

Tom entered the live stream… out of curiosity, using another account. Saktong-sakto ang dating niya dahil binanggit muli ni Bunny kung ano ang magiging punishment sa matatalo, and he couldn’t bear the first girl to catch his attention in this app to lose.

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