8 YEARS AGO
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Ayden's Point of View
"Ayden, Wake up you have to get ready for School!" My Mom shouted from downstairs
I was suddenly woken up by My Mom's voice, Her voice is a like a loud speaker that is on a full volume, Even if My door were closed I can still hear her shouting. I have no choice but to go down stairs before My mom will go to My room and get me to leave the bed, Because if that happens she will talk about stuff endlessly again and I remember she's like a rapper when she is angry. I stretch out first before reaching my phone in the side table, Upon grabbing my phone and opening it I notice that it is too early.
Dang it!
It's still 5:30 in the morning and My mom is already shouting like there's no tomorrow, I'm planning to sleep until 6:30 in the morning because My class will start at 8:30 am and I know that I'm fast at getting ready for school but then again when My mom says it I should just probably follow it. I immediately get up on my bed and turn off the Air conditioner because it is cold before getting my towel in my closet. While getting my towel I suddenly notice that my hair is getting longer than usual, I fixed my hair with my hand before getting the towel before going out of my room.
When I got out of my room I was surprised as My mom yelled downstairs "Ayden, Can you call your sister for me??"
Geez! I almost had a heart attack because of My Mom, I can be surprised easily and I hate it!!
"Yeah sure Mom." I calmly replied to her
My older sister's room is in the opposite direction of My room. I always get to asked my sister to get out of her room because she is usually late for her school and sometimes She doesn't want to go to school. My parents room is located downstairs. I walk towards my sister's room and knock on her door.
*Knock Knock Knock*
After 5-10 seconds She still won't answer.
You have to be kidding me!! Urgh!!
This is the worst!
"Mom said you have to get ready for school." I said loudly so she can hear it and I also she is still sleeping
After I said those words she immediately open the door and furiously glance at me even if she is shorter than me I'm still scared of My older sister.
"You punk!" She said and then punch my right shoulder
Aww that hurts
I just rubbed my right shoulder and didn't say anything to her
"Ayden Bryce Mackenzie! Aliyah Ivy Mackenzie! What are you guys doing?!" Mom ask in a strong voice
Both of us turned our heads to where our Mom's voice came from and I'm pretty sure My sister was surprise also.
"Mom!" Both of us said in a shock voice
"You guys should go downstairs and eat, Both of you will be late if you guys are too slow to move." Mom uttered
Me and My sister glared at each other as if we are fighting like little kids that our Mom stop us from fighting. Three of us go down stairs to eat.
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Fastforward
I'm already in My uniform and I'm just fixing my hair in our mirror in the living room because I really don't like it when it is messy and I don't want others to touch and play with my hair. While I'm fixing my hair someone knock at the door and I'm pretty sure I already know who this is, So I walk to the our front door and open it. After I opened it My bestfriend since junior high school is here, She is Alexis Ivory Thorne we very close to the point that guys who are courting Alexis got jealous of me.
"Hey there, Ayden." she greeted me and hug me
I hug her back
"Ohh Hi Alexis your here." Mom notices her arrival even if she is in the kitchen and she also greeted Alexis
Alexis is not a stranger in our home she is a jolly and cheerful person and My parents treat her as if she's their daughter.
"Oh Hey Mrs. Mackenzie, I'm just grabbing Ayden and we'll walk together to school." Alexis greeted My mom back
"Take care guys! I still have something to do in the kitchen." Mom said in a jolly voice snd go back to the kitchen
Look at her if there is a guest in our house she immediately turn the good side of her
"Shall we get going?" I immediately ask Alexis
She looked at me and you can see her confuse face starting to appear
"What's the hurry?" Alexis ask
Well I haven't told Alexie about this and I'm giving myself time to think but I've made up my mind. I want to be a professional gamer.
I cling to her shoulder
"I really want to talk to you about something." I whispered in her ear
"Well then, Let's get going!" Alexis said as she immediately grab my hand without my consent
Typical Alexis
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"WHAT?!" Alexis unbelievably ask with a loud voice while we are walking to our school
"Shhhh, People will look at us and think we are fighting!" I commanded
"Do you even think straight of becoming a E-sports player?" Alexis ask me with a strong voice
I know that this will be a low chance success rate and I also know that the life of an E-sport player is not that great because if your team lose and didn't make it on the top 3 of the tournament you won't have a prize money for that. All of your efforts are wasted.
"Aye, I really want to try on making a team for Valorant." I calmly told her while walking
I've been playing Valorant for almost 2 years and I have to be honest that I'm still not good at playing it and suddenly I remember My best friend 11 years ago Primo Alexander Crawford, Even if we are still little we play games and we even call ourselves Gamers
Do you still even play Primo?
She suddenly stop and bowed her head I don't know what happen or did I say something wrong
It really got me curious if I said something wrong
This girl is really weird
Well that's why we are friends in the first place because both of us are weird
"Why are you stopping? Did I do or said something wrong?" I ask her continously
She chuckled while looking at the ground
"No, To be honest Ayden, I tried playing Valorant and it get me addicted I just didn't say to you since maybe your good at it and I'm shy to play with you because I'm just a new player enjoying Valorant." Alexis utter in a serious tone
WOAH!!
HOLY SHIT!
My best friend is playing Valorant??
"Holy Cow! I didn't know you play Valorant, You should have told me, We are the same I'm not good at playing it."
"Come on, I know your playing Valorant for 2 years." Alexis utter and I can feel the disbelief in her voice
"I'm only silver 1." I replied with a cold tone
"I'm only bronze 2, We can play together!" Alexis joyfully said and grab my hand like a kid begging to me to play with her
(Please use this as a reference for those who are not familiar with Valorant system, Every rank will start at I then when you rank up you need to be at Tier III of that rank to get promoted to a higher rank. eg Iron I after Iron I you will be promoted to Iron II after Iron II you will be promoted to Iron III then after you will become Bronze I when you get promoted and so on and so forth)
"I didn't realize that we are in the campus right now." I uttered
We finally realize that we are in the school while talking about creating an Esports team and playing Valorant together.
"Yeah, Talking about something interesting for the both of us is fun! We didn't even realize that we are in school." Alexis said cheerfully
Someone push me from behind so I stumble.
Ouch!
Alexis hurried up to me
"What's your problem?!" angrily ask the one who push me
"Shut up nerd face." said the who push me away with a cold voice
He is still glancing at us even though he is walking far away from us
Alexis is about to say bad things again but luckily I stood up and grab her hand and she suddenly look at me.
"Stop." I commanded
"But--" I cut her from talking because I know that if this girl is angry she will say a lot of bad stuff that people might misjudge her
I look at her carefully and Thankfully she know what to do, She take a deep breath to make her calm down.
"Alright." She replied with a cold tone
We look around at the campus and some of the students are watching something on their mobile and I didn't know what it was. I don't have data for watching or scrolling in facebook.
"Hey do you know what are the other students talking about?" I ask Alexi
She shrug her shoulder
Fuck I wanna know what that was!
I really got curious about it but luckily someone shouted a very familiar name "PAC got an ace!" In that moment somehow I knew what are they watching, They are watching Valorant stream. PAC is a very famous IGN in Valorant, IGN is basically In Game Name. It is famous because he led the team he was in to be the champion in the International tournament but they never saw his face because he always use mask and a cap so his face is very mysterious in someways.
"Is that Valorant?" Alexis hit me in the body with her shoulder while asking
I nodded with smile
"What are you smiling for?" she ask again
"I want to watch PAC livestream!!" I joyfully told her
I can see her face that she is confused
"Ah! PAC is a player in Valorant who is skilled and not to mention he is the top 1 in the North America Region!!" I said with excitement
"Uhhh Top 1 what?" Alexis confusingly ask
Maybe she still don't know about the leaderboard
"I'll explain it to you later when it is our break time." I told her happily then I grab her hand then we immediately run to our classroom.
I don't know why but I'm happy every time I know PAC is streaming because he's My idol and I want to be like him.
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Breaktime
I'm copying the notes in our Blackboard in My notebook so I can study this at home also before playing and watching while I'm copying the notes in My notebook Alexis suddenly came to me. Me and Alexis are 2 rows apart from each other and now that it is breaktime most of our classmates have left. She bumped her shoulder to my body again.
"What?" I ask irritatedly
"Our school offers e-sports classes right?" Alexis said
Oh yeah I totally forgot about it
Yeah why?" I ask her
She smirk like there is some kind of a evil plan
"Why do you smile like that?" I ask her again
"You know what I'm thinking right?" she said to me while smirking and raising her eyebrows repeatedly
While we were talking My phone suddenly rang so I get it from my pocket and I was surprised to have some unknown number call me
Maybe it is a girl
Gosh!
Maybe this girl is My love of My life
I asked Alexis to quiet down for a minute because I have someone to talk to
I immediately answer the phone
"Hello My Darling, It's been so long since I've waited for you!" I greeted with a flirty voice and I can also see Alexis facial thoughts
This girl is about to burst in laugh
"Ayden? What the hell man? This is Primo." the voice in the call said
Primo?!
As in My childhood friend?!
I should just die right now
I feel Humiliated
"Primo?? My bestfriend?!" I ask unbelievably and also with a shocking voice
"Yeah! The one and only Primo Crawford." he confidently said
This guys is still confident as ever
But how did this guy get My number?
We haven't talk in ages yet he knows my number?
"Are you not surprise that I know your number?" Primo ask me
"Ah yeah! About that How did you know My number?" I ask him back
"Listen. I'll tell you when I get there." Primo said
WAIT WTF?!
Primo is going back to the Philippines?
"Why are you going back to the Philippines?" I ask him
"Like I said, I will tell you when I get there. Are you still living to your house before?" Primo said
"Uh-huh---" Before I complete what I was gonna say he turn off the call
Damn!
He still haven't change a bit
But what is more alarming is that why is Primo going back to the Philippines all of a sudden??
Did something happen to him in the United States while he was staying there?
"Who is that?" Alexis ask in a calm voice
"Do you remember that I had a friend before and he is living in the USA right now?" I told Alexis
She nodded
"He's coming back here in the Philippines."
Primo's Point of View
I suddenly hang up on Ayden again and somehow I feel happy because I felt like nothing had happen over the past years that I'm here in the USA. He's still himself and also I'm currently in the airport drinking my coffee that I ordered while I hang up on Ayden, I'm going back to the Philippines for a specific reason.
"PAC, I already checked in our luggage." Kylie utter
I glance at her angrily and I know that I already told her a hundred times that don't call me PAC in Public, She is Samantha Kylie Scott I like to call her Kylie and She is my bestfriend that is coming together with me in the Philippines.
"Whoops! Should I say Primo Alexander Crawford our luggage has already been checked in." Kylie said with a teasing voice tone and smiling happily
Wait for me Ayden.
Thank you for reading <3 - B