(Aya)
THE AIR is different inside the school gym in the past days. It was a combination of excitement and nervousness. It is too strong that I can even taste it. It is the air that usually surrounds the volleyball team when we are one game away from a championship trophy.
I can’t blame the sizzling excitement of my teammates. I feel the same nervous and excited energy since the day we won the semi-finals. Though, on my part, it is not just because of the game but also due to the fact that Trei watched it.
Unlike that Saturday game when we had an after party, Trei and I didn’t meet after the semi-finals but he called me to congratulate me when I got home that same night. We were not able to meet because the team went straight to after-game meeting and planning
