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"Bakit ngayon pa at doon pa sila pumunta, ngayon ang araw na sinabi ni ray na may parte sa banda doon ang magbubukas"
"Matanda na tayo samuel, hayaan na natin ang tadhana ang magdudugtong sa kanila"
"Ang ina-alala ko lang baka pati sila'y di na makalabas at makabalik sa atin mariel,"
"May awa ang panginoon samuel, alam kong makakaya niya lahat nang kakaharapin niya kasama si ray," ani mariel sa asawa.
"Gabayan sana sila ng maykapal,"
"Malapit na ba tayo?" ika-99-na na tanong ni luz.
"Malayo pa nga," ika-99 na rin na sagot ni jay.
Wala pang nanalo sa question and answer portion nila mga minamahal na kaibigan.
"San na ba tayo jay, ikaw ang driver d'yan eh," tanong ni luz, medyo naiinip na siguro.
Plano nila kasi sa butuan na magpalipas ng gabi.
"Ayon sa best friend kong si waze kanina"......sabay gaya ng boses ng app ngunit ang labas ay parang palakang puyat na may lagnat....."sa pagliko mo sa may kanto, ito na ang lugar kung saan nababagay ang mga gwapong tulad mo, welcome to butuan city," sabi ni jay na pumiyok pa sa bandang huli.
Oh mapagmahal at mapagpasenyang dyosa ng mahabang pasensya, ( meron ba nun?) tulungan mo sana si lusalie at bigyan mo pa ng mahabang pasensya, mahirap na.
--pero hindi umubra ang aking dasal ah, pagka't isang matamis na batok na puno ng pagmamahal ang kanyang natikman mula kay luz.
"Kaliit na babae ang lakas mambatok," sabi ni jay habang hawak-hawak ang kanyang batok na umu-usok pa.
( Exaggerated ah! )
"Ingot ka kasi, kung 'di lang kita kilala iisipin ko nang pre-mature kang isinilang," ani luz na medyo natatawa na.
Patuloy ang usapang walang kakwenta-kwenta ng dalawa.
Ang iba naman nilang kasama ay tulog parin, eh si marc?
Ayon, nakangiti pa habang tulog, napaniginipan siguro yung gwapong gasboy.
Sarap talaga siguro maging gasboy noh, ano sa tingin n'yo.
"Tumigil na pala ang ulan, nasa butuan naba tayo?"
"Teka lang ha, iba na ata ang dinadaanan natin"
Tumigil ang sasakyan nila sa gilid ng kalsada at lumabas silang dalawa sa sasakyan, sinuyod ng paningin nila ang paligid at ganun nalang ang kanilang pagtataka sa nasilayan nila.
"Andito naba tayo?" si jo na gising na pala.
Pati si marc at anna ay gising na rin.
"Naligaw na ata tayo, deretso lang naman ang takbo natin kanina ah, dapat nasa butu...." napatigil sa It hurt my ears. I looked in front and saw there was a long rally going. The ball was too fast for my eyes. I looked at the scoreboard and it was sixteen to fourteen. In favor of the seniors.
All of us stood up and screamed when the seniors scored the point. The three of us then laughed at each other by how hyped everyone was.
"Hindi tayo seniors pero kung umasta tayo parang ka-level na nila," Yeri said, her voice turned raspy
Eventhough the three of us were on our sophomore year, we can't help but to cheer the same energy like the seniors.
Yeri tapped my arm. "Yung baby mo magseserve!"
I looked at Ryu who's on the service line. A huge smile formed on my lips. "Go baby!"
Yeri burt in laughter. I can't believe I was slowly getting influenced by her. Damn it!
"Service ace from Tsukishima!" the commentator said
I jumped around in joy with a fist bump in the air. "Yes!"
"Halimaw naman talaga!" Yeri said
Kim and her screamed when Kenji spiked the ball and scored a point. Yeri held my hand and we both jumped together in celebration. We soon got tired from all the cheering, our throats hurt. So we sat down again and catch our breathes.
We watched the game in silence and couldn't help but to clenched our fist everytime they score a point. Both teams were satisfying to watch. It felt like it wasn't a friendly match because everyone was doing their best to score a point.
After an hour and a half, the game ended. The seniors won. It was a fair match. They all congratulated one another inside the court, showing great sportmanship on both teams. The audience continued to show their support until the end. Some of the students already went to the court to congratulate the players. I immediately searched for Ryu but I can't seem to find him in the midst of the crowd.
"Let's go Kianna.."
I felt Yeri's hand on mine. She also called Kim. The three of us then walked down the bleachers then went to the court. I saw the seniors on the side, sitting on the benches while some were talking to the students on the lower levels. Kim then went to his cousin Kenji and congratulated him. Yeri continued to drag me closer to them. I stopped.
"Yeri.."
She looked behind me. "What? Come on now."
"What are we going to do?" I panicked
She ignored me and pulled me closer to her. It was not long until we arrived at the benches where the seniors were all together. Yeri casually said hi to Kenji who greeted her back. Don't tell me they're already close?! I'm not sure if she still has a crush on him because she treats him as "tropa" instead.
"Congratulations seniors!" she said happily
I couldn't look at them in the eye not because I was intimidated but shy. My heart was beating frantically inside my chest. I squeezed Yeri's hand. She was disgusted because my palm was sweating.
"Congratulations," I smiled
I heard their captain spoke. "Thank you so much."
Yeri then looked at me. I didn't realize I was hiding in her back. I looked for Ryu and saw him talking to the third year players. Some students appraoched him and asked for a picture. He gladly accepted their reauest. They congratulated him again before leaving.
"Ayun pala si Ryu. Tara," Yeri said and pulled me
"What? Wait! Hindi manlang ako nakapag-ayos-"
"Hi Ryu!" Yeri greeted him. I didn't realize we're already in front of him. The players that he was talking to earlier had left. My heart stopped for a split second when our eyes met
"Hello," he greeted with a smile
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