Practice match
"Hello, Fierra! I'm Jame Hiyato 3rd year, the team captain." Napabaling ang tingin ko sa may pintuan ng gym nang pumasok ang dalawang lalaking pamilyar sa aking paningin. Parang nakita ko na sila sa isang game last year.
Lumapit ito sa akin at inalok ako ng dala nilang soft drinks in can na agad ko namang tinanggap.
Sunod namang nagpakilala yung lalaki sa likuran niya.
"Trion Min, 3rd year setter" ani nito bago ako kindatan.
kapansin pansin din ang hikaw sa may bibig niya, maliit lang ito.
Kung i kukumpara ang dalawang setter ng team na ito, Trion got the playboy look, while Luciuos, he got the little bit serious look.
This is interesting. Let's see who is more capable to give me a nice toss.
Tahimik lang ang lahat dahil kanya-kanya ang pag memeryenda nila kaya ako nalang ulit ang nagsalita.
"What's with the sudden invitation?."
Napansin ko ang paghakbang ng coach nila at ito ang nagsalita.
Liningon nito ang mga kalalakihang may kanya kanyang hawak na meryenda.
"Line formation boys!" pagkasabi nito lahat sila nagpyesto sa iisang linya. Their hand was on their back as if they are part of a military group.
"Let's have a good match!"
Napatakip pa ako bahagyan sa aking tenga dahil talo pa nila mga cheering squad dahil sa lakas ng echo na nagawa nila dahil nasa loob kami ng covered gym.
"We invited you because the team captain of Yato-High said; You can be a great help to us on our practices." Huminga ito ng malalim bago ipagpatuloy ang sinasabi,
"He also said that maybe you will be the key that will help us to make it to national and have a match with them. I don't get it at first, but as he said, you got a lot of knowledge and techniques in volleyball."
Hindi ko alam kung matatawa ba ako sa sinabi ni coach dahil bukod sa kahibangang sinabi nito bakit parang paniwalang paniwala ang mga ito sa kalokohan ng kuya ko.
A soft curve escaped in my lips while trying myself not to let out any noise.
I requested an audience with the coach cause i want to confirm something and without any second thoughts he accepted it.
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After talking to the coacher, pumunta na ako kina Ciyano.
Surprisingly, "Ate Fierra!!!" his voice filled my ears again. He got this annoying loud voice but at the same time cute.  The f*ck is that?
Napakunot lalo ang aking noo ng
Winawagay-way niya ang dalawang kamay niya sa ere para lang ipakita ang pagsalubong niya sakin. When i make it at their side they smile at me. As if they really expecting me to join them. They also handed me a blue jersey with a printed number two.
Napansin ko din na naka suot na sila ng mga jersey. The other's are wearing red while Ciyano's team are wearing  blue, and the one they handed me was also a blue jersey. So, I guess they decided who will play as the red and who's the blue.
Kampante sila na paunlakan ko ang imbitasyon nila.
"You should change now, ate Fierra!" Ciyano cheerfully said while keep pushing me towards the opened equipment room.
Seriously when did i got so close to this first year?
Nang makapasok ako sa loob sinarado agad ni Ciyano ang pintuan ng equipment room.
When I went out their eye's directly look at me as if they just saw something cool.
'I am that cool? nah just kidding"
"What? don't look at me like that. You're looking me like a perverted idiot's." i said. While mockingly looking Trion. Dahil sa kanilang lahay Trion was the one who got the playboy vibe.
But kidding aside it was meant to be a joke.
"Eh? we're just wondering, our jersey suits you well. Why don't you become our manager instead?" komento  naman ni Lucious. But i just gave him a disapproval look while saying,
"Why would i?"
The way i talked to them its surprisingly that they don't feel offended at all.
The other's are just looking at us while that Giant was busy holding his nape while acting he don't care what happening.
While, Ciyano, got that face as if he's figuring something wrong.
While the other's keep telling me to be their manager.
"No, I don't want, I have a lot things to do." I said. Sure thing its a lie but half of it was true.
Panandalian muna akong umupo sa tabi nila dahil nakakangalay tumayo ng ganoong katagal ng wala namang ginagawa.
"Diba hindi ka naman sumali sa volleyball this year?"
Parang nanigas ako sa kinauupuan ko ng banggitin nila ang tungkol sa hindi ko pagsali ngayong taon.
Its not that i don't want to join anymore. It's just that i feel that im an outcast.
"Trij—"
"No, it's ok." I calmly said.
Napalingon ako sa direksyon nila. I see, they really aware.
Ngumiti ako na mukhang ikinabigla nila.
"It's out of your business."- I said. I don't want to be rude but somewhat, I'm not comfortable talking about that. I know that i said it's ok but I'm sure they are not that insensitive not to feel that I'm not comfortable talking about that.
Mukhang nainis ito kaya naman bigla itong umiwas ng tingin at may binulong bulong pa.
"Here we go again..."- Sabay-sabay na sabi nila. Hindi ko alam pero mukhang expected na nila ang ganoong attitude ng kaibigan nila.
Magtatanong pa sana ako pero bigla nalang dumating si coach at inutusan sina Trijo, nakasimangot ito ngayon pero hindi gaya kanina na panay ang bulong niya.
Inayos nila ang net at iba pa. Habang kaming mga natira ay inutusan ituloy lang ang pag warm-up.
Nang matapos ang lahat sakto namang nagdatingan ang mga studyante.
I even saw my old team mate's.
Sinisita na sila ng mga boys na lumabas pero hindi sila nakikinig.
"Hayaan niyo na sila, Go to your positions!" utos samin ni coach.
Naririnig ko pa mga bulong-bulongan nila yung iba talagang pinaparinig sakin.
"Diba siya yung first year, dati?"
"Oo yung rason kung bakit natalo ang girls team."
Ilan lang yan sa mga naririnig ko at alam kung naririnig rin iyon ng mga boys.
Ciyano is defending me. Probably he doesn't know what happened last year. If he do he'll going to do the same too. But I doubt that too.
I just return my serious look and I think they notice it, the boy's team take a glance at me.
While I just remain the same, I was on a good mood a while ago because of them but it was ruin because of the student's.
I stand to my position as a middle blocker and a wing spiker and next to Lucious, on my left I guess he was also a wing spiker, on his back there was Rahzel then next to him is Ciyano then the last I guess a starter pinch server.
Maganda naman ata ang kalalabasan ng Rotation namin dahil kapag nakapag serve na si Lucious ang setter/Blue team captain ay mapupunta na sa likod, while me going to the old position of Lucious then the others will follow.
Coach Lao will be the referee of this practice Match.
Tinawag na ni coach ang dalawang team captain para sa toss coin.
Blue team will be the bird and red team will be the head.
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Everyone is silent when they throw the coin up.
Parang lahat ng mata ay nakatingin lamang doon.
As the coin drop The head shows up so that's mean the red team will be the server.
"Ready!"
Everyone shouted when Cap Hiyato throw the ball up and give it a force before hitting. The student's that are watching become noisy.
Sa bilis ng bola hindi kami agad nakaresponse. Si Ciyano ay mukhang nagulat din dahil sa mismong tabi niya ito bumagsak.
"Don't mind, simula palang ito!" saad ni Lucious rinig na rinig ang buntong hininga ng mga ka team namin
"Bawi blue team!" sigaw ng ibang studyante.
"I can see it now, Valei, will lead them to lose like she did before." someone speak about it and i can't figure it out, kung saan iyon galing.
I hate it when people easily judge you because of one mistake without knowing the real reason behind.
'Just wow, I'm talking about it but i'm also one of them."
-Mysteriaan-