We have a 1 hour break until the women's tennis finals. Deborah took a nap habang si Twilla naman ay nag scroscroll sa instagram. Asra is having a group call with her friends overseas, pinapakita ang event.
“Sakit ng lalamunan ko.” Bulong sakin ni Blanca.
“Ako rin.” Iris pouted.
“Ayan, sigaw pa.” Paos kong asar sa kanila.
They chuckled. “Mas grabe ka nga eh!”
After the given braak time, nasa loob na ng court nag stre-stretching sila Twilla. Ilang sigaw at pukpok ng bote ang ginawa namin even though our throats hurt.
“Go babes!” Malakas na sigaw ni Rave.
Twilla continues to return the ball while Deborah intercept their opponent. You can even see that Alpha is already annoyed because of Deborah.
Malaking hakbang ang ginagawa ni Twilla sa likod habang si Deborah naman ay maliliit pero mabilis.
“Pagod si Deborah.” Graig whispered.
Bigla ako napalingon sa kanya. Natawa ako nang makita na hindi lang ako, pati sila ay nagulat rin.
Graig looked at us confused. “What?” Tinanggal niya ang pag siklop ng kanyang braso.
Umiling naman kaming mag kaklase. Blanca even threw me something-fishy glance. I only shrugged because it's a normal reaction.
Even after all the hard work of my girls, they still failed. Who wouldn’t? Varsity players ang kabilang team. Lamang sila sa experience and practice.
Alpha is the champion for Women’s tennis.
“Maiinis na talaga ko sayo Claud pag hindi ka pa umayos dyan!” Sigaw ni Ely kay Claud.
Nag lalaro na si Graig at Claud sa tennis court. Habang kami ay nakaupo lang habang sumisigaw. I’m sorry boys but I can’t feel my legs anymore. With the all exhaustion, hindi parin namin tinigil ang pagsigaw.
“Yan, nice one Claud!” Sigaw namin dahil na intercept na naman niya ang Alpha.
Graig threw the ball to the air nicely and took a huge swing to hit the ball. Still, Alpha managed to return it to our side.
Their opponents could already read Claud’s movement. Nababawasan na ang tira ni Claud at halos napupunta na kay Graig lahat.
Graig’s body is giving up. Hindi na niya naitataas ng pagkatodo ang raketa. Si Claud naman ay frustrated na sa ginagawa ng Alpha.
“Go Graig! Go Claud!” I tried screaming at the top of my lungs even if I feel my throat will be torn any moment.
Konting tiis na lang, the game will end.
We all clapped our hands and shouted nice game when the game ended. The two boys returned to our side with a tired face.
We welcome them smile at nakipag high five and fust bomb naman ang boys. We offer them towels and water.
Alpha is the champion for Men’s Tennis.
The last day of the ball tournament ended but we still have smiles on our faces.
I sent a message to our group chat. I told them to rest and don’t forget to wear the class’s outfit for tomorrow. I slept while my heart was beating like crazy, kabado ako sa sayaw bukas!
I woke up and the first thing that came to mind was our dance competition. Nag madali ako pumasok sa school dahil draw lots daw ang performance.
I’m running in the hallway, no It’s more like I'm dragging my body. Ramdam na ramdam ko rin ang gaspang ng lalamunan ko.
When I entered our room, I saw my girls putting their make up at ang boys naman sa likod ay sumasayaw katapat ng phone.
“Ayer, Claud, Ivo, Earl! Ano sinasayaw niyo?” Sigaw ni Ely sa kanila.
Sabay sabay naman lumingon ang apat. “Ginseng strip.”
Ely nodded at tinuloy mag ayos ng sarili. I approached them pero napadaan na naman ako kay Keith na naka rest. It’s been a long time since I last saw him in this position.
“I’m here.” Napapaos kong bulong at dumiretso kila Blanca.
“Blanca!” Tawag ko sa kanya.
“Oh, tara na iponytail na kita.” Sagot niya sakin. Nagulat ako dahil paos rin ang boses niya.
Asra laughed beside Blanca. “Pare-parehas tayo paos ah.” Paos niyang sabi.
Nag tawanan na lamang kami at umupo na ko sa harapan ni Blanca.
Blanca combed my hair at inipit ito sa mataas. She even sprayed some hair spray para tumagal ang ayos nito. Rave put some light make ups to my face.
After nila ako ayusan, I helped them at ngayon si Iris naman ang iniipitan ko. We all decided to dance with a high ponytail like a cheerleader.
“We need to go to the field.” Brice announced in front of our class.
“Ahhh! Ayoko kabado ako.” Deborah frowned.
Tinulak ni Ely ang likuran niya. “Hindi ka nag iisa pero mas takot ako kay Brice.”
We all chuckled at lumabas na kami sa room ng sabay sabay.
“Pinagtitinginan na naman tayo. Paano ba yan? Ayoko magyabang pero baka lang nagwagwapuhan sila sakin?” Tanong ni Claud saming lahat.
Napangiwi naman kami sa sinabi niya.
“Deborah may naririnig ka?” Tanong ni Ely kay Deborah at hindi pinansin si Claud.
Deborah pretends to clean her ear. “Huh? Wala eh, ano ba meron?” Sakay niya sa pag bibiro ni Ely.
Siniko ko ng mahina si Blanca. “Lugi lagi si Claud sa sakanila.” I whispered then chuckled.
“Paano ba yan Claud? Parang sakin ata sila nagwagwapuhan?” Pag gaya naman ni Ayer kay Claud.
Bigla namang naubo si Blanca. Mas nilakasan ni Claud ang ubo niya na parang pinaparating talaga na dapat bawiin ni Ayer yun.
Humalakhak naman kaming lahat dahil sa kanila.
“Kagwapuhan ba pinag uusapan? Eh bakit hindi pangalan ko ang banggitin niyo?” Mayabang na sabi naman ni Earl at inakbayan pa si Claud.
Natawa ako ng mahina nang makitang pati siya nakisali na pero lumakas ang tawanan naming lahat nang marinig si Rave.
“Feeler. Feeling chicboy easy to get lang naman nagkakagusto sa kanya.” Rave rolled her eyes.
“Oh! Oh! Bars yun oh!” Tawang tawang sabi ni Ayer.
“Grabe yun, bibig mo Earl baka bumuka ah?” Paalala sa kanya ni Claud.
Sumali naman sa kanila si Ivo. “Ang sabihin mo, baka puso malaglag.” Ngising asar niya kay Earl.
Minumura lang sila ni Earl hanggang sa mawala na ang tawanan naming lahat. These guys, ang sakit na ng panga ko kakatawa!
I shook my head. Kawawa naman boys sa girls.
We arrived in the field at kita na namin lahat ng batch mates namin. Iba’t ibang outfit ang suot nila at theme. I’m excited to watch all of the performances!
We sat on the bleachers assigned for our classroom. Nakaupo kami dito while the scorching sun is at its peak. Akala mo naman invited siya sa event!
“Is there no payong here?” Twilla asked, annoyed.
Umiling lang kami.
“Hindi ako nag dadala, nakakabawas ng ganda.” Sagot sa kanya ni Rave kaya natawa naman kami.
Ayer stood up bitbit ang bag. “May extra cap ako. Gusto mo?” Tanong niya kay Twilla.
Agad na tumango si Twilla. “Yes, please. Sorry but my skin is super sakit na.”
Binigay niya ang white cap kay Twilla. Lumingon naman sakin si Ayer so I raised my eyebrow.
“Pwede usog ka Aiby?” Tanong niya sakin.
I nodded.
I moved to my right at ang katabi ko na si Blanca ay umusog din sa left ko. Umupo si Ayer sa left ni Blanca.
Binuksan niya ang bag niya at may nilabas na payong. Nanlaki parehas ang mata namin ni Blanca nang makita ang dala niya.
“Tara, payungan kita Blanca.” Sabi ni Ayer kay Blanca habang binubuksan ang payong.
“Maygosh! Blanca won.” Twilla exclaimed when she saw our position.
Thanks to Ayer’s umbrella, nasisilungan rin ako kahit papaano.
Bigla namang tumawa si Ayer. “Hahaha, payong kasi dapat dinala mo, hindi hoodie!” Sigaw niya sa boys.
Lumingon ako kay Keith and I saw him looking at me.
We saw Brice slowly walking towards us.
“Oh ano Brice, pang ilan tayo?” Ely asked him.
Brice showed us a piece of paper. “3rd.”
“Sino pang una?” Asra asked him.
“Beta, Delta, Echo, Charlie and Alpha are the last.” He answered and we all nodded.
Not bad.