Firm Tenacity (The Athletes #3) COMPLETED

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Jealous

The training for the interhigh started again. Kaya naman medyo nahirapan ako sa pag-balance ng acads at sport ko. My major subjects are hard, particularly the accounting related subject.

""Yong mga notes, bff, nilagay ko na sa bag mo," salubong sa akin ni Mina nang mag-announce ng breaktime ang coach namin. She even winked at me and I felt like she was up to something.

"Bakit feeling ko may ginawa ka na naman?"

Her eyes widened. "Are you suspecting me??" kunwari ay galit siya.

Umiling na lang ako habang naka ngiti. I know her already! Tinignan ko ang duffel bag ko at may nakita akong pink na tumbler doon. It has a note.

"O, pinalagay lang 'yan!" si Mina at sumandal na sa kubo. "Kapagod. Nakakainis pa 'yong bodyguard mo na si Rovic!"

"Mas matanda sa'yo 'yon," I uttered while rotating the letter.

Truth to what I expected, it was from Mooze... again. Palagi siya rito sa school namin kapag training days. Hindi naman siya lumalapit. He'll just stare secretly like no one could notice it. He was as carefree as ever!

I laughed at the name he used.

Fr: Your Montevinski

Stay hydrated! Take care :)

'Yon lang pero bakit parang...

"Uy, napapangiti 'yong kilala ko! Naku, naku!" Malakas na halakhak ni Mina ang nagpa-ingay sa kubo kung nasaan kami.

"Shh!" sabi ko at nilapat ang daliri sa harap ng aking labi. "Mina," I threatened because she kept on laughing so hard.

"It's natural na magustuhan mo ulit siya! After all, he's changed now... At isang taon ka na yata niyang nilalandi. Ang tigas naman ng puso mo!"

I decided to just ignore her. If I keep on responding, she'll just get hyper. At ilang minuto pa nga ng pananahimik, naging abala na rin siya sa kan'yang cellphone.

The water was still cold when I drank it. It felt so good because I was really exhausted. Nang ubos ko na ang tubig, hindi ko mapigilang mapatitig sa tumbler. It looks kawaii. The tumbler is in a baby pink color and it's one of my favorite colors.

Mooze's routine continued. Nakikipag-usap siya sa ilang kakilala minsan habang nasa training ako, at sa tuwing breaktime, hindi na ako nagugulat kung may pagkain o inumin sa aking duffel bag.

Today, he's inside his car since we're training in an outdoor court. Nakabukas ang bintana niya habang siya'y nakasandal sa headrest ng upuan. He looks so arrogant while staring at me from afar. His adams apple's protrusion was really obvious... and it's making the people around crazy over him.

"Ikaw pa rin ba ang gusto niyan? You were his last cup of tea, right?" tanong ng ka teammate ko.

I looked away and continued playing. "Hindi... He's here for someone else," sabi ko habang kinakabahan.

"Weh, Softy? Sa'yo lang kaya nakatingin..." patuloy niya. I was lucky that she was soft spoken like me. Our teammates couldn't hear her.

Hindi ko na lang ulit pinansin. Not because I am unbothered, to be honest I am completely bothered because she might spill her observation to other students. I just realized that people will keep on pushing what they believe, so might as well not talk anymore to make them stop.

Pumunta ako sa kubo at nag-message sa kan'ya. I saw him turned his phone on, too. Siya pa ang naunang nakapag-message sa akin.

Fr: Mooze Diego