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Chapter 25: I'll Spike It

Chapter 25: I'll Spike It

"Let's start?"

Hindi na kami pa nagsayang ng oras at naglakad na kaming apat patungo sa court para magsimula nang maglaro. Buti nalang at hindi na sila nagtanong ng kung ano-ano pa. Gosh! It was so awkward. Medyo nahiya tuloy akong tumingin kay Kaizen. Slight nga lang.

"We will serve first. Is that okay?" Wika ni Amy.

Tumango naman ako. "Yeah." Wala namang problema sa akin. Partner kami ni Kaizen and our opponent namin ay sina Amy at Chris.

Pumunta na kami sa aming pwesto sa loob ng court at ni-ready ang aming sarili para sa laro. Si Chris ang magse-serve ng bola kaya hinanda ko ang kamay ko sa pag receive. Pinagmasdan ko ang bawat galaw niya.

When I saw that he's going to do the jump serve ay umatras ako ng konti. Ngunit nagulat ako nang makitang tumungo ang bola papunta kay Kaizen.

Did he just aiming at Kaizen or it is a coincidence? Naningkit ang mga mata ko. No, it's not a coincidence. He's really aiming at Kaizen. I'm sure of it.

Mukhang inaasahan na iyon ni Kaizen dahil nagawa niyang ma receive ito ng walang problema.

He's good at receiving. I'll compliment him for that.

Pero syempre hindi ko iyon pwedeng sabihin ng diretso sa kaniya. Baka lumaki lang ulo nyan eh.

Lumapit ako ng konti sa may net para ipasa ang bola papunta sa kaniya. I used an underhand set dahil nahihirapan akong gawin yung overhand. "Spike it."

"No need to tell me." Tumalon siya ng mataas at ini-spike ang bola papunta sa kabilang side ng net.

But Chris blocked it kaya hindi pumasok ang bola at nahulog ito sa side namin. Hindi ko iyon inaasahan kaya hindi ko nagawang pigilan ito.

His timing, position, and angle is perfect. Especially his strength. There are no flaws. Hindi iyon kayang gawin ng ordinaryong tao lang, unless he's a pro.

"Hey, I want to ask you something." Sabi ko at pinaningkitan sila ng mata.

"Hmp. What is it?" Maarteng tanong ni Amy.

"You two are professional volleyball players, Am I right?" I glared at them. Why didn't they tell us? They should have told us that they're pros!

"You already figured it out?" Amy giggles. "We're so bored. We want to play a little bit but people who plays volleyball here in Zahraville are so weak. They give up easily because they can't even score one point on us." She rolled her eyes.

"Weak people...are useless." Chris said and shrugged. Just looking at their eyes, they're obviously mocking at people na natalo nila sa laro.

Tsk.

Amy crossed her arms. "The volleyball here in Zahraville... is trash."

Narinig kong marami ang napasinghap matapos iyong sabihin ni Amy. Doon ko lang napansin na marami ang nanonood na tao sa amin. I didn't notice it. Just when did this people start watching us?

Nilibot ko ang aking tingin at nakita ang inis na may halong lungkot ang mukha ng ilan sa kanila. Hindi sila nagsalita at nagpatuloy lang sa panonood. Dahil dun ay mas lalong dumami ang taong lumapit sa court upang makinood din.

Pero hindi iyon ang problema ngayon. The biggest problem right now is in front of us.

That Amy. She just insulted so many people. Hindi makapaniwalang tiningnan ko siya. How can she be so shameless? Is she out of her mind? Saying that in front of this people as if they don't have the rights to play volleyball.