Chasing our Forever (Iloilo City Series #1)

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"Oh ano sis? Kaya pa?" tanong ni Alora sa akin habang inabot ang water bottle ko, agad naman ako tumango sa kanya "Oo naman no" sagot ko habang minamasahe ang braso ko

Pumito na ang referee, signing na tapos na ang time out kaya bumalik na ako sa loob ng court, the game went smoothly and I am very much thankful kasi nanalo kami.

"Okay team, gather up" I clapped my hand and to notify everyone kaya agad naman sila lumapit sa akin. I checked our game schedule at mayroon kaming laro mamayang hapon, unlike our opponent now, medyo mas madali ang kalaban namin mamayang hapon.

"Alright, grade 7 ang kalaban mamayang hapon, I will be listing the players na lalaro mamaya" I called out the names of our substitute players, the regulars agreed to let them play para naman may chance sila na mag laro, "Sophia" I said and she scoffed while raising her eyebrows at me, "About time"

Hinayaan ko nalang pero kita ko ang gigil ng mga kasamahan ko sa gilid, I looked at them kaya umayos na din sila "Makapag salita tong babaeng to akala mo naman magaling" siniko ko nalang si Glyza kaya tumahimik na lamang siya

"Mamayang 1pm pa ang game natin, it is currently 10am, you guys can stroll around the school for a while, let's meet up sa gym mamayang 12:30 para makapag warm up. Don't eat too much baka masuka kayo, yung mga lalaro mamaya, ready yourselves for the game later" they all nodded at me

I was texting Alora and Evette when I saw Tadahiro outside the gym, he was busy biting his lips while his eyes were wondering inside the MPH. Holding the strap of his gym bag on his hand while the other one was hidden inside his pocket

I smiled and called his name, agad naman siyang napatingin sa akin, he smiled the moment he saw me "Hey" sabi niya at agad naman kinuha ang back pack ko

"Lunch?" he asked me, I checked my phone to see if nag reply si Alora at Evette, nauna kasi silang pumunta sa mga food stalls kasi nagugutom na daw sila

"Alora and Evette are at the cafeteria" inform ko kay Tadahiro, he nodded at sabay na kami nag lakad papunta sa cafeteria, we decided to buy food sa mga booth before going inside the cafeteria

"Oy! Tadahiro! Bili kayo?" tanong ng kaibigan niya, I saw how Tadahiro rolled his eyes at his friend "Malamang bibili kami, nag bebenta kayo diba" I chuckled when I saw Harris acting like he was about to throw the frying pan at Tadahiro's face

We ordered nachos and grilled cheese, he asked me if I wanted to have coke pero umiling na lamang ako "Tubig lang sakin" I told him and he nodded at me

I saw Alora raising her hand kaya agad namin sila nakita, umupo kami sa harap nilang dalawa ni Evette, I felt my phone vibrating kaya tinignan ko ito

Evette: Bakit ang tagal nyo? Ano ginawa nyo ha?

Alora: Grand entrance ang mga hayop, sana all head turner

Pinandilatan ko sila ng mata and I saw them holding their laughs, the four of us are eating peacefully when Tadahiro's phone rang pero hindi niya ito pinansin kaya nagtaka ako "Aren't you getting that?" tanong ko sa kanya, umiling siya at nagpatuloy sa pag kain pero nag ring ulit ang phone niya

"Answer it nalang" I urged him, he sighed and looked at me "Wala yan. Para lang sa pageant on friday" agad naman akong natauhan, Oo nga pala! Siya pala ang representative ng SHS

I went to the bathroom para mag bihis ng jersey para sa game namin mamaya "Gaga mukha kayong mag jowa ha" salubong ni Evette sa akin, natawa naman ako "Hindi rin" sagot ko sa kanya

Agad niyang hinila ang buhok ko kaya nagulo nanaman ang pony tail ko "Anak ng! Evette Zia!" sigaw ko pero tinawanan lang ako ng loka loka, "Sus kwento nyo sa pagong. Ang gara ha, ikaw yung first ever na na feature sa instagram ng nag iisang Tadahiro Kane Amalier! Shet! Ang haba ng hair ng kaibigan ko! Sarap kalbuhin!"

Pag pasok namin sa loob ng MPH nakita ko na wala pa masyadong tao, I checked my watch and it was 12:20pm, siguro mamaya pa dadating ang iba

I was fixing my pony tail again kasi it was very loose when Alora told me na hindi daw natali ang shoe tie ko, I was about to tie it but Tadahiro suddenly knelt down and he was the one tying it for me

Nagulat ako sa tili nila Alora at Evette, and unluckily maraming nakakita sa ginawa ni Tadahiro, malamang makikita nila sa lakas ba naman ng tili ng dalawa kong kaibigan

Nagsidatingan na din ang mga kasamahan ko at nag umpisa na din kaming mag warm up, we ran 4 laps inside the gym para mapawisan kami. Tadahiro went near me at inabutan ako ng gatorade, nginitian ko lamang siya at tinanggap ito

I was inside the court to help assist the players, "Mine!" sigaw ko pero pinilit na kunin ni Sophia kaya nagka banggaan kami sa loob ng court, napaupo ako sa impact "Aray!" angal niya "Bulag ka ba, Celestine? Kita mo naman na andun ako" sigaw niya

I closed my eyes to restrain myself from shouting, ako na nga itong napuruhan ako pa ang naging masama. My teammate helped me to stand up "Thank you" I said, whispering and she smiled at me

"Bulag ka ba o sadyang hilig mo lang talaga agawin lahat ng mayroon sa akin!" she shouted, I turned my back on her and faced the referee "sub kami ref" sabi ko at agad naman pumasok ang isa kong teammate "Umupo ka" I faced Sophia

"What?!" sigaw niya "Why the hell am I the one sitting out?" angal niya, "I said, get the fuck out of the court" I looked at her, agad naman siyang hinatak ng iba naming teammates. I apologized sa kabilang team, and pinag patuloy namin ang laro

Gladly, we won the game. Nag tipon tipon kaming lahat at nag ayos na kami ng gamit "Hilig mo talaga mang agaw no?" I looked back and saw Sophia standing behind me, I smirked "Ako? Ano ang inagaw ko sayo?"

"First, si Tadahiro and now this! You can clearly see I was the one getting that ball!" sigaw niya pero tinawanan ko lamang siya "Sweety, I can vividly remember I shouted MINE first. Sa volleyball, whoever shouted MINE first, gets the ball" she was about to walk out when I talked again

"And regarding the first one" I walked towards her "He posted me on his account, meaning he is mine" I smiled at her, kahit alam ko na gusto na ako sabunutan ng babaeng to "And like volleyball, whoever says mine, gets the man" I smirked "Pero sige, try mo" she looked at me, confused

"Gaya ng ginawa mo kanina, binangga mo ako, para makuha ang bola, pero ako pa din ang nakapag score. Try mo kay Tadahiro, agawin mo, kung mag papa agaw, edi sayo na" I took my bag "Pero pag hindi, lumayas ka na sa buhay namin"

Nagulat ako ng biglang namatay ang ilaw sa loob ng gym, I saw one candle lighting the whole gym. It was Tadahiro! He's holding the candle, I walked towards him kahit hindi ako masyadong makakita kasi ang dilim

The lights automatically turned on when I got near him, I saw the big banner behind him. I felt my eyes watering with what I saw. He went near me and hugged me tight

"What's your answer?" he whispered in my ears

"Ulol ka ba? Pano mo malalaman kung hindi mo tinatanong?" I heard him chuckling "Stubborn" sabi niya

"Will you be girlfriend?" he looked at me, probably afraid of my answer

I smiled and nodded, "Pano ko malalamang ang sagot kung hindi mo sasabihin?" he copied me kaya napatawa lamang ako

"Oo, Yes, Oui!" napasigaw ako ng bigla niya akong buhatin at inikot ikot "Fucking finally!"

He kissed my forehead, "Let's chase our forever, got that Celestine?" he whispered

"Together, Tadahiro" I told him, he cupped my cheek and pressed his lips again mine

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