The Rank 1

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"Paluin mo Silvana!" Sigaw ng mga kakampi ko ng ibato ng setter ang bola sakin.

We are playing volleyball right now para sa try-out for new players ng Volleyball Team sa school.

Ayaw ko sana sumali but my new found friend Emry and Sebastian encouraged me since I've been playing this sport since Grade 7 in Canada.

Nahasa ako, nag-improve ng sobra dahil narin Volleyball program ng School. Ilang beses din akong naging player of the year and MVP.

But since tranasferee ako at medyo kabado ay nagdadalawang- isip kung sasali sa try-out.

Buwelo muna ako bago tumalon ako para paluin ang bola papunta sa court ng kalaban.

Sinabayan ako ng dalawang blocker, kaya nilakasan ko nalang ang palo.

Tumama ang bola sa kamay nila at bumalik sa direksyon ko pero bumagsak outside the line.

"Out!" Sabi ko.

24-22, isa nalang mananalo na kami.

Nag serve ang middle namin at naover received ng kalaban ang bola kaya kinuha agad ito ng libero namin.

Medyo umatras ako habang binabasa ang laro.

At nagkatinginan kami ng middle - and instantly understand what to do.

Ni set ng setter kay middle ang bola but it's a little high.

She fake approach the ball and bait two players.

As i run to the other side and jump - and smash the ball flat in zone 5.

Nagtalunan kaming lahat because we win.

But since no one caches the ball ay lumipad ito - and hit someone - her coffee drop into the floor.

As if Angel of death just pass by.

Natahimik kaming lahat, even the audience.

"Nako tinamaan si Madison." Bulong ng kakampi ko.

Madison is achingly beautiful, super model kung pumorma pero masama daw ang ugali. She is the Queen Bee of this School. Some loves her, some adore her but half hate her. Siguro neutral lang muna ako since I don't have personal experience or encounter of her warth - until today.

I wonder how would she react.

Will she spats at me?

Strangle me?

Or bully me the whole year?

After we left Canada. I transferred here in Saint Timothy Academy and I was culture shock dahil kakaiba ang rules ng school - mas importante pa ang ganda dito kaysa sa grades.

Another thing, may weekly manual voting para sa tinatawag nilang The Rank para iwas dayaan.

Ang The Rank ay ranking ng best five most beautiful women in this school. Halos every day din may campaign na tila laging may rally ng kung sino sinong candidate for The Rank.

And currently Madison is Rank 1 and I'm not surprised dahil talagang napakaganda naman nya. Minus point lang talaga yung personality according to other students na nakausap ko.

To take for what happen, lumapit ako kay Madison na sobrang cold and dark ng tingin sakin. "I'm sorry - we are just playing."

Her jaw clench.

I'm waiting for her to say something, pero wala.

At umalis nalang sya with her friends.

Pew. Kinabahan ako don ah.

After ng try-out ay natanggap naman ako bilang opposite spiker ng team - i can even play open or middle since sakto naman ang height ko for Volleyball.

Katatapos lang ng training namin at pabalik na ako sa condo kung saan tumutuloy ang mga students. Yes, may pacondo ang school - sulit ang milyones na bayad namin.

Thanks to my father, June Saltre.

Ramdam na ramdam ko ang first day of school ko dahil sa sobrang pagod.

At habang naghihintay ng elevator ay chinat ko muna ang ate ko and update her my school for today para hindi sya mag-alala sakin. Ayaw nya nga ako dito mag stay pero ako lang may gusto - i just want to try living alone kahit temporary.

Bumukas na ang elevator. Walang tingin akong pumasok sa loob dahil katext ko din si Cosmo - I miss him.

Bigla ako natawa dahil sa silly joke nya.

Pipindutin ko na sana ang floor ko ng may makabangga akong kamay.

Napatigin ako kung sino ito.

And there she is, cold and mean look as always.

It's Madison.

Akalain mo nga naman sa dami ng pwede kong makasabay sa mga oras na ito ay sya pa talaga.

She press the button first but since same floor pala kami ay nanahimik nalang ako since kami lang palang dalawa ang nasa elevator.

Then all of a sudden, nanlamig ako from my head to toes. Pinagpapawisan din ako ng malamig at unti-unti kinakapos ng hininga.

I try fight it off.

Pero sadyang mahirap kalaban ang sarili..

This isn't my first time either - I've been struggling Anxiety attack since.....

Bigla akong lumapit kay Madison.

"Hey, don't touch me -"

But my vision is getting black. "I... I can't breath."

At bigla akong bumagsak.

Hindi ko na alam ang nangyari.

This is

The Surrogate's Sequel.
Connected to Mnemosyne Syndrome
And
Moon Lovers.

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