POS 1: Miles, Track and Field Hottie

Sprint: Five

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Miles has extra time for running. It started when he dropped two of his subjects this semester. Coach Martin just looked at him in disbelief when he discovered about it. His coach knows he really wants to spend more time in his sports. Pabor naman dito ang desisyon ngunit hindi pa rin ito kampante. He's slacking off for sometime now so he couldn't blame him for thinking that way.

It was four in the morning when he woke up and changed into his running attire. Minabuti niyang tumakbo sa labas ng University at balak gawin iyon ng ilang oras. Before that, he did some few stretches in order not to strain his muscles. The weather was good when he started to jog. It's cloudy and the wind is cool. Kaya lalo siyang ginaganahan.

Puerto Real is a city which modernity didn't prevail that much. There are lot of greeneries, pine trees and plants some corners. Nakahilera ang iba't ibang klase ng establishments sa gilid ng kalsada at iilan lang ang mga gusaling nakatirik doon. Policy na doon na bawal magtayo ng kahit anong gusali na lalagpas sa sampung palapag.

Nagpahinga muna sandali si Miles sa downtown, kung saan malapit lang ang dagat kaya bahagya niyang naamoy ang kaalatan nito. He chose to unwind a bit on one of the outdoor tables of a Café, facing some of the bushes situated near the cobbled pavement sidewalks.

The clouds are getting darkier when the clock strucks eight yet Miles kept on running around the Puerto Real. He didn't even budge when drizzle starts to fall and still continued to run until it became a sudden downpour. Kanya-kanya na ng silong ang mga tao ngunit nanatili lang na nagtatakbo si Miles. Basang-basa na siya at humahakab na ang university shirt niya sa katawan niya.

Even when the rain stopped, he continued to perform some drills when he got inside the oval truck. He did some jumping and running on the lane, increasing the speed every minutes until he couldn't run faster enough. Nagpahinga muna siya sandali, hinahayaan ang patak ng ulan na tumulo sa buong katawan niya.

Kinabukasan, Miles kept on shivering under his blanket. Masama ang pakiramdam niya ngunit itinulog na lang niya iyon at hindi na pumasok sa mga klase niya. Nananakit ang iba't ibang parte ng katawan niya partikular na sa mga binti niya at mga paa niya. Marahil, napasobra ang pagwork-out niya kahapon. Kahit nahihilo ay pinilit niya ang sariling bumangon mula sa kama at patamad na naglakad patungo sa nag-iisang mesa ng dorm. Muntik na siyang mabuway kung hindi lang siya nakakapit sa upuan.

Parang binabartolina ang ulo niya sa sakit kaya napasapo na lamang siya. Napansin din niya ang di-normal na init ng kanyang katawan.

"Oh hell," he murmured. Tinatamaan pa pala siya ng lagnat. Namamanhid rin ang kasu-kasuan niya. Nagtimpla na lamang siya nang kape habang nakatanaw sa labas. It was raining and when he glanced at the clock, it's ten thirty in the morning. He turned on the heater of the room because he's shivering.

Siya lang mag-isa roon sa dorm.

After he drank medicine for his fever, he sighed and went back to his bed. Doon siya nakahinga nang maluwag. Seconds later, he received a text message from his older brother.

From: Morrison

Mom and Dad wants you to go home this weekend. They have something to discuss with us.

Tila lalong sumakit ang ulo niya sa nabasa. Ibinagsak niya ang sarili sa kama at sinipa ang kumot niya saka napatitig na lang sa kisame.

Ano naman ang importante nilang pag-uusapan? Are his parent are going to split? He scowled at the thought of it. He saw it coming. It's the reason why he didn't go home for weeks. Ever since he reached the age of thirteen, he saw his parents loud quarrels on their dining table.

Mariin niyang ipinikit ang mga mata at minasahe ang sentido niya. His breathes are uneven and he felt like he's on fire.

Kaya hindi siya umuuwi ay dahil sawang-sawa na siya sa away ng mga magulang niya. His older brother is five years older than him and workaholic, so he's the one to witness the quarrels, some quarrels were even petty. Wala siyang kinakampihan sa mga magulang bagkus lumayo lang ang loob niya sa mga ito nang tumuntong na siya ng kolehiyo. His once doting mother changed when she knew some of his Dad's strings of women. Yes, strings of women. Their family is a product of an arrange marriage.