Unforeseen change (CaitBea)

[1] Rivals (The Championship)

Caitlin

Couple of days have passed and it's our game day today. As we made our way to the court, I saw the Ateneo team getting ready for warm up. I unintentionally darted my gaze do'n sa dalawang nagkukulitan sa team nila. If I am not mistaken, sila yung number 3 and 14 na team nila. I wasn't able to look away when the taller girl suddenly looked at me.

I suddenly felt like time stopped for a moment when our eyes met.

"Cait, warm up na!" Carla calls as she approached me. Buti na lang.

"A-akala k-ko si ate Christine partner mo?" I asked falteringly. I shook my head. "Never mind. Sige tara na, ate." I tell her and we proceed with our warm up exercises and drills.

As as the game started. I saw her maangas side. Maybe she's being carried away lang kasi intense 'yong game. Halos magkalapit lang ang score.

But at the end, they won the game. It's a five setter game. Nagpang-abot kami kanina sa net. She blocked me. Medyo nainis ako. I felt so disgusted. Swagger pa 'tong isang to! Kasi after n'ya akong makill-block, sumigaw pa siya. Siguro nadala lang talaga siya but she doesn't have to be like that!

No'ng magkamayan na (courtesy handshake), I don't know what and how to react and feel so I hastily pulled my hands away from the shake hands.

"Nice game!" She said and smiled at me and so I did.

"Congrats! Bawi kami sa sunod." I replied and offered my hand to her teammate next to her for a shake hands.

And I meant it. I'll make sure na makakabawi din kami from this loss. I've always been this low-key competitive. And I am proud of it.

Natalo man kami but it wasn't a bad game sabi nga ni ate Si. Babawi kami. And most especially, I won't let myself lose over that maangas face de Leon, jersey number 14.

Nakaabot kami sa semis. Unfortunately, we lost our chance to play for the championship. It was AdMU and DLSU who made it to the finals.

Months have passed and it's end of the school year. Finally...

I went back to my parents' house in Cavite. One week lang din ako dito dahil may training parin kami for the next season. Last season wasn't bad kase kahit paano nakaabot kami sa final four.

For one week of staying here, parang namiss ko ang Metro Manila all of a sudden. 'yong traffic, and yung.... a-ano, yung ingay and the busy streets. By the way, did I mention na may suitor na ko? Si Krisroy. Sa ilang buwan niyang mat'yagang panliligaw sa 'kin, he became close to my parents already and with some of my friends too. Everything went well naman. He always calls me when he says he will exactly and constantly checks on me, how my days went and so on. And I am already planning to gave him my answer when I get back.

( One week had passed and Cait's already back to Manila... )

As soon as I came back to Manila, During one of our dates, I gave kr my answer. And yes, we're now official. Madalas niya 'kong hatid sundo from school to my condo. Madalas n'ya rin akong inaantay after ng training and gano'n din ako. Sometimes, 'pag sobrang pagod na sa training and school nauuna na akong umuwi sa kanya or minsan pinapauna ko na din s'ya 'pag ako naman ang late nakakauwi. We understand each other dahil pareho kaming student-athlete.

UAAP season 80 came, wala na si ate EJ and she decided to take a break muna from volleyball. Ang pumalit na nga sa kanya as team captain ay si ate Si. Good thing at pumasok naman sa team namin si ate Shannen at nakapaglaro na ulit si ate Alyssa Teope.

As usual, pinahirapan kami ng Ateneo. Nakapasok ulit kami sa final four. Sadly, kinapos pa rin kami para makaabot sa finals/championship. And this season, DLSU ulit ang nagchampion.