29. I'll be there for you

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     Derrick was panicking. He knew he shouldn't but he couldn't help the dread from seizing his heart.

     Hindi ganung kabilis lumangoy si Kris kasi medyo paranoid pa din siya…

Kris:     Takte! Ayaw ko! susuko na ko!

Derrick: Baliw ka ba?! Hindi pwede!

Kris:     Kailangan lang naman makapagligtas tayo ng treasure natin diba?!

Derrick: Eh kung sapakin kita?! May time limit tong challenge na to… after 2 hours. So ano? sasayangin mo lang lahat ng paghihirap natin?! Lahat ng training natin?

Kris:     Di tayo nagtraining sa dagat… swimming pool lang…--

Derrick: anong pinagkaiba?! Yung lasa?! Parehas naman may tubig yan!

Kris:     pero..—

Host:    At the sound of the gun shot…

All:       3… 2… 1…

BOOOM!!!

     At nagsimula ng magsilangoy ang mga champions…

     Sabihin na nating swimmer si Derrick so medyo nauuna siya…

GAHHHD. Anlayo kaya nung raft!

     Nung medyo andun halfway na siya… He seriously contemplated giving up. Waiting patiently for the hour to pass and then go back to the shore and enjoy a hot Milo.

So what kung matalo ko? My effort should count for something, right?

     He slowly nodded to himself but then an image of an innocent, smiling Thomasian girl flashed before his closed eyelids and he grounded his teeth. He was sure that the organizers wouldn't let their students to be hurt for a stupid tournament but...

Kailangan niya ko... 

     His already pale face almost became transparent when he thought about all the possible dangers the girl who holds his heart could face. And she was unarmed, helpless, at the complete mercy of whatever monster found her. at higit sa lahat… pano kung malunod siya bago pa siya maabutan ng kung anong creature sa baba?!

     His eyes flashing in renewed strength he started again traveling faster towards the raft!

     He stopped for a while… may mga logs kasi sa sea mismo… yung mga nakalutang… syempre… para kahit papano may place na makapagpahinga sila kahit saglit… nung may energy na siya kahit papano… he went on and on and on and on(don't stop... believin'! lalalalala)… ten minutes later he was rewarded with soft voices.

     Pagdating sa raft… Nakita niya si Kylie… medyo tulog siya… at may kasama siya… hindi niya kilala… pero kasama din nila kahapon… 

treasure siguro nung ibang champions…

     ginising niya si Kylie pero hindi siya sumasagot… pero humihinga naman siya… Good.

Pano nangyari yun? Hmm… Sleeping pills? Grabe… kung sinong creative team ng tournament na to… Sana lang wala silang balak patayin kami no!!!

     4 lang yung nasa raft nay un… so tumingin siya sa paligid… may natatanaw siyang isa pang raft…

Tama… another twist… pinaghiwalay nila yung raft ng 2 champions per university… Talino talaga… in that way… kung maliligtas nung isa yung treasure niya… kailangan niya pang lumangoy sa kabila para iligtas yung treasure ng kabila siguro… I don’t think malapit dito yung susi ng treasure ko… for sure nandun yun malapit sa kabilang raft…

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