With You

Chapter 5: Chill

The training session was  a killer. Alam kong hindi pa yun ang routine training that we'll have for the season, pero pamatay na talaga. Coach Laurence was putting all of us to the test, both old and new members of the team. Sabi niya para maassess daw niya ang performance ng katawan namin, and we all know what he meant by that. Gusto niyang malaman how out of shape all of us are after a few months of the off season.

Sa totoo lang akala ko magiging madali para sakin ang training just because I've done this for the past two years, I thought wrong. Coach Laurence's pre-training tests have really been amped up and according to him, so is his new training regimen. Assessment test pa lang to, but I'm starting to feel my muscles tense up. It's been months since I did this kind of extreme work out and it's really taking a toll on me, it's been a long time since I've been this out of breath. It also didn't help that I'm feeling lightheaded right now and is still suffering from a major hangover. Hindi naman ako makareklamo, knowing that Coach Laurence is not going to hear any excuse that I'd make, mapapagalitan lang ako pag nagreklamo ako, so I have no choice but to suck it up.

Buti na lang at hindi lang ako ang nahihirapan sa assessment namin. I could see all the other guys, are also having a hard time following Coach's instruction, but something I noticed through the whole training, Phro is actually doing a good job as team manager. Walang kahit na anong reklamo ang mga team mates ko. She attends to our every needs na walang dalawang sabi, but she also knows how to put the players in their place. She also takes jokes really well, I can't find any flaw in her besides her attitude towards me.

"Okay team. Line up!" I heard Coach Laurence yell on top of his lungs across the whole court. All of us lined-up in front of him as he looked at us, counting the members with an unreadable look on his face. I was at the back of the line together with Jay and Macky to supervise the other players as the seniors of the pack.

"Alam kong alam niyo that this session could have been better. How can you guys be this out of shape in just two months?" He yelled, making the new players flinch.

"I know its just the first day of training, but I need you guys to focus and get into shape as quick as you can. Am I understood?" He asked, his voice booming through the court.

"Yes Coach!" We all yelled simultaneously.

"Louder. Am I understood?" He yelled again.

"Yes Coach!" We all yelled louder.

"Javier, Reyes, pick-up all the balls and return all of them to their rightful spot." He said to the two new players.

"Yes coach." They both said.

"Okay team! Dismissed! Hit the showers!" He then said calmly, and as soon as he said this, the two new players went straight to picking up the balls scattered in the court, while the rest of us went straight to the benches, kung saan namin iniwan yung mga water bottles, and there, waiting for us was Phro, towels on her arms as she was talking to the guy I saw walking with her earlier. I guess this is my chance to mess with her.

I approached the bench with a smile on my face, not paying attention to my teammates who are trying to talk to me and continued walking. She was already giving out towels to the other players when I got near them. I approached her, she looked back at me, handing me a towel and was about to continue her conversation with the guy but I spoke up.

"Phro. Forgot to thank you for letting me stay in your house last night." I said wiping sweat off from my face, smirking at her. Nakuha ko ang atensyon niya at tinitigan niya lang ako, shock written all over her face. Tiningnan ko ang lalaking kausap niya kanina and I could see his dislike for me. And that's when I realized who he was, he's the a**hole that punched me last season, this is going to be more satisfying than I thought. My smirk became wider at the thought of getting back at this a**wipe, but then Phro drew my attention to her.