Fia's short story compilation

#1 - Locked eyes

Whole some.

"Rosa! Tara na! Mag sstart na! Grade 9 na tayo late ka parin" sigaw ni Ali saakin nang makita akong papasok nang gate nang school namin.

Tumango ako at nagmadaling maglakad, huminga ako nang malalim at inayos ang pagkakahawak sa mga libro ko.

Mabilis akong naglakad papasok nang building, muntikan pang matapilok dahil sa nagkalat na libro at papel sa hagdanan. Exam week na din kasi, ang mga estudyante dito ay palaging mga nakatambay sa hagdan dahil doon daw sila nakakapag focus.

Nakahinga ako nang maluwag nang makarating ako sa second floor, inayos ko saglit ang nagulo kong damit bago naglakad papasok nang classroom.

I cracked open the door and immediately ducked when a basketball came flying in my direction. One of my boy classmates snickered and immediately ran out to retrieve the ball. Except these boys are taller and bigger than me and clearly forgot that a girl was standing in the door way.

They came flying to me like a hurricane, i closed my eyes shut waiting for an impact when i felt a tug on my elbow pulling me away. My classmates obnoxious voices died down, i slowly opened my eyes and was surprised to see myself in a certain distance from the door.

I looked around to find the person who pulled me away so i could thank him or her formally, i frowned when i found no one in the halls. I held my books tighter and walked back to the entrance of the classroom when i noticed a boy leaning on the lockers, his head down.

He had short black hair, neat uniform and a notebook in his hands. I let go of the door frame and leaned on it, keeping my eyes on him.

Matagal tagal din akong nakatitig sakanya nang biglang inangat niya ang kaniyang tingin. Naestatwa ako sa kinatatayuan ko sa ganda nang kaniyang mga mata.

Malaki ito at kulay brown, bumagay sa maamo niyang mukha. Matagal kaming nag titigan bago ako umiwas nang tingin at nagmadaling pumasok nang classroom. Ramdam ko ang bilis nang tibok nang puso ko dahil sa simpleng titig na iyon.

Napailing na lang ako sa upuan ko, sino kaya ang lalaking iyon?

"Line up players!" The coach shouted at us, the gymnasium is full with senior high school students from different strands. Cheering their own teams in the up coming SHS intramurals. I am part of the girls volleyball team representing the STEM strand.

I tied my hair up in a high pony tail and jogged towards the court where our coach is. We listened attentively with his instructions before taking our place in court.

I was first in line to serve, i picked up the ball that was tossed to me and went to the service line. I took a few deep breathes looked over to the referee to wait for his whistle and spiked the ball up in the air.
I watched it travel to the other side and the game begun.

Natapos din ang laro pagkatapos ang masindak na laban sa limang set, kami ang nanalo! Malaki ang ngiti nang lahat habang naglalakad papunta sa bench para umupo. Pinunasan ko ang pawis na tumutulo sa leeg ko at uminom nang tubig.

Lumakas ulit ang sigawan nang mga estudyante nang pumasok ang mga susunod na maglalaro. Ang mga basketball team galing sa HUMS at ABM naman ang magtutuos.
Tahimik kong pinapanood ang mga manlalaro na mag warm up, nakakatuwa ang kulay nang magkaibang team. Tatayo na sana ako para pumunta sa locker room para makapag bihis nang mahagip nang mga mata ko ang isang pamilyar na bulto.

Nakilala ko ang magandang mata na iyon, umawang ang bibig ko nang makita siyang nakatayo sa gitna nang court at nakatingin din saakin.

Hindi ako nagkakamali, siya yung lalaking nakatitigan ko three years ago!