On The Other Side

XXII

Chapter 22
#OTOSwp

20-15

In favor of SHU, hindi ako frustrated dahil so far maayos ang play ko at ng mga ka-team ko.

No one wants to mess this up and I feel it through my bones.

Their attacks wasn't as fast as RVU or Teigan's maybe that's why I find this game a little breather. Ang sakit rin kasi sa dibdib na bigla bigla na lang may mga bolang paparating na hindi mo man lang namalayan. Lakas makaubos ng energy and lakas makaboost ng anxiety.

CDSG was coping up with their lackness in fast attacks by smart techniques. Nakakapagod din sila kalaro kasi matagal ang rally, they're keeping the ball up well.

One of the strengths din nila iyon, sobrang ganda ng floor defense nila, akala mo minsan hindi na nila kuha, pero mayamaya makikita mo na angat pa rin ang bola.

After long rally finally we're able to score. Sa rotation, ako na ang sunod na mag-se-serve. I feel like I'm improving already of course with the help of Teigan and Rider, pero I wasn't confident and hindi pa ako consistent. Sometimes maganda na ang serve ko, minsan palya pa rin.

But I would rather have that than nothing.

I was gauging the whole court before heaving a deep sigh. I heard the whistle and I dribbled the ball saka pumwesto.

I imagined that I was still in SHU, playing with Teigan. He's on the other side, waiting for my serve. I finally threw the ball up in the air and hit it to where I wanted it to go.

As much as possible gusto ko mailayo sa libero nila ang bola, she's really on a different level. Pero kagaya nga ng sabi ko lahat sila magaling sa floor defense.

"Nice Serve!"  My service was supposed to be out sa judgement ko pero it almost dropped sa medyo alanganing pwesto that's they still lift it up. Points for me still, I guess.

"Free ball!" I dig it up since I was on the back row. Sakto lang din naman kasi it went to our setter. Buti na lang din.

Free ball means we have a chance to attack. And yeah we got our point again and we also got the first set.

"Nice play, keep up niyo lang, Asmara kapag nasa back row 'wag kayo masyado magdikit," paalala lang ni Coach while we're having a little break.

Ininom ko lang ang tubig sa tumbler na may tatak ng sponsor habang pinapakinggan ang mga sinasabi ni Coach Rick pati nila Asmara.

2nd set started shortly.

I was on the bench for the mean time, okay lang din kasi nakakapagod talaga sila kalaro. Mas matagal ang rally mas nakaka-tense, idagdag mo pa mga hiyawan ng mga tao tuwing muntik na malaglag ang bola pero napapaangat pa rin.

Nerve wracking, really.

The scores are 10-7 in favor of SHU pa rin. CDSG got the first point kanina, they were actually on roll no'ng start ng 2nd set pero hindi lang talaga papayag ang mga ka-team ko na paabutin pa 'to ng 3rd set. That would be somehow too much thrill for our first game.

Binalik na ako sa game nang sakto nasa front row na ang pwesto ko, that would be the right place for me.

Ever since start ng laro I'm doing quite well with blocking. I don't know but I feel light on my feet. I get that feathery feeling along my toes.