When Summer Ends (Four Season Series #1)

WSE-Kabanata 8

Kabanata 8

Hope

Accepting defeat is neither a loss to oneself nor lost self-value. It's a kind of test for us on how we clearly perceive reality of life.

And slap us the truth, na ang buhay ay hindi lang puro sarap at panalo. Kailangan rin nating matalo para magising sa katotohanan. And I know you will agree with me if I say, life is boring and no challenge if there's no problem.

And look what I'm trying to say!

Although, we didn't win in basketball game. The MMSU still reigned in SCUAA-1 Sports Festival and garnering a 302 points in the official overall ranking.

Talo pa rin ba? We won more times than our defeat! That is why, don't be upset, learn to keep going and just smile.

Defeat is just like a prerequisite test, experience and learn.

"Try harder, love."

Zachary's being playful again was tiresome. Ang sarap lang ihampas ang ulo sa sahig.

Hingal na hingal ako sa pag-eehersisyo. Hindi naman bago sa akin ang mag-exercise but this is my first time to do exercises in a gym. It's his idea for us to have Saturday date in a gym and I approved. Para ma-try ko naman.

"37...36...35...34..." I'm slowly counting while doing crunches and Zach is embracing my legs and his legs is on my both sides.

"Faster!" he jokingly raised his voice and chuckled. Feel na feel maging gym instructor. Epal!

"Tumigil ka dyan!" Nahihirapan kong sigaw at pinagpatuloy ang pagbibilang hanggang matapos.

"Hah! Kapagod!" I lied myself on a yoga mat and calming down my fastly breathings.

"Tumayo ka dyan. Doon naman tayo sa punching bag," he whipped my thigh and pulled my hands to stand up. "Tayo na."

"Rest muna."

"Katatapos mo lang mag-rest, ah. Tayo na, love!" Pamimilit niya sa'kin.

"5 minutes lang," hiling ko.

Napaigik ako nang yumuko siya at dali-daling binuhat ako. I was squirming and shouting at him to put me down. At binaba nga niya ako ng nasa boxing ring na.

Pursigido siyang turuan ako kaya hindi ako makapalag. We stayed in there for one and a half hour. Not bad for a first-timer, nga lang... sobrang kapagod! Isali na ang feeling instructor kong istrikto.

Pagkatapos namin sa gym ay dumiretso kami sa San Nicolas para kumain at maglibot. Nasa loob kami ng H&M at tumitingin ng damit.

Nabubwisit ako kay Zachary dahil hindi ako makapili ng maayos. Hindi ko alam na kailangan ko pala ng hurado sa pagpili ng damit. Ang arte!

"Ayaw ko nyan!" masungit niyang saad muli at binalik ang puff sleeve crop top.

Gusto ko yung damit na ayaw ko, ang mahal, eh. Kulang ako sa budget.

"Arte mo," sabi ko kay Zach at tinalikuran siya para maghanap ng bagong damit na 2x sa mura.

Ang ending... wala akong nabili. Ang hirap pumili! Nakakainis pa si Zach at pinagtatawanan ako sa tuwing ipinapakita ko sa kanya ang sinusukat kong damit at pinipicturan niya.

Di ko lang siya boyfriend at gym instructor, photographer na rin. Ano pa ang susunod na kakaririn niya?

Chauffeur?

Therefore, when he volunteered to take me to Batac the next day, I refused him because he's just wasting gas. Pero wala pa rin akong nagawa nang magtext siya na nasa labas ng bahay namin, sinusundo ako.