Bruised (A Thomas Torres Fanfiction)

Six

I patiently waited at the lobby of the Green Gate as I watched individuals and groups of people walking past me. Most of them were wearing Ateneo and La Salle shirts, probably because this side of the dome was their area. I'm sure the other side will be filled with supporters of NU and FEU. Today was the day that will determine which two teams will end up in the finals. Of course, I was rooting for Ateneo as I cross my fingers that they'll finally snap out of their losing streak from NU. La Salle was able to do it against FEU so I believe that my team will be able to do that as well with NU.

"Sorry!" A tall girl, about 5'11" with short hair, said when she got to me. She was wearing a plain white shirt with a DLSU print on it while I wore a blue Ateneo shirt.

"It's fine, Ye," I smiled as I linked arms with her. "Tara na at baka dumugin ka pa dito," I joked.

"Ako? Baka ikaw?" She teased.

"Asa po," I chuckled as we walked to the patron area.

When we entered, both teams, Ateneo and NU, were warming up on the court. I noticed that people were also starting to pile in the other sections and I'm sure that the Big Dome will be full once more. The Blue Eagles noticed us and gave a wave or a nod. I waved back at them and ended up nudging Mika when Kiefer suddenly beamed at her.

I swear, if these two get together, I'm going to ship it. No... I'm gonna luxury yacht them. Okay, that was corny of me, I thought.

"Kiefer pala talaga," I whispered to her as we sat down. I had a teasing grin on my lips as I watched her cheeks turn a bit pink. "Namumula si ate girl!" I laughed.

"Lighting lang yan," she muttered as she huffed.

"Sige, balita ko puti yung ilaw," I giggled. "Nako, nagdadalaga na po si Mika Reyes. Kayo ha! Mamaya makikita ko na lang nag-swap na kayo ng jersey or something,"

With that, the red blush on Mika's cheeks deepened even more causing me to laugh. She was so adorable when she's being teased like this. I just hope that this Taft Tower won't hit me soon because it was really fun to tease her. You'd notice the smile that would be forming on her lips every time you say something.

"Do you like him ba talaga?" I quietly asked her as we watched the boys starting to wrap-up their warm up.

"Si Kiefer?"

I nodded. "Sino pa ba? Baka gusto mo si Von. Magagalit ako. Kay Laura ko pinupush iyon e," I grinned.

"Ang dami mo namang pinupush. Baka gusto mo ikaw ang i-push ko?" She smirked. "Hm... Baka pwede kay Thomas,"

I rolled my eyes. "Wow. Don't change the topic! Hindi mo sinagot yung tanong ko e,"

"O, sige. Sasagutin ko pero sagutin mo rin yung tanong ko," she proposed and I quickly agreed. I was dying to know if she really feels something for my fellow Blue Eagle. If she does, mag-pa-pa-party na ako! "Yeah, I think so. I mean, I do but I'm not yet sure if I want to take things to the next level. Yung tipong boyfriend-girlfriend na. Naiisip ko kasi pareho kaming busy ganyan. Pero yes, I like him,"

I was trying not to squeal and jump around but it was so hard to contain my emotions! I was beaming widely and I'm sure I was making these small, little sounds of kilig. "Oh my God! OTP OTP OTP!" I said in excitement. "Dapat i-push na ito! Miefer!"

Mika chuckled. "O, nasagot ko na. Ikaw naman sasagot ng tanong ko,"

"Sige," I replied. "Pero Miefer talaga, 'te! Kinikilig ako, nakakainis ka Mika!"

"Gwapo ba si Thomas?" She smirked.

I was caught off-guard. I was honestly expecting her to ask if I like him because that's what I asked about Kiefer and she mentioned pushing Thomas and I together. I almost laughed. We're just friends.