SINEND na ni Tres sa kanya ang schedule nito and she did the same. Sinabi na din nito sa kanya na ang schedule ng training nila kapag hindi season, MWF 5-7PM training nila, TTH naman morning jog and drill sila.
Hindi nito alam kung bakit, pero sinabi din nito na pag mag-start na ang season, everyday training na sila.
After agreeing to meet at 3PM and it's since it's a Tuesday today, wala silang training, they decided to meet.
San has 5 days to make this work.
"Hey, sorry. Did you wait long?" Tanong ni San ng makitang nakatayo si Tres sa may CHK. Dun nila napagkasunduan na mga kita dahil malapit din dun ang parking.
"No worries." Sabi ni Tres na nakatingin kay San na medyo hinihingal.
"I really need to do cardio again. I'm out of shape." Natatawang komento si San na hinihingal pa din. Paano ba naman medyo na late ito dahil may inaasikaso si Gio para sa exhibit kaya tinulungan nila ni Erin ang kaibigan pero hindi niya namalayan na 3PM na pala. Bilis bilis tuloy siyang umalis.
"Sama ka samin tomorrow! May morning jog kami ng 4:30 AM, around campus lang din." Sambit ng biglang sumulpot na si Jules.
"He insisted on coming." Tres sighed while glaring at Jules.
"Present! Hope you don't mind!" Sambit ni Jules habang nakangiti ng malaki kay San.
Umiling si San, "I don't mind." Ngumiti ito. "Hard pass sa morning jog." Natatawa nitong sabi.
Humarap ito kay Tres, "Akala ko TTH lang morning jog niyo?" Tanong ni San.
"We jog sometimes—" Tres started before getting cut off by Eli na kasunod naman si Jacob. "Anong sometimes? We jog every morning, San. Don't believe him. He's obsessed with cardio." Eli rolled his eyes.
"It's not required but we do it everyday. The one I sent you is the official schedule so you can have me as long as it's not within the official timeframe." Explain ni Tres.
Natigilan naman si Eli at Jules. Nagtawanan ang dalawa habang nakangiti ng kaunti si Jacob. "Ayr, I'm pretty sure you hear how that sounds." Jules snickers.
"Kuya, I didn't know you were this aggressive. Tone it down, baka ma-scare mo si San." Natatawang biro ni Eli.
Tres groaned. "Came out wrong, what I meant to say is I'm free as long as it's not written on the official schedule."
Natawa si San, "Got it."
"May dala ka ba car, San?" Tanong ni Jules, tumango naman si San.
"Okay. Kuya, give me your keys." Eli asked, nakakura ito sa Kuya nito.
Kumunot ang noo ni Tres, "Why would I let you drive my car?"
"Duh! Alangan naman na mag-isa lang si San! Samahan mo na! Kelangan niyong mag bond diba?" Sambit ni Jules.
"Papá raised you better than that, hermano. Be a gentleman." Pagpilit ni Eli na nakakura pa din para kunin ang susi.
"Hey, it's fine! Convoy nalang tayo. I'll follow you guys." Sabi ni San na naghahanda ng umalis.
Napapikit ng sandali si Tres at napahinga ng malalim bago kunin ang susi ng sasakyan. "Take care of her, caremonda." He gritted out, before forcefully giving his keys to Eli. Napatawa ng malakas si Eli.
"Boys, I'm seriously okay. Susunod nalang ako sa inyo." Nakangiti nitong sambit. Hindi niya narinig ang binulong ni Tres pero sumama ang timpla ng mukha nito kaya alam niyang ayaw nitong ipa-drive ang kotse sa kaptid. She's the same with her car kaya naiintindihan niya. Si Claude palang ang nakakapag maneho nito nung tinuturuan niya ito mag-drive. She trusts Claude with her life but that doesn't change the fact na sobrang pinag pawisan siya sa kaba.
"It's fine." Sagot ni Tres na mukhang anything but fine ang nararamdaman. Gusto ni San matawa pero pinigilan niya, ngayon lang niya nakita ang ganong emosyon sa mukha ni Tres. Yung dalawang kapatid naman nito tuwang tuwa, lalo na si Eli.
"UPTC ba tayo?" Tanong ni Jules. "Ang aga naman ng dinner!"
"No one's forcing you to come." Taray na sambit ni Tres. Natawa naman si Jules at inakbayan si Tres, "Gusto mo lang solohin si San eh! 'Wag ka mag alala, pagkatapos ng early as hell dinner natin, mag-aarcade kaming tatlo." Sambit ni Jules.
"Whatever." Sambit ni Tres habang inalis ang pagka-akbay sa kanya ni Jules, "Eli." Tres said while giving Eli a hard look.
"Aye, aye captain! I'll take care of her." Sumaludo si Eli at humarap kay San, "Thanks for driving my brother, San. Pangalawang beses ko palang mad-drive car niya so thank you. Ingat kayo."
Napatawa si San and they said their goodbyes, "Sunod nalang ako sa inyo. Medyo malayo parking ko eh."
"Sige, hazard nalang kami sa may exit." San nodded, "What's your plate number?" Jules added.
Lumingon ulit si San at sinagot, "SZN 3333"
Natigilan si Tres sa paglalakad at nagtawanan nanaman si Jules at Eli. "What are the odds." Sambit ni Eli, "The number 3 is everywhere." Nagtawanan ulit ang dalawa, nakangiti si Jacob sa kanila na para bang may inside joke.
San catches up with Tres, "Is it really okay kung sakin ka sasabay? No hard feelings, Tres."
"It's fine." He grunted.
"Obviously." Natawa ng kaunti si San, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you. I'm a great driver." Pang-asar nitong sabi kay Tres.
"Can I ask bakit Tres ang tawag sayo? Is it because of your jersey number?" Tanong ni San habang naglalakad sila papunta sa kotse nito. Nauuna ng kaunti si San.
"Because my full name's Ayrton Stefano Araneta III." He started, inayos nito ang duffel bag sa balikat. He continued, "When I was in high school they call us by our last names but when Eli became high school, they started calling me Tres because of my suffix and to avoid confusion since there are two Aranetas already."
"Oh so that's why nagtawanan si Eli and Jules kanina na parang may inside joke dahil sa plaka ko." She laughed, "Tres riding in a car that has four threes on its plate."
"May I ask why is your plate number like that? Vanity plate?" Tres asked, glancing sideways at San.
"Hm." She nodded, "SZN is an abbreviation of season, and season is homophonous to Sison. 3333 because my sibling's birthdays. Lahat ng birthday nila may number 3." San glanced back at Tres and grinned sheepishly, "Cheesy ba?"
Tres shook his head, "I think it's cool. Besides, you have a new number 3 in your life now." For the first time since she knew him, he grinned boyishly at her.
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