The Sweetest Rivals

TSR (8)

Zaira's POV

"Where the hell is that room?!" I mumbled to myself. I've been searching the room for my next class, which is Science by the way. -_-

Ayoko na magtanong sa mga tao dito. Choosy? Nah. Useless lang din kasi di din naman nila ako masagot ng maayos. Psh.

I kept wandering around here in the hallways of Kingston High, hoping that my feet will bring me unexpectedly to my room. But heck! Sumakit na lang ang mga binti ko di ko parin mahanap. One hour. I only got one fvking hour to find that sh-itty room!!

When I checked where I am in the moment, I noticed that I'm at the open field of the university. Some students are playing soccer but they are so noisy also. =_=

I scanned the area and one place caught my eye. At the farthest corner of this field there is a big tree and beneath it is a bench. In the way it looks like, I guess that place is barely visited. Medyo malayo kasi at medyo creepy. But for me, it looks like a peaceful place.

I think I just found myself a secret yet peaceful place, huh?

Papunta na sana ako dun sa place, when I decided to put my earphones on. I can't take their noises anymore.

I'm halfway-trough the field when I noticed that the students in the bleachers are staring at me wide-eyed and are trying to say something.

And when I took out my earphones from my ears, they were shouting phrases at the same time so I didn't understand a single thing.

"What the fvck are you saying?!" Sigaw ko sa kanila.

"Look behind you, stupid!" Aba, ako pa tinawag na stupid. psh. But wait... look behind me?

So I turned around only to see a flying ball coming towards me and before I knew it, it already hit me. HARD.

"ZAIRA!" That was the last thing I heard before everything went black.
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Kyle's POV

Nandito ko sa open field ng Kingston High. Ako lang kasi walang klase sa oras na 'to. tch. Mukha tuloy akong loner dito.

Not far away from where I am, may mga varsity players naglalaro ng soccer. Malapit na siguro laban nila. Nagmuni-muni pa ako ng ilang segundo nang maalala ko nanaman yung dare ng tropa.

"DATE Z.L."

Aiiish! Ayan na naman. Bakit kasi sa lahat ng pwedeng ibigay na dare, eto pa. Haays. Napasabunot na lang ako sa sarili kong buhok out of frustration.

"You might get bald, dude. Haha" Someone from behind talked but I know his voice very well.

"Shut your mouth up." Nanahimik ako dito eh tapos biglang susulpot 'to ng parang kabute.

"Dude, pansin ko lang... laging mainit ulo mo. What's up? Did you get busted by some chick, huh?"

"I said, shut up Nate. I'm thinking of something. And it really frustrates me. Ugh." Then again, sinabunutan ko ulit yung sarili ko.

"Let me guess. It's about the ZL thing, right?" I just nodded in response. "Kyle you can just refuse to do the dare. And if it's about the money, 20k is just a coin for your family."

"But dude, alam mo naman na bawat galaw bantay-sarado sa grandparents ko." -ako

"Really, dude? Yun lang ba talaga o may ibang rason ka pa?" Then he gave a scrutinizing look. Napakunot-noo naman ako sa sinabi niya.

"What the hell are you trying to say?" I asked. What does he want to imply??

"Na baka ka nagkakaganyan eh dahil may gusto ka dun sa ZL." WHAAAT?!! Nababaliw na ata 'tong si Nate to think such crazy things.

"That's way to impossible!!" Nasigawan ko tuloy si Nate. Mga kabaliwan kasi.

"Bakit ka defensive? Hahaha. I'm just stating the possibilities." Depensa naman niya.

"That's my point! It isn't even considered as a possibility!" Ganti ko naman.

"Whatever you say, Kyle. Whatever you say."

Nagkwentuhan pa kami ni Nathan saglit nang biglang nagkaron ng commotion sa grupo nung mga naglalaro kanina.

"What's happening?" Nate asked.

"Mukha bang alam ko? -,-" Sagot ko sa kanya but he seems so focused on the commotion.

"Miss! Get out of the way!"
"Miss, umilag ka!"
"Miss, ang ganda mo! Crush na kita!! *0* "

The players were shouting those. And I noticed that they are looking at the same direction. Tiningnan ko kung saan sila nakatingin and I saw a girl and... the ball is fastly coming through her way. Nakatagilid yung babae sa way ko but she's familiar.

Tinitigan ko pa ng mabuti... AND SHOOT IT'S Z.L.!! And she's about to get hit by a soccer ball! Shit.

Di ko alam kung anong masamang espiritu ang sumapi saken pero agad akong tumakbo kung nasan siya. Narinig ko pang tinawag ako ni Nathan pero di ko na siya pinansin.

Malapit na sana ako sa kanya nang biglang tumama na ang bola at sakto pang humarap siya dun kaya sa mukha niya mismo lumanding ang bola.

"ZAIRA!" Lalong napabilis yung takbo ko sa kanya nang tumumba siya sa sahig.

"Tabi! Tumabi kayo!" I shooed the people who are blocking my way and they immediately made a way for me. And there I saw Zaira, lying in the floor without conciousness.

Pumunta ako sa tabi niya at inilapag ang ulo niya sa may lap ko. "Shit." I cursed when her blood started to drip off from her nose.

"Kyle, let's get her to the clinic now!" Sumunod pala siya dito. Hindi ko man lang namalayan. But he's right, kelangan ko na dalhin si Zaira sa clinic. Kaya binuhat ko na siya na parang bagong kasal.

**clinic

Nandito ako ngayon sa clinic, binabantayan si Zaira. What the hell is wrong with me?! Ano bang sumanib saken at napunta ako dito. =_=

Si Nate nga pala, bumili ng pagkain namin at ni Zaira. Hayy. Tinignan ko ang natutulog na Zaira.

Mukha naman siyang anghel eh. Maganda siya, sobra. Ang ganda ng mata niya, ang tangos ng ilong, tapos ang kinis ng mukha na para bang walang bahid ni isang pimple at yung- yung labi niya manipis at mapula. Parang...parang... ang sarap..

PARANG ANG SARAP KO BIGWASAN! Argh. Ano bang pinaggagawa ko?! Bullsh-it.

"Dude, eto na yung soda mo." Napalingon ako kay Nate na kakadating lang.

Kelangan ko na talaga maka-alis dito.
Kaya kinuha ko yung soda at tumayo na.

"Pre, alis na ako. Ikaw na bahala dyan." sabi ko sa kanya sabay punta sa pinto.

"Ha? Baket? San ka pupunta?" Tanong nya.

But instead of answering his questions, "Wag na wag mo ding masabi sa kanya na ako nagbuhat sa kanya papunta dito. Baka lagyan pa niya ng malisya." then I stormed away from that place.

Pero bakit paang pabigat ng pabigat yung kalooban ko habang palayo ako ng palayo? Crap.

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A/n

Sorry for the slow UDs.

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-AUTHOR VC :*