KIEFER
I woke up by the sound of my alarm clock at my bed side table. My eyes still closed while reaching it and aiming to hit the snooze button. Fifteen more minutes please I said to myself. I'm still too sleepy and tired. Grabe din kasi ung trainings and practice ko.
I'm one of the star collegiate players in my school, Ateneo de Manila University. Currently on my junior year in college taking up Comtech. Not to brag but aside from being a student athlete, I'm also the most popular guy inside the campus. At dahil sa pagiging sikat na yun, kung anu ano din reputasyon ko ang kumakalat. Although it seems all positive, still there were some negative issues as well. You cannot please everyone according to your own style and beliefs. Anjan playboy ako, suplado at maangas sa mga babaeng hindi ko type. Aaminin ko kung may mga babaeng nga naman talaga ko nasungitan di dahil sa suplado ako. Nagsuplado lang ako dahil hindi ko gusto ang isang babaeng hinahabol ako.
I like to chase my girl. Challenge kasi sakin un. Gusto ko mahanap ung sinasabi nilang 'spark'. Yung bang girl na kaya ibahin ung kabog ng dibdib ko. Aminado ako na madami na ko naging babae. Yung tipong madali ako magsawa. Naniniwala kasi ako na once naramdaman ko ung boredom sa isang tao it means d ganun katindi ung epekto nito sa puso ko.
“Manoooonngg gising na.”
I heard Thirdy, my brother. Sa laki ng bibig nya ganun din kalakas ang boses nya. Badtrip talaga.
“Anu ba Ferdinand ha. Aga aga ingay mo.”
“Sus Manong anung maaga ka jan almost 10am na. Bangon na.”
“Walang school at walang trainings ok. Let me be a lion for today here in my bed.”
“Manong I'll let you but please help me first kay crush.”
After I heard that bigla ako napatawa. Torpe talaga ng kapatid ko. Ang laking lalaki di maka damoves kay Thea.
Thea has been a long time crush of my brother. Same school kaming tatlo but they're more younger than me. Actually both of them are classmates in one particular subject. Patay na patay si Thirdy dito, ang problema sa akin may crush si Thea. Ako ang ginagamit ni Thirdy para makadamoves kay Thea. Ungas talaga.
“Manong stop laughing na. Oo na torpe na ko.”
“Eh bakit ba kasi hirap na hirap ka aminin kay Thea na you like her. Ako pa ginagamit mo.”
“Manong you know naman how much Thea adores you eh.”
“Yun nga eh. Thea likes me. Tapos sa ginagawa mo lalo di ka magugustuhan ni Thea.”
“Of course not my purpose is that she'll be mine eventually. Alam kong di mo sya type kasi sabi mo nga bata and bansot. Basta Manong I have my plans. Just help me na lang.”
“Hay Ferdinand ayusin mo mga plans mo. May kalalagyan ka talaga sakin.”
“Oo Manong. Basta don't be masungit with Thea.”
And as an older brother I need to give in. But the truth all I want is that Thirdy will be happy. Ang pinagkaiba namin ni Thirdy ung sya gagawin lahat ng effort para sa girl na gusto nya kahit mukha ba syang tanga. While me I just go with the flow. Once I got attracted to a girl una ko pinapakiramdam ung puso ko. If ung tibok ba nito ung magpaparamdam ng kakaiba. At kung wala maging ganung epekto, I'll leave without saying goodbye.
Honestly, I'm a hopeless romantic at heart but I'm not the kind of guy who will try to chase the moon and the stars for a girl. Simple lang ako magmahal basta tumibok ung puso ko un na un at kapag tumigil un ibig sabihin wala ng dapat pang gawin kundi mang iwan.
Mika
“Uy Miks. Wazzup?” Ara, one of my bestfriends and former team mates in La Salle lady Spikers.
