HER SECRET

CHAPTER 17

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TYRONE'S POV

"Sino bang kakalabanin ni Preia?" tanong ni Austin sa akin.

"I don't know."

After I said that, I was surprised when Coach Khalil spoke and Preia and Dandere stood beside him.

Napanganga ako ng marinig iyon at halos hindi makagalaw sa kinauupuan.

Talagang mayabang ka Dandere. Kakalabanin mo talaga si Preia. Sabi ko sa isip habang nakatingin parin kay Dandere na hindi tumatayo sa kinauupuan.

"Miss Alvarez, please stand up." si Coach.

Wala namang nagawa si Dandere kundi tumayo nalang. Parang ayaw pa niya.

"And since the two are here. Think right now who you want to be the women's volleyball team captain."

Nanlaki ang mata ko ng sila lang dalawa maglalaban ni Dandere.

Akala ko naman madami sila kaya kami pinatawag 'yon pala dalawa lang sila, ang special naman nito. Dapat mga VB Players lang ang bubuto para diyan. Napaismid ako sa sinabi ko sa isip.

Siniko ako ni Seb. "Jose. Sinong ibubuto mo?"

"Wala." mabilis kong sagot.

"Hoy bawal kang hindi bumuto. Bumuto ka!'" tinignan ko siya ng masama dahil ang lakas ng pinagkasabi niya.

"Ayoko nga eh, kulit mo." inis kong tugon.

"Paanong ayaw niyang bumuto Seb eh naiinis siya sa kaibigan namin. Tapos si Preia naman---" Hindi napatapos ni Gex ang sasabihin ng tumingin ako sa kanya. "Ay sorry." sabi at napatiklop ang bibig.

I looked at Preia and I was surprised that she was looking at me. She made a hand sign saying that I would vote her. Begging.

I averted my eyes from her and turned to Dandere. I was also surprised that Dandere was looking at our behavior, but she was looking at the one beside me.

Kay Jiro.

Napalunok ako kasi akala ko sa akin siya nakatingin. Tinignan ko si Jiro sa tabi ko at nakangiti siya kay Dandere. Tinignan ko ulit si Dandere pero wala siyang naging reaction man lang.

Hambog.

"Have you made your choice yet?" Coach Khalil's speech brought me back to my senses.

The students shouted YES so the election has started. They asked us to write on a piece of paper to write the name of the person we were going to vote and put it in the box that Coach Khalil was holding, so we had to get down from where we were sitting just to put the paper in the big box.

Napatayo si Seb sa tabi ko. But he stops when he sees me not standing up. "Hindi mo ibibigay 'yang papel?"

Iniabot ko sa kanya ang papel. "Ikaw na, pupunta ka naman doon." Hindi niya kinuha.

"Ay bakit ako. Ikaw maglagay dun."

"Isa..." kako at tinignan siya ng masama.

"Pucha naman Jose!" Biglang naging seryoso ang mukha niya. "Alam ko na bakit ayaw mong pumunta doon, dahil si Preia at Dandere mo ang naglalaban. Siguro naguguluhan at nahihirapan ka, ano?"