Chapter XI

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Allistar's POV
          As soon as I ended the call with Perseus ay tinext ko na sila Kuya telling them about her game. Lahat sila ay hindi pwede since maaga pa and may mga meeting sila and ang iba ay nasa kabilang city pa, tsaka biglaan kasi kaya hindi din makakaalis talaga. 

          "Uhmm... Presi?" tawag ko sa president ng org namin, wala akong class ngayon but we have things to do sa org kaya naandito ako sa school. "Yes, Alli?" tanong nito "Can I go for now?" paalam ko "Why? May emergency?" tanong ulit nito I gave my hesitant nod since its not totally emergency "Aella has game right now and hindi free ang mga kuya" sagot ko "Ohh I see" sagot nito. 

            "Yeah sure, you may go" ani nito na ikinagulat ko, akala ko kasi hindi siya papayag since he gave me a long silence bago sumagot, he chuckle at my reaction "Tell Ryleigh, goodluck" saad niya kaya naman tumango ako "Yes I will" I answer him with a smile "Thank you again" pagpapasalamat ko "Tell Leigh no injuries ah" saad naman ni Ate Kaia, secretary namin "Yes noona" sagot ko. "Bye bye" paalam ko they all wave their hands at me. 

           Nagkita kaming tatlo nila Phy at Max sa labas ng gymnasium, sabi ni Perseus ay may few minutes pa daw bago magstart kaya may time kami magantayan para sabay sabay pumasok. 

           "Wala na kayo class?" tanong ko, umiling si Max "Tapos na ko for the day" sagot niya "I still have class at 1pm" sagot naman ni Phy, I nodded at them. The crowd cheers indicating the game started "Let's go now" yaya ko sa kanila and they both nodded. Pagpasok namin we immediately search for the three, Perseus, Francis and Xaviel, nasa second row daw sila and sa likod ng bench nila Princess.  

           "I saw them na" ani ni Phy bago naunang lumakad, sinundan naman namin siya ni Max. Pagdating namin don they immediately put their bags down. "Kanina pa kayo?" rinig kong tanong ni Max "Medyo" sagot ni Perseus "Late na din kasi kami pinalabas, hyung" dagdag ni Francis which makes us nod. 

           The game started and its been a while since we saw her play in actual game, mostly kasi kami lang kalaro niya sa bahay si Kuya Ry ang nagturo sa kanya. Although nagtraning siya every summer kasama ang team niya never siya nagpalista sa varsity, ayaw daw kasi niya ng exposure kaya kahit gusto namin siya mapanood na maglaro sa actual game na ganto hindi namin siya pinilit and seeing her play now makes us proud. Max is taking a video of the game since bilin iyon nila kuya and we also don't want them to miss the chance na mapanood si princess na maglaro. 

          The four of us are cheering for her, alam niyo na kung sino ang hindi but he's watching attentively naman so its good. Dikit ang laban since both teams are good, the first quarter ends with the score 8-9 in favor of Aella's team, ganon kadikit ang laban na natapos ang first quarter with only one digit score. 

         "Go Ryleigh!!" sigaw ni Francis kaya naman napatingin samin si princess, she smile at us "May towel ka?" I mouthed since alam kong hindi naman niya maririnig dahil maingay, she raised her towel I nodded at her. 

          "No injuries, Aella" paalala ni Phy "Yes oppa" sagot niya. Soon enough the second quarter starts. The opponent's team leads now as the game was intense as both teams are good and competitive. 

Third Person's POV
            The game continues but in the end it was Ryleigh's team who won with the score of 53-56. Both teams shakes their hand, even the coaches to show sportsmanship. Nagpicture din lahat ng players together with their coaches. 

             "Congrats princess" bati ni Allistar sabay hug kay Ryleigh "Oppa no" ani ni Ryleigh as she's still covered with sweats "Nasend ko na kayla kuya ang video" paginform ni Maximus sa kanila "And sabi ni Kuya Nyx ay celebrate daw tayo" dagdag pa nito. 

           "Napanood agad nila kuya?" gulat na tanong ni Ryleigh "Oo, pagkatapos kasi sinend ko na din pero sila Kuya Rio, Kuya Nyx at Kuya Kai pa lang" sagot ni Maximus "The celebration is Kuya Nyx's idea" dagdag pa nito. 

              "Congrats Leigh!!" masiglang saad ni Francis at Xaviel habang patakbong papunta sa gawi nila, ngayon lang sila nakapunta since naharang sila ni Ms. Karen kanina. "Thank you" nakangiting sagot ni Ryleigh. 

                "Kuya, paexcuse daw po muna kay Captain" pagpapaalam ni Chirsthyn, ang naka jersey number 21 "Pipicture lang po" dagag ni Aoife, ang naka jersey number 13. "Sure" sagot ng tatlo kaya naman umalis na sila Ryleigh. 

                  "May class pa kayo after?" tanong ni Allistar sa tatlo "Lunch break, hyung" sagot ni Xaviel "Sabay na lang kayo samin" yaya ni Maximus "Pwede po?" excited na tanong ni Francis "Syempre naman" sagot ni Allistar. 

                   "Kuya shower lang kami" paalam ni Ryleigh pagkalapit niya ulit sa mga kuya niya "Okay, meet us sa cafeteria" sagot ni Phython "Nasan yung phone and wallet mo? Hindi mo ba papadala?" tanong ni Maximus, umiling si Ryleigh "Okay na kuya nakay Akashi na" sagot ni Ryleigh. "Okay. Wala nang important things na papadala? Yung rings and necklace mo baka mahulog mo" paalala ni Allistar. "All good kuya, mga damit na lang nasa bag" sagot ni Ryleigh. 

                     "Okay wait ka namin sa cafeteria" sagot ni Allistar "Bye bye" paalam ng dalaga bago sumama sa teammate niya (all of them are waiting for her). 

                     After 30minutes ay nakarating na si Ryleigh but she isn't wearing her uniform again "Princess, why aren't you wearing your uniform?" tanong ni Phython "The principal talked to us, the athletes who played earlier that we can take a rest for the afternoon class since the game earlier was intense" Ryleigh explains, her brother nodded. 

                     "Wala kayong additional workloads since hindi kayo aattend ng afternoon class?" tanong ni Allistar "Meron. Magbibigay sila worksheets samin then we need to pass it tomorrow" sagot ni Ryleigh "Akashi, pasend notes mamaya ng lectures" ani nito kay Perseus, the latter nodded his head.  

                      "Grabe Leigh, nahurt ako. Ayaw mo ba sakin?" pabirong saad ni Francis which earned a smacked on the back of his head from Xaviel, kaya natawa ang iba. "Nagnonotes ka ba ha?" tanong nito umiling naman si Francis "Sabi ko nga, shut up na ko" pagsuko ni Francis which makes them laugh more. 

                     After lunch, bumalik na ang tatlo sa room nila since they still have classes, same with Phython as he also have class at one. Maximus, Allistar and Ryleigh stay for a while sa cafeteria. 

                   "Kayo kuya wala na kayo class?" tanong  ni Ryleigh "Wala na. I'm done for the day" sagot ni Maximus "I still need to get back sa org" sagot ni Allistar "Okayy" sagot ni Ryleigh. "Ikaw, uuwi ka na?" tanong ni Maximus, umiling ang dalaga "My team wants to stay sa quarters muna" sagot nito kaya napatango mga kuya niya "Call mo na lang kami kung magpapasundo ka na ah" ani ni Maximus. 

                  "Opoo" sagot ni Ryleigh "Oh siya lalarga na ko" paalam ni Allistar "Diretso uwi ka na ba?" tanong nito kay Maximus "Hindi pa, pupunta pa ko kay Kuya Ken" sagot ni Maximus "Okay. Ingat ah" paalala ni Allistar "Yes hyung" sagot nito. "Tara na princess. Hatid na kita hanggang doon" ani naman ni Allistar sa dalaga "Hindi ka ba malalate oppa?" tanong naman ni Ryleigh while standing up "Kaya nga, Kuya" segunda ni Maximus. 

                   "Hindi, kaya tara na" sagot ni Allistar kaya lumapit naman ang dalaga dito. "Bye bye, Kuya Maxi" paalam ni Ryleigh "Bye princess, bye hyung" paalam nito sa dalawa "Ingat ha. Text us" paalala ni Allistar "Opoo" sagot ni Max bago umalis. Pagkahatid naman ni Allistar kay Ryleigh sa building for athletes ay umalis na din para makabalik na sa org. 

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