Slice ng Life

Pang-labing Pitong Slice

Jet's POV:

"Train hard guys and I'll see you next week!" Said our coach after today's exhausting training.

"Huh huh huh huh..." - as I catch my breath after doing continuous laps with the team.

Joey swam near me and patted my back, "You okay, Jet?"

"Yeah. I'm good." As I tapped his hands on my shoulders.

"You think kaya natin next week?" I asked him.

"Of course. Tiwala lang. We'll definitely get that win, " Joey told me with a smile and a wink.

I smiled back at him. And after hearing his words, I felt that my heart calmed down. To be honest I was feeling a bit anxious for next week's inter-high swimming contest. Because for the most part, I am a worry wart. But looking at, and feeling Joey's confidence I was able to muster mine. Also, his smile, that smile has something in it that could really uplift my downcast in any situation.

After training I just went straight home and laid down on my bed. I'm feeling really tired from all those intense routines we've been having the entire week. It's a Friday and next week is our semestral break but next week din is our swimming contest so no time to be leisurely. I rolled over my bed, now on my tummy. Staring at my gold bracelet, I smiled, "We'll win this."

Well, the past days have been very smooth for me. Aside of course, when I got rushed to the ER for the very stupid reason of food poisoning. It's all because of that uniquely delicious jelly drink na I tried from our helper's school.

"Nakakahiya." I chuckled.

Speaking of that helper, well I don't know why, but I started talking to him. I just wanted to thank him for helping me but we started talking. Ewan ko pero I did not find it hard to talk to him. Actually I'm really opening up pag kausap ko sya. Which is very unusual because I usually don't talk to others aside from my close friends and my family. Also, parang I see him often na. Dati naman I don't see him much - maybe ako din yung may problem kasi I give selective attention to my surrounding.

"Maybe it's because of his sense of humor." He's a really funny guy and he gets me all the time with his jokes and many stories. Sometimes I feel nga na ang babaw ko lang. He seems to be so full of positive energy na opposite ko naman, because I'm usually under a dark cloud, very moody.

I see him quite often in the garden, at night. We usually talk about random things. Actually, even things na I don't talk about with anyone else. Kasi parang I like his simplicity and purity. And that's something rare in my world. With the people in our society, almost everyone has something to hide and something to lie about. We always have to wear our masks. "Look at me. Tsk!"

Kaya naman parang I like din yung simplicity talaga ng views nung people who are at the lower brackets of life. They seem so true and innocent, qualities that I'm really drawn to. Plus, he helped me out twice na. To be honest I was thinking of offering him money but naisip ko rin na baka ma hurt ko yung pride nya.

"I'm not insensitive with those things," I thought to myself.

Oh and I really like how he tells me na I'm like a doctor daw. Those comments are candy to my ears. "Hihihihihihihi." - me giggling.

I rolled over again and took a pillow to hug. I resorted back to my train of thought.

I can't forget what he told me. He told me that I should look for the courage to follow my dreams. With those words of his, somehow I felt like there's something in me that I could draw strength from to finally tell my parents what I want to pursue in life.

"Ano nga name ni kuya?" I asked my self.

It seems that I wasn't able to get his name. Pano kasi usually "kuya" or "ate" lang talaga ang way ko to address the people working here in our house. Except of course with manang Alice and Kuya Alex.