Parallels

nakauwi na

Nakauwi Na - Ang Bandang Shirley

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From Bea's block, the ball landed on the opponent's floor, and the whole Araneta erupted. 

Dennise, frozen on her tracks but not for long as Risa dragged her to where their other teammates are. 

She finds herself joining Alyssa with Tots, who was on the floor since she's been in pain since earlier. 

"TOTI MARIEEE!" Alyssa shouted. Tots was just smiling. 

"Let's help her up," Dennise shouted, Alyssa nodded. Pangs and MG joins them as they help Tots up.

Alyssa and Dennise's eyes met,  Dennise couldn't help herself, leaving Tots to her teammates, she opens her arms to finally hug Alyssa.

"Alyssa..." she says, hoping Alyssa can hear her, as she wraps both her arms around Alyssa's shoulder and buried her neck on Alyssa's. 

"Finally, Den!" Alyssa shouted, "we're champions together again!" 

Dennise nodded, suppressing her tears, "we are!"

"Congratulations, Den!"

"Congratulations, Ly!" Dennise says back, their other teammates went to them and formed a circle. 

Dennise feels ecstatic, seeing the happy faces in front of her, and that feeling of being a champion again.

"BESHIES!!" Ella shouts as she hugs her bestfriends, "CHAMPIONS!" Ella shouts.

"CHAMPIONS! KASAMA SI DEN!" Alyssa shouts back.

"OH MY GOD," Dennise could only say. 

And as if a blur, the speech, the photo taking, the awarding went on.

It was around 11:30 in the evening when everyone was able to go back to the dugout. 

Everyone clapped when Alyssa entered, nagulat pa si Ly on the sudden claps.

"Ay bakit? Anong meron?" she playfully asked. 

"We love you, ate Ly," Tots said, "i-ha-hug sana kita kaso masakit talaga tuhod ko."

"Congrats, captain!" Michele said.

"Bakit ako?" Alyssa asked, laughing, "let's give it to our Finals MVP, Jema, kay Pangs, and Kyle, and of course to everyone, di naging madali 'tong conference na 'to para sa atin, but I'm super happy we bagged that 8th championship, together with Bea and Den. Sobrang proud ako sa inyo, team.

And Ji, thank you, na-miss ka namiin."

Jia gave a thumbs up. 

"Thank you guys, for believing in me," Bea says.

"You've always been great, Bei," Michele says, "congrats, champ!"

Dennise smiles as everyone keeps on congratulating each other. 

Naramdaman niyang umupo si Ella sa tabi niya. 

"Happy?" Ella asked while smiling.

"More than. Feeling ko nasa cloud 9 ako," Dennise answered, "ang saya, besh. This championship is even happier knowing that I celebrate it with you."

Ella smiles, "I'm so happy for you, besh," she says and hugs Den. 

"Happy rin ako for you, besh. At sa jowa mong nakatingin sa'tin ngayon," Den says and laughs.

Jema joins them.

"Congrats ate Den!" 

"Congrats, our finals MVP. Napakagaling!"