What could have Been

9

"Ells,sure ka na ba talaga?"

"Opo, Ma. Uuwi din naman ako kapag holiday" Sagot ni Ella

Napa buntong hininga naman si Joy

"Mag ingat ka dun, anak ha?tawagan mo kami ng kuya mo" Sambit ni Joy sabay yakap sa anak niya

"Opo ma. I love you po" Bulong ni Ella

Napa ngiti naman si Ella

"Ells, tara na. Baka dika pa maka alis dyan dahil kay mommy", natatawang sambit ni Jorenz

Natawa na rin sina Ella at Joy

TOUCH DOWN NEW YORK

"welcome to New York, ells!" Napa ngiti si Ella at niyakap si Nicole

"I miss you ells! Ang laki ng pinayat mo ah!" Natatawang sabi ni Angela

Ella chuckled and smiled

"Welcome back, Ella marie! Grabe ang payat payat mo na" Chin said

Nakipag beso naman si Ella sakanila

"Tara na, wag na natin pag antayin yung pagkain" Sabi ni Jok

Tumango silang lahat

"Hello, mase! laki laki mo na ah" Sambit ni Ella

Niyakap ni Mason ang tita Ella niya

"tata!" sambit ni Mason

"Hello tita ella, you're here!" Laelah said

Napa ngiti si Ella at niyakap si Laelah

"I missed you, tita! I thought you'll come here on Christmas" Sambit niya

Ella smiled and pinched her nose

"Tita will be working here with you mommy" Sagot ni Ella

Laelah lmk l wet's eyes are sparkling

"You'll stay here forever?"Laelah asked

"Your tita ella will stay here as long as she can"ella smiled

"How about your career?" Chin asked

Ella heaved a sigh

"I might consider retiring from volleyball and stay here for work" Sagot ni Ella

Tumango naman si Chin

They don't want to ask question about her past lover because of what they heard

"Lunch is ready na guys! let's eat" Sigaw ni Nicole

"Let's eat na, Ells" Estela said

Ella smiled and nodded

After they ate, ella started to unpack her things sa extra room

Ella decided to call her mom while fixing her things

[How are you anak?]
"I'm all good, ma. May extra room sina Coy and Jok dito. Andito din yung ibang friends ko"
[that's good. Yung work mo dyan, anak?]
"Sabi ni Coy I'll start working tomorrow na daw"
[Agad agad anak?Wala lang bang pahinga]
" I am already resting na Ma. Don't worry, I'm doing good naman and there's nothing to worry about."
[Hmm. Basta ha, mag ingat ka dyan potpot. Sinasabi ko sayo]
"Opo, mommy. Sige na po, Matutulog muna ako saglit"

After their call, Ay saktong tapos na din siya sa pag a arrange nang mga gamit niya

Ella heaved a sigh and lie down on the bed

She slowly closed her eyes

But that one person kept on showing

Jema

Napa bangon naman si Ella

"Can't she get out of my mind?"Ella whispered

"Ayoko na siyang isipin. We're done, and ayoko na din siyang guluhin. May boyfriend na siya,I should not bother them" Ella said

Ella shook her head

I should really get some sleep, para na akong mababaliw dito

"Ano ba naman yan kase! Je mali yan eh" Maktol ni Alex

"mas siraulo ka, eh alam mo nang bawal yun" sambit ni Jema

"Ano ba yan, pati sa pag lalaro ng billiards ang iingay niyong dalawa" Reklamo ni Jia

"Ano ka ba ate ju, wala nang bago sa dalawang mag bff yan" Sambit ni kyla

"Eto kasi eh! nakakainis" maktol ni Jema sabay turo kay Alex

Hindi na nagsalita si Alex at napa buntong hininga nalang

"Ako na mag hahatid sakanya Jujubear" sambit ni Alex

"Oh, ingatan mo yan ah. Alam mo na" sabi ni Jia

Ngumiti si Alexander at tumango

"Ano ba pinag chchismis niyo nanaman dyan" sabat ni Jema

"Oh, ayan na bestfriend mo" Naka ngiting sabi ni Jia sabay alis

Pinandidilatan naman siya ng mata ni Jema

"Wala namang sinabi si juju" he said

"Anong wala?" Her brows furrowed

Alex chuckled and hold her arm lightly

"Tara na, I uuwi pa kita" He softly said

"Salamat sa pag hatid kay Jema ha? alex anak" Naka ngiting sabi ni Fe

Napa ngiti rin si Alex at tumango

"Ay wala po yun, tita. Araw araw ko namang passenger Princess tong si Jessica eh" He chuckled

Sinamaan naman siya ng tingin

"Anong passenger princess ka dyan? tigil tigilan mo ko baka mabato ko pa tong tsinelas sa mukha mo" Sambit ni Jema

"tita oh, ang harsh" Alex said

Sinamaan ulit siya ng tingin ni Jema

"Oh sige na, alex. Baka ma traffic ka pa sa daan"sambit ni Fe

Nag mano muna si Alex kay Fe bago nagpa alam at tuluyang umalis sa bahay nila

After her errands, napa higa naman siya sa higaan niya

And then she scrolled down through her IG

An IG post caught her attention

Ella's retiring?

Naka receive siya ng mga texts from their groupchat

all of them were shocked upon hearing the news about Ella's retirement

Ni hindi niya sinabi kung nasaan ba siya ngayon

Ella just told them na wag na silang pumunta sa bahay kasi si Joy lang at Jorenz ang nandoon

Ella doesn't want them to know about her whereabouts

Jema's a little worried about her too

Pero nag dadalawang isip kung I me message niya ba si Ella or hindi

On going pa naman din ang conference nila