Love is, Stacey Sevilleja | Jhocey

Chapter 3

Jhoanna

This has been the weirdest week of my life. I was forced to join the high school track team, I don't know what came into my mind and I joined the track team. First of all I'm not athletic, second I'm very, very clumsy and lastly I don't know if I can handle the try-outs and trainings.

Yesterday was the first day of tryouts but I felt like I was going to die, it felt like ten trucks fell on my body and it hurts so much. My legs and arms are aching. Then later there is training right away, I don't even know if I did pass the try outs.

Okay. I dommed.

"Anong mukha yan teh? "Sheena asked and sat beside me. We are here in our classroom waiting for our teacher to return.

I just deeply sighed and didn't speak.

"Sino ba kasi nagsabing sumali ka sa school track team. Eh hindi mo naman kaya yon."

"Gusto ko lang naman mapalapit kay Ate Aiah at masubukan yung mga kinahihiligan niya."I said sadly while massaging my knee.

Aiah's pretty good at all sports and she can run super fast. She's athletic and I’m the complete opposite. Also, she’s seen me mess up a lot of times yesterday when she happens to look at me.

It's was so embarassing.

I don't know what I will feel yesterday. She said my hair looks nice. It was in the most nasty french braid you will ever see. My hair was sweaty and my curls were flaming my face because of how hot it was, but she complimented me and she even smiled at me.

So even though I look like nasty yesterday, I will believe that my hair is still beautiful, because Aiah said so. As long as she said it, I will believe it. She's the type of person who doesn't lie and she's also gentle and sweet unlike her sister. She always seems to be angry at me even though I didn't do anything to her. But I can say that yesterday was amazing because Aiah and I hadn't talked in person at all this week until that moment. Maybe that's the main reason why I joined the school track team. To see her and to be close to her. Maybe in that way I must have the courage to confess my true feelings to her.

Maybe it's not bad that I joined the track team. I'll just endure it even though I'm having a hard time.

"Bahala na mamaya Shee." I said and looked behind me. All my classmates were gossiping while others were writing and using cellphones. But suddenly something caught my attention, my eyes fell on Stacey she was with Mikha again and a few girls from our classes. Stacey was like a queen bee in our school, the kind when she walks in the hallway everyone will surely turn heads and gawk at her. Everybody wants her even though she is intimidating and she seems scary and rude.

She meet eyes with me and hers narrowed. I immediately looked away.

"If looks could kill."I looked at Sheena when suddenly spoke.

"You saw that?"I asked as I adjusted into my seat.

Sheena nodded."Anong ginawa mo sa kanya bakit ganyan nalang siya makatingin sayo?"

"Hindi ko din alam."I answered shaking my head. Because honestly I have no idea why she hates me.

"Ganyan na siya dati pa. Parang di niya ako gusto, pero wala akong pakialam sa kanya. Bahala siya dyan."

"Oo hayaan mo nalang. Just stay away from her."Sheena's brown eyes looked concerned as she looked at me.

I nodded."Oo naman. Honestly, I am really planning to ignore her."

"I like that plan."Sheena grinned at me.

But that plan showed not to be possible, as we got seated next to each other in Literature. Our literature teacher Mr. Lauren, assigned our seats.