Blue Silhouette (Saved Series #2)

Prologue

"That's it! Lift her higher!" our coach shouted as my cheer mates tossed me in the air.

My body flew and I took a deep breath to prepare for the impact once I landed on their hands, and then I winced.

My fall wasn't good dahil muntik na nila akong hindi masalo at sigurado akong uuwi akong puno nanaman ng mga pasa ngayong araw.

Pero normal na sa akin 'yon.

This is my life and I love risking it through flying up in the air while my cheer mates yell for our victory.

I became a cheerleader last year—first year of high school and I instantly loved it.

My goal since then was to become a cheer captain because our cheerleader at the moment sucked.

She liked to blame her mistakes on others, especially me. When in fact, I was a lot better than her.

And I swear, minsan talaga ay sinasadya niyang pumalpak kami para masaktan ako.

Last month, I injured my ankle because my cheer mates slipped on the water she purposely spilled para hindi nila ako masalo.

"Egh, that's huge, Loreen," Martha pointed out when she saw the bruise on my exposed leg dahil ten inches above the knees lang 'yong cheer skirt namin.

Martha is my cheer mate and one of the closest to me together with Lily and Candice. At kagaya ko, they hated Chloe—our cheer captain.

I clicked my tongue as I stared at my bruise because she was right, it was huge.

"Good job, everyone! We're done for today. See you tomorrow," Jacky—our coach said, dismissing us.

I nodded and headed my way to the benchers to grab my bag and drink water but I stopped when Chloe approached.

"The bruises suit your skin very well, Balmer," she said—a stupid smirk was plastered on her stupid face.

I put down my water bottle and licked my lower lip as I spun to face her.

"Thank you, Chloe." I smiled at her. "Your bases suit their bruises as well. Imagine, catching a girl over 50 kilos."

The smirk on her face instantly vanished when she heard my rebuttal. While Martha, Lily, and Candice snorted by my side because they were listening.

Chloe is in 9th grade kaya mas matanda siya nang isang taon sa akin dahil 8th grade palang ako. Pero hindi naglalayo ang height namin dahil 5'2 ako habang siya naman ay 5'3, kaya I was so sure na offended siya sa pagbanggit ko ng weight gain niya.

Hindi ako alam kung bakit hate na hate niya ako dahil wala naman akong ginagawa sa kanya kung hindi niya ako binubully.

But I have a guess. Maybe she hates me because lagi ko siyang tinatalo sa lahat ng mga competitions na sinasalihan naming dalawa.

Last year, I beat her in the ballet dance competition.

She was also supposed to be the main lead on our theatre play but I got the role because our coaches realized that I was better.

Kasalanan ko ba na mas magaling at talented ako?

I will never lower myself for other people, especially those who don't deserve my humbleness.

Chloe's chest rapidly moved up and down as she opened her mouth to talk back but she eventually closed it and stormed out— flipping her hair harshly kaya nasampal ako sa mukha.

"That was savage, Ms. Loreenie Grace," Candice praised and chuckles followed from the two.

Hindi ko sila pinansin at nagkibit balikat nalang bago lumabas ng studio.