ON THE SIDELINES

CHAPTER 31

FIENNA SAREM TOMAS'S POV

Let's start the real definition of clutch championship.

Lahat ng tao ngayon sa loob ng arena ay nakatayo na at inaabangan ang sunod na mangyayari.

Palitan lang halos ang puntos ng dalawang team, parehas na ayaw magpatalo.

Mula sa pwesto ko kitang kita kung gaano ka lalim ang tingin ni Kai sa mga kalaban, he's like reading their minds. 

Looking for a hole in them, ngayon ko lang ito nakita na ganito kaseryoso. I know the captain word is pressuring him, as well as winning the olympics.

Mataas ang expectation sa team Japan para sa season na 'to, they will be called an underdogs if they defeat the number one team in the world.

Kahit sina Rui ay seryoso nang nakatingin sa kalaban.

Sa totoo lang ay napapansin ko na ang pagod sa side ng Poland, ibang iba na kasi ang galawan nila. Hindi naman sa mas bumabagal, sadyang pagdating sa service line ay lagi silang error.

Kung tutuusin, kalahati ng puntos ngayon ng Japan ay dahil sa kanilang error. Sino ba namang hindi mapapagod kapag nakita mo ang kalaban mong sobrang taas pa rin ng energy. Halos tatlong oras na silang naglalaro.

Maccio serves for the match, jump serve. Ace!

"Wohh!! Three more, come on!" Nagtatatalon na 'ko habang sigaw ng sigaw.

I can't help it but shout as they point their way to the championship.

"Go Ni-chan!" Cheer sakanya ni Kasume.

Kung dati ay chill lang na naka upo ang mga magulang namin at pinapanood ang laban ni Kai, ngayon ay mas malakas pa ata silang mag cheer kesa sa'min.

"Kai-kun gambare!"
"Kaya mo yan Kai!"
"Nippon! Nippon!"

Sunod sunod na cheer ng mga tao.

12-10 ang score ngayon, lamang ang Japan. Maccio serves for them, Piontek recieves the ball. Gunia sets to Bartos, point for Poland!

"One at a time! Focus on getting one point!" Sigaw ko, you can't blame me. Sobrang lakas na nang tibok ng puso ko habang pinapanood sila.

Helinski serves for this match, Kai able to recieve the ball perfectly, Saito sets it to Kai. Back row attck and points!

"Woah!!!! Like that baby!" OA na kung OA, ba'la sila jan.

Aoki serves the ball, caught by the net. Crucial error for the team.

Japan still leading by one point, 13-12.

Gunia serves, he did a float serve. Itoh tried to recieve the ball, failed. Kai had to chase, ball is too far. Ace for Poland.

13-13.

Nakahabol na sila.

"Let's go Kai!" I cheered once more.

Lahat ng tao ay naka-focus na sa kung anong nangyayari sa loob ng court. They prepare for another serve by Gunia. Can I just say that, setter are really good at serving.

I mean they do not have the strongest or fastest ball yet they were able to take a point with their serve. Like its so fascinating every time I see a setter serving and then they ace.

Gunia serves one more time, Chimon is the one who received the ball, because of rotation Chimon is the one inside the court.

He was prepared to recieve the ball perfectly, it perfectly go to Saito's side. He sets it to Maccio, Maccio with a blast takes the point.