That Girl | Mikhaiah Fanfic

CHAPTER 1

School Fest 2021

Maraiah's POV

It's a new day, or should I say the start of another long exhausting week of preparations for this year's school fest. Hindi ko naman talaga gustong makisali sa mga ganitong events, mainly because I can't stand too much crowd and meeting new people drains me a lot, pero anong magagawa ko? They elected me as vice president. Talaga nga naman. I can't say no, kasi nakiusap din sa akin ang program head namin na i-handle ko nga ang team. Kaya, maliban sa wala akong magagawa, pumayag na lang din talaga ako kasi I'm a graduating student, and maybe I should just enjoy my last year here sa campus. By the way, I'm Maraiah Queen Arceta. I let people call me whatever name they want, but my close friends call me Aiah. I'm taking Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology. I know, kukonti lang ang mga babaeng piloto, and that's what motivates me. Sa totoo lang, pangarap talaga 'to ni papa, pero nang makasakay ako ng eroplano, when I got to see the world from above, nasabi ko sa sarili ko na ang lawak lawak pala ng mundo, maybe it was a naive thought, bata pa lang din kasi ako noon nang maranasan ko 'yon, but from then on, I wanted to explore the world, to know what beauty and madness each country holds. Kung anong storya mayroon ang kada bansa. It's a huge factor that I also love to travel, and with this field, I'd get to do my passion and dream. Pero sa ngayon, kailangan ko munang pagtiyagaan at gawin 'tong iniutos ng president namin sa'kin: ang bumuo ng women's basketball team. At sa akin pa talaga ibinigay. Anong alam ko sa sports?! Lalo na sa basketball. Baka sa volleyball meron pa! I was googling how many players are there in one roster before our general meeting starts, when a familiar voice called me out.

It was Maloi, my friend, who's also our secretary. "Ate Aiah, tara na! Ano bang ginagawa mo diyan at napakaseryoso ng pagmumukha mo?Magsisimula na ang meeting."

A college basketball team typically has 12 players, with five players and a captain selected for the starting lineup.

Oh so I need 12. Lord, help! Hindi ko kakilala ang karamihan, at isa pa, kailangang balance ang members per team, which means every department from each year level must participate, kaya dapat pantay at patas ang pagpili.

I closed my laptop at tumayo.

"Ito kasing si Jho sa'kin pa talaga inassign 'yong sa women's basketball na'tin. Kaya nagsearch na lang ako about basketball. " Wika ko kay Maloi habang papunta kami sa meeting place.

Nang makarating kami ay kaagad sinimulan ni Jhoanna, our leader and president, ang meeting.

"Okay, so everyone, here are the list sa mga bumoto sa poll sa group chat natin. Since marami tayo, please pumili lang po kayo ng isang gusto niyong salihan, para lahat po tayo maka-participate." We nod our heads in agreement as Jho handed us the papers kung saan nakasulat ang mga players na bumoto under our supervision.

"I'll introduce to you our OIC sa bawat categories na sasalihan niyo. " Isa isa kaming pinakilala ni Jho as the Officer In-Charge, at nang matapos ay kaniya-kaniya na kaming gawin ang mga gawain namin.

As per her instruction, each participants must line up sa bawat category para hindi magulong tingnan. Right now, I could see more than 12 students na nakapila sa'kin. At gaya ng napagkasunduan naming mga officers, if the participants exceed, then we have to do a 1-day tryout to determine sino ang makakapasok sa team. Kung sino man ang either wala, hindi nakapunta, o kaya natalo, will have to choose another sport or category na sasalihan nila.

" Xasha, Royce, Alexis, Jamie, Samantha, RoAnn... " I started calling out their names, mula sa poll at sa mga pumipila. I also wrote down their names, and I'm currently on the seventh as I mention her name.

I looked at her with a questioning look. "Sheena...?" I raised my brow. Bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ko.

I know her dahil magkasama rin kami sa iisang team last year, and she was our main dancer, where we finished 1st.