EXCLUSIVE BUT NOT DATING

CHAPTER ONE

THE MAN WHO CAN'T BE MOVED

I'm not broke - I'm just a broken-hearted man
I know it makes no sense but what else can I do?
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you?

Halos isang oras na maaga si Jeron para sa regular practice ng team nila. Nang maabutan sya ng Coach ng team nila pawisan na ang binata doing suicide.

Napailing nalang ang coach sa nakitang effort ng binata. Kung ang ibang teammates ni Jeron 110% ang binibigay si Jeron 200%. Yes Jeron's effort brought them the Championship last year and the boy debuted as the Rookie of the Year in the professional league, but Jeron worries his Coach.

May lungkot sa mga mga ni Jeron na hindi mapawi ng kahit na anong tagumpay. The way he trains, the way he works in practices, the way he plays during their actual games, he gives inhuman effort, that can only be equated to punishing oneself. He has that nagging feeling that his new star baller, might be broken, although he has no idea what can break a promising young man like Jeron.

JERON! tawag pansin ng coach sa binata.

Agad naman na napatigil si Jeron sa ginagawa at halos patakbong lumapit.

Hindi na intintay ng Coach na magsalita ang binata sinensayan lang nito na sumunod si Jeron.
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Jeron found himself in the Coach's office. The Coach eyes him intently, yung parang pinag-aaralan sya, pilit syang binabasa.

Hindi alam ni Jeron kung gaano katagal dumaan ang katahimikan sa loob ng opisinang iyon, hanggang sa:

You have to go home, you won't be part of today's training - the coach said directly and casually.

Po? Ba-bakit po? May mali po ba akong nagawa? - Panic is evident in Jeron's voice. Basketball is the only drug that makes his days more bearable, he cannot afford to lose it.

You are pushing yourself too far bata, I appreciate your effort but you are starting to get overboard, you might get sick or worst injured - professional na pagpapaliwanag ng coach.

Kaya ko naman po e - pangangatwiran pa ni Jeron.

Kaya ng isip pero baka ang katawan mo bumibigay na, do you know the average time an athlete trains? - tanong ng kausap ni Jeron.

Umiling lang ang binata sa totoo lang hindi nya alam baka may nakapagbanggit na sa kanya dati pero hindi nya pinansin kase ang alam lang nya ang tamang oras ng training para sa kanya ay tumitigil lang kapag sapat na ang pagod nya para mamanhid sya at tumigil ang lahat ng tumatakbo sa utak nya.

A professional athlete trains on average for 5-6 hours, 6 days a week, your training averages on 8 hours, 7 days a week. - the coach put an emphasis on Jeron's time on training

Noong bago ka hinahayaan lang kita kala ko gusto mo lang magpa-impressed sa akin o kaya naman you just want to desperately prove something, that you have a goal. Pero habang tumatagal habang pinapanood kita during trainings, oh boy you exhaust me and scare me, I see you get tired but instead of stopping and getting a break, you would just push yourself further. As your coach it is my responsibility to stop you from hurting yourself, you are my most promising player, I cannot afford to lose you because of an injury, so from now on I will closely monitor your training time and the physicals that has to be done on you.

Do you understand what I am saying boy? - ma-awtoridad na tanong ng coach kay Jeron.

Opo - halos pabulong na sagot ng binata.

Good now go home and rest

Wala na nagawa si Jeron kundi ang sumunod
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Aba himala wala ka yata sa court ngayon - bati agad ni Daddy Alvin sa anak pagkakita kay Jeron.