All for Love

Chapter 22

Kiefer's POV

May tune up game kami next week against Iran kaya double time kami sa training ngayon. Kakarating ko lang 3 days ago at kahit na hindi pa ako masyadong nakakapag adjust sa jetlag, eh kailangan ko talagang mag training kasi ayokong ma apektuhan the way I play. Siyempre kailangan mong magpa impress sa coach and you have to live up to the expectation of the people.

Dito na kami sa Ultra nag titraining kasi ang AMBT ay magsisimula ng magtrain sa BEG in preparation for Fil-Oil League. Okay na rin dito kasi mas malapit lang sa condo ko.

Von: "Paps have you heard?" tanong niya sa akin habang nagpapahinga kami sa bench.

Kiefer: "Ang ano?" tanong ko.

Von: "May kasabay daw tayong mag titraining dito. Volleyball team sa PSL." Sagot niya habang nagpupunas ng pawis.

Kiefer: "Kailan sila magsisimula?"

Von: "Ngayon. On the way na daw sila."

Biglang nag whistle si coach hudyat na tapos na ang break namin. Pumunta na agad kami sa gitna ng court.

Coach: "Okay now boys, I think you already heard the news that starting today one volleyball team from PSL will share this court for training. We will maximize the half court and I expect each one of you to still focus, if you have personal business with players from that team, I want you to set it aside until the end of our training. We have to train harder for us to be physically and mentally prepared for our tune up game next week. Am I clear?"

Gilas: "Yes coach!"

Coach: "Good. While waiting for them we'll have a scrimmage. First team will be Kiefer, Von, Terrence, Rayray and Junmar against Kevin, Paul, LA, Marc and Marcio. Okay let's start."

We started our scrimmage. Lamang ang team namin sa first half, nang nagsimula na ang 3rd quarter onti-onting humahabol ang kabilang team until sila na ang lamang by the end of the quarter. Bago nagsimula ang last quarter, nakarinig kami ng mga boses ng babae na papasok sa court. Pagtingin namin, we saw former Lady Spikers. Oh sht don't tell me F2 Logistics ang makakasama namin sa training. Tumunog ang whistle ni coach hudyat na magsisimula na ang 4th quarter. Pero bago kami nagsimula may sinabi muna siya sa amin.

Coach: "Boys gather around first. They are the players from F2 Logistics, be nice to them. After our scrimmage we will start maximizing half of the court." Natutula sa sabi ni coach. Paano ko sasabihin to kay Ly? Bigla akong tinapik ni Von sa balikat.

Von: "Paps andito si Mika at Maraño." Alam niya ang issue ko about ky Mika at kay Tyang.

Kiefer: "I know paps. Malilintikan ako kay Ly neto, paano ko ba to sasabihin sa kanya."

Von: "Hindi mo naman to ginusto. Tell her and I'm sure she'll understand naman, you just have to assure her na training lang talaga."

Kiefer: "Tatawagan ko na lang siya mamaya."

Bumalik na kami agad sa scrimmage. Lamang pa rin ang kabilang team, na didistract kasi ako dahil todo cheer sila Mika at tinutukso pa siya sa akin. Hindi ko alam kong nang-aasar lang sila o sadyang huli lang talaga sila sa balita tungkol sa amin ni Ly. Hindi ko na muna sila pinansin, I have to step up kasi maganda ang laro ko kanina tapos ngayon bigla na lang ako naging off. I don't want to disappoint my team and also coach. 21 ang lamang ng kabilang team namin with only 2 minutes remaining. Nahabol naman namin ang score nila 73-65 in favor of the other team with only 1 minute remaining. Naka dalawang 3point shot ako, 73-71 with only 10 seconds remaining. Nakuha ni Kevin ang bola, nabitawan niya at agad kong kinuha. 5 seconds left, pinasa ko kay Von, 2 seconds pinasa niya ulit sa akin. I stepped back and released the ball from the 3point line with only .4 seconds remaining. Pumasok ang bola for 3! Nanalo ang team namin dahil sa buzzer beater point ko. Napahiga ako sa sahig at dinaganan ako ng team mates ko.