It's almost 8 o'clock in the evening. By this time, halos lahat na ng Lady Spikers ay nasa dorm na. 9pm ang curfew namin but it is a weekday kaya naman maaga kaming umuwi. Though graduate na ako, I still live here because I still train with the whole team. Kaming dalawa ni Kimmy actually pero paminsan minsan nalang siya natutulog dito. Right now naka tambay lang kami sa living room each of us drowning in our own cellular phones.
I was about to open my twitter app when suddenly my phone started to ring.
Kimmy Fajardo
Oh wow. I thought to myself. Bakit naka alala yung loka? Without wasting another second, I answered Kim's call.
"Ano?" yan yung naging pambungad ko sakanya.
I heard Kim laughing at the other end. Ewan ko nga kung bakit medyo bitter yung naging unang words ko sakanya. Kaya napatawa nalang rin ako.
"Ay bitter." she laughed. "Ano ayaw mo ba akong makausap? Namiss nga kita kaya ako natawag eh."
"Jusko Kim." I rolled my eyes. If only what she is saying right now is true. "Kung totoo yan at the first place hindi mo ako iniwan." I had a quick pause before thinking na baka ma misinterpret niya yung sinabi ko. "Iniwan dito sa dorm kasama ng mga bata."
"Lash you Cyd." she giggled.
That's what she always tells me. Lash you, or lab lab or lab yow. But never could she make herself say those three real words to me. Ganun ba talaga ako kahirap mahalin? Charot. May iba na kasi siyang sinasabihan niyan eh.
"Hala hala, lasing ka Kimy?" I asked her.
"Grabe naman to." she countered. Maybe she is. Or maybe she is the process of drinking. "Paano naman ako nakatawag kung lasing ako?"
"Oh eh bakit ka nga napatawag?"
"May gagawin ka ba bukas?" she asked me.
"Well let me check." I said sarcastically. "Hmmm. Surprisingly may training tayo tomorrow. Wow nabigla ako doon."
"Very funny." Kim snorted. "Oo nga pagkatapos ng training natin. Nuod tayo ng game ng Green Archers?"
Then I realized it's that time of the season again nga. I remember how these guys supported us in our campaign a couple of months ago. And I think it's only fitting to also give them the support they need.
"Ohhh I want!" I replied to her. "May tickets ka ba?"
"Yup. Tickets for two."
"Wow naks naman date." I laughed.
Napatigil ako. Date. That word felt like a teritorial land that I have never ventured. Well not with Kim I mean. For sure maraming tao sa arena bukas and for sure, a lot of people would see us.
Stop it Cyd.
Hindi yan date. Game lang ito to support out Alma Mater. Nothing more, nothing less.
"So ano, G?" Kim broke my thoughts from the other line. "Patron seats oh, bigay ni Prince yung tickets."
"Tayong dalawa lang?" I asked her.
"Hindi. Dadalihin ko yung buong angkan namin tapos family reunion." she shot back. "Oo Cyd tayong dalawa lang. What's wrong with you?" tanong niya with a laugh.
Everybody knows about KimCy. Yung ship namin ni Kim. Everyone assumes na may something daw kami kasi ang super close namin. And if I assumed right, they think na ako yung may gusto kay Kim because I'm always the one initiating the what they call the "ganaps". But deep inside, doing these ganaps makes me feel unsteady. Masakit rin kasi minsan eh. For sure kung makikita nanaman kaming magkasama bukas, lalo na at kami lang na dalawa, baka ma-issue nanaman kami.
