IBALIK ANG KORONA SA ESPAŇA

[A/N: Is it too late for this fanfic? I hope not! Hahahaha. Tagal na nito sa netbook ko pero hindi ko mapost kasi edit ako ng edit, this is supposed to be a long one pero ginawa ko nalang one shot. So here it is.. ]

“May bago bang shirt ang UST ngayon?”

I didn’t mind answering Lia’s question. Enjoy na enjoy ako sa pag-inom ng frappe ko. Nandito kami sa carpark ngayon, naglalakad sa second floor.

“Ibalik ang korona sa Espña. Ay ang ganda, gusto ko nun!” Masiglang sabi ni Lia. Nandito na kami ng tindahan ng UST shirts, sa tabi ng Cerialicious.

“Bakit naibalik ba?” Tanong ko.

Hindi. Sadly, ang sagot sa tanong ko ay HINDI. Nandun na eh, konting push nalang pero wala. Hindi naibalik ang korona sa España. Sayang. We lasted the dynasty of Ateneo, won over the Bulldogs and won again to break their rank, we prove that arrows didn’t work on Tigers in the Finals Game 1 but the Archers revenged in Game 2. Pero sabi nga ni coach Pido, hindi pa tapos ang laban. Buhay pa kami he quoted. May Game 3 pa. At sana, in Jesus name, maipanalo ito ng Tigers.

Game 3. For the first quarters, lamang ang Tigers, you can see each of them playing their hearts out lalo na si captain. Gigil na gigil sa basket. Sabik na sabik sa championship. Ang sigla ng yellow crowd, maya’t maya ang talunan at sigaw ng Go USTe! But not until the Archers came back to their senses. Nakahabol.

Then the last minute came, last play. Ang linaw ng directions ni coach Pido, ipasa ang bola kay Jeric. At ishushoot NI JERIC for a win, for the championship, para sa Thomasian community.

Pero iba ang nangyari, hindi nakarating kay Jeric ang bola. Aljon took the shot and missed it. THAT WASN’T THE PLAY! Everyone was shocked and dissapointed at the same time. Si coach Pido, parang tigre na talaga sa galit. (Don’t get me wrong, I’m not Aljon’s hater. Just a regular UST students who hopes a champonship for my beloved university.) But again, buhay pa kami. May overtime pa.

But the rest was history, to make the long story short. The Tigers roar in defeat againts the Green Archers who claim the championship. DLSU crowd jump in joy. That was supposed to be the Thomasian community only if—

I stopped the thought. Wala rin namang magbabago. Talo parin. Kahit ilang ‘What if’ ang isipin ko, talo parin. Hindi parin nabalik ang korona sa España at aasa nanaman kami next season.

“Grabe ‘toh! Hindi parin nakakamove on, isang buwan na ang nakalipas ‘teh!”

“No, naka move on na ako. Naalala ko lang.“ I’m just reminiscing that heartbreaking loss, the championship that supposed to be ours. Or maybe, hindi pa nga talaga ako nakakamove on. Akala ko kasi talaga maibabalik na yung korona sa España eh. Everything is going right, everything is in the Team Gold favor not until that missed shot.

“Eh sino bang may kasalanan?” Tanong ni Lia.

Sino nga ba? Wala akong maisip. I can’t blame Aljon. Yes, he missed the shot but I can’t blame him because in the first place we won’t reached the final four without his clutch plays in the FEU game that we won after 2OTs. Mabe walang may kasalanan. Maybe we’re really destined to be second. For two seasons? Oh, please!

 “Ewan. Pero kung nashoot lang sana ni Aljon yun..”

“Eh di sana tayo ang champion at nagbunga lahat ng Yellow day natin!” Lia continued my sentence.

Pababa na kami ng hagdan. Parehong napakunot ang noo namin ni Lia dito sa mga nakasalubong naming Accountancy students na todo ang ngiti sa amin. The last time we check, wala namin kaming kaibigan sa Accountancy since Commerce ang college namin.