Now and Forever (Ricci Rivero Fanfiction)

Chapter 1

"Giiiirl! Akala ko ba, ako yung nagpapabebe dito? Bakit ang tagal tagal mo?!" Sigaw ko sa super duper bagal mag ayos kong bestie na si Eruh Guhlung.

Ininvite niya kasi akong manood ng game ng Archers since wala naman daw akong gagawin. Super eksena pa ng pilitan namin kanina pero we'll end up din pala getting late dahil sa kaechosan niya. Nagpapaganda lang to kay Thomas eh. Jusko naman ayaw pa kasing umamin! Eh, botong-boto naman kaming friendlalus niya.

Well... I'm Kim btw. Yes, I'm that girl. Supermodel slash volleybelle slash road manager  and everything in between. I just came back from L.A. kung saan dun naman talaga ako nagsstay. Well, nagtagal din ako ng mga 1 year here sa Philippines before bc of my boyfriend. Uhm... my ex na pala. Anywaysss so yun. Since I finally got a chance to spend time with my friendships here na walang ginawa kundi mang insulto, I think I'm staying here for good. I'm actually planning to study sa La Salle and pursue my dream na maging lawyer. It's not new to me narin naman. La Salle has been my family bc of the teams na I've managed before.

"Huy! Anuna? Tara na!" Jusko naman kung makasigaw to si Ara parang siya pa ang pinaghintay!

Otw na kami ngayon sa MOA, yun nga, to watch the second game ng Archers this season. Kalaban nila today ang UP so I'm kinda hoping na makita ko yung friends ko there from the MBT. We picked up the bullies para tipid na daw and siyempre para hassle-free na rin kahit papaano. The trip was filled with kulitans and asarans ng mga ships like TinDrei, ADyke, and ofc, THOMARA!!! Ito naman si Ara, pakunyari pang di kinikilig kay fafa t eh konti nalang magmumukha na siyang fire extinguisher.

Anyways, after that long super fun ride, nandito narin kami sa loob ng arena. The Archers are currently having their warm up when pumasok kami saglit sa dug out to greet Coach Aldin. Coach Aldin is my ninong bc Dad and him were friends during their college days. Mukhang confident naman si coach and I couldn't be happier for the rest of the team. So far, they've been playing so well. Even nung FilOil palang. No wonder, nakuha nila ang Championship! And of course they're aiming for UAAP's too.

So nagstart na yung game and magkatabi kami ngayon ni Tin looking for papis eheheh. Landi netong ni Tin may Andrei na nga eh, hindi pa nakuntento! Charot lang. Daming pogi sa bench I mean rookies sa bench ng La Salle. New recruits! Hmmmm.....

"Kimmy, kita mo yun? Si number 5!" Kalabit sakin ni Tin.

"Jusko naman Tin, sa lahat naman ng irereto mo sakin, bakit si Abubu paaa?"

"Gaga, Kim ayun oh. *turo sa number 5 ng UP* si Darip? Darto? Uhmmm yuuuun! Dario!" Hmmmm.... pwede na, pwede na. Di ko na masyadong nakikilala yung mga players dito! Dati kasi, ako yung naghahandle sa kanila. Sa FIBA U-18, Batang Gilas, NCAA, at siyempre here sa UAAP.

Natapos na yung game and ofc, nanalo ang La Salle! Animo! May new face doon na ang galing mag laro. May pa-dunk pa siya. Tuhruy din ng steals. Grabe na siguro stats nito! No wonder, siya ang naging best player of the game.

Nang matapos na kantahin yung Hymn, pumunta na kami sa dug out para mangamusta and siyempre sasama sa dinner!

"Uuuuuy! Kimmmm! Long time no see!" Bati sakin ni Jeron when I hugged him and beso ganern.

"Kararating ko lang rin few days ago, never had a time to say hi man lang sa inyo, sorry."

"Ano ba, okay lang yun! Halika, I'm going to introduce you to the team!" Sabay hila sakin.

"Guysss! Listen up! I just wanna introduce y'all to our dearest manager slash mowdel slash everything na *sabay tawa naming mga knows ang isa't isa* Kim! Siguro naman you know her already bc she's da famous gurl in da city na! Woot woot!" Pangungulit ni Jeron. Sabay tawa naman naming lahat.

"Missed you, bro.", "San si ganito?", "Ahh he's with ganyan." The room was filled with batian and kulitan until Coach Aldin, the BPOG, and his co-BPOG, Thomas came. And the people inside cheered even louder. Nagbatian lang kami ni Thomas bc ofc, sinolo na siya ni Victonara. Itong gagang to talaga. May kani-kaniya nang business ang mga bullies at mej na-OOP na rin ako. Hindi narin kasi mabura sa mga players yung pagod kaya wala narin akong makausap. We headed to the bus after some photo opts. Siyempre, di rin ako nakaligtas. I rushed to a vacant seat beside this idk guy (bc nakatakip yung mukha niya ng towel) and I let out a huge sigh.

"Parang di tayo huminga from dugout hanggang dito ah." Sabi ng katabi ko and nagulat naman ako bc I didn't expect him to comment bc I thought he was sleeping. Naramdaman niya yata yung pagkagulat ko ng over dahil napa peek siya through his towel. Nagulat din siya nang makita niya ako.

"Oh, sorry, I thought it was Brent. Sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I'm sorry."

IT'S THE CUTE BPOG GUY OMG! Lol Kim u da best fangirl in town.

"Hey, I'm sorry. Okay ka lang ba? May sakit ka ba na kapag nagulat, mawawala ka na sa mundo?" He snapped me back in reality. Ito namaaaan na starstruck nga sayo oh.

"Hmmmm, wala. I just remembered something." Wow. Gandang palusot, Kim. Way to go.

"Huh? Weird." Bulong niya. Pero duhh maririnig ko parin yun cuz we're like 10 inches away from each other. "Anyways, I'm Ricci." Nagulat nanaman ako. Jusko naman wala na bang ibang plano to kundi gulatin ako? "Oh. Nagulat ka nanaman! Hay, Kim. I didn't know you were this magugilatin." Sabay tawa ni-- "Wait. Paano mo'ko nakilala?"

"Can you atleast shake my hand?" Ay sorry naman no. Nashock lang ako ng kontiii di ko napansin na hindi ko pala pinansin yung kamay niya lol what.

"Well, hello Ricci. So how'd you know me?"

"Duuuhhh. Taong Gubat nalang siguro ang hindi makakakilala sayo."

"Ay, ang suuuungiiit." Bulong ko pa na parang nanggigigil sa isang something.

"Haha. Ito namaaaan. Joke lang. Hala grabe siya oh." Tawa niya ng malakas. Dahil sa ginawa niya, ginrab ko na yung opportunity na magpabebe pa.

Nakarating na yung iba pang mga Archers and Spikers and othersss sa coaster. Nakikipagkulitan nalang yung iba sa window. Ako naman, nakipagkilala sa mga rookies with the spikers para naman hindi maging awkward and shit. Sinusulyap sulyapan ko lang si Cute BPOG Guy. Kanina pa siya may kausap sa phone. Baka fam. Girlfriend niya kaya to? Hmmmm with his looks, hindi naman imposibleng wala siyang girlfriend. Gwapo na magaling pang magbasketball. Malakas nga lang mang-aasar.

AN:
Hohmahghad my pamily. Sorry this is my first time. Hahaha. Joke. Huhu sorry kung pangit pero need support hahahaha. Pls tell me your thoughts!!! Thanks for reading hehehe.

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