Five

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Arkinn's.

Kanina pa kami nagpa practice ng basketball kasi may tournament na magaganap. Sobrang excited na ko kasi maipapakita ko na naman yung mga mala stephen curry moves ko.

"Okay! Break muna tayo. 15 minutes," sabi nung coach namin. Pumunta ako dun sa may table at uminom ng tubig. Then I immediately wiped my face. Umupo ako tapos biglang tumunog ang phone ko.

Kinuha ko yun at yung girlfriend ko yung tumatawag.

I answered his call.

"Hello? Love," I begun. Then I heard her sobs. God! She's crying?! "Hey, love what happened? Tell me" Napatayo na ko dahil baka ano ng nangyari sa kanya.

"Please go here love. I need you"

"What happened? Tell me!" Napatingin na silang lahat saakin and hindi ako maka kalma dahil hindi ko alam ang nangyayari sa girlfriend ko.

She sniffed. "Di ko maigalaw yung paa ko, love! Sobrang sakit!"

"Baka nag crumps lang love?"

"No!! Aahh! I need you love! Please go here now! I really can't move my feet. Love!!" She's panicking and so do I.

I sighed. "Wait for me, I'll be there in 5 minutes" I hanged up the call and go to my coach.

"Coach. Alis po muna ko"

Naningkit ang mata niya. "San ka naman pupunta? No, Gi"

"Please. My girlfriend needs me"

"Okay. Be back here at 4:40, got that?" Napatingin ako sa orasan ko at 4:20 na. Shit! Hindi na ko sumagot at tumakbo ako papunta parking lot. Kaya to.

Pumasok agad ako sa kotse ko at pinaandar yun. Binilisan ko yung pagpapatakbo sa kotse ko para makarating agad sa bahay nina Marise. I'm worrying about her right now. I don't know why her foot hurts.

When I reached her house ay dali dali akong pumasok sa bahay nila. Sumalubong agad saakin ang kanyang mama.

Nag mano ako. "Hi tita, si Marise po? Can I see her? She needs me"

She smiled. "Hello naman iho, nasa kwarto siya. Puntahan mo nalang gagawa lang ako ng makakain niya" tumango ako at pumunta sa kwarto niya. Pagdating ko dun ay umiiyak pa rin siya kaya niyakap ko na siya.

"Love, what happened?" Then nakita ko yung kamay niya na hinawakan agad yung kamay ko. I kissed it. "San banda yung masakit? The left or right?"

She pouted. "Left," tiningnan ko yung kaliwang paa niya at nung nahawakan ko ay bigla siyang napa aray. "It hurts, love"

"Sorry. Mag pa check up na kaya tayo--"

She shook her head. "No. Ayoko,"

"What do you want? Do you want me to hire a private doctor to check that?" She shook her head again. "Why? What do you want, love?"

"I just want you to be always in my side. Don't leave me,"

I smiled. Mahal ko tong girlfriend ko. 2 years and half na yung pagsasama naming dalawa. She's been my partner in crime, my all.

She kissed me a seconds. "I love you, love. Thank you for going here"

"I love you too. Like what I said, I'm one call away"

Dumating ang mama niya sa kwarto at dala yung pagkain ni Marise. Kinuha ko yun at inilagay sa table. "Tita, thank you po"

"No, Arkinn. Thank you. Thank you for making my daughter happy"

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