STOP N SHOP

I - MARBEA 1st

TITLE: STITCHES
(katuwaan lang ni author)

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BEA POV

Nasa athletic office kami ngayon at may biglaang meeting. I was so busy doing my gatambak na research and all of the sudden, they called me up to come here.

BEA: "Student-athlete life. Amazing, really amazing. Woahh, I love it."

Wika ko at napabuga na lang nang hangin. Wala naman kasing bago, lagi naman ganito.

JIA: "You seem frustrated, ang deep nang pinaghugutan mo nang hangin."

Wika niya sa tabi ko na nakangiti habang nakatingin siya sa akin while nakasandal ako sa upuan.

BEA: "I don't know, maybe I was just tired with all the paperworks and then this athlete life."

Pagrereklamo ko sa kanya.

JIA: "You sound like, you wanted to quit. Hahahaha."

Tumawa siya at sumingkit ang mata.

BEA: "Yada. Not that I complain, it's just that sometimes it takes a tool on me. You know the buhay athletes thing."

JIA: "Come on, you don't seem nahihirapan naman. First honor ka pa nga eh."

BEA: "But it is not an indication, that I enjoy studies Jia. Fxxk, I hate it."

JIA: "Your words Beatriz, the management might gonna hear you. Baka dagdagan pa yang problema mo pag nagkataon. Sige ka. Hahahaha."

Sinimangutan ko na lang siya. Kahit sino namang students, hindi nila sasabihin na nakakaenjoy ang mag-aaral.

BEA: "Any idea, why we are both here? And why only the two of us?"

May pagtataka kong tanong sa kanya and to change topic na rin.

JIA: "Nope. I'm as curious as you are... So, how's the life of Bea de Leon?"

Napatingin ako sa kanya, because she suddenly asks about me. Na hindi naman niya ginagawa simula nung maging sila na ni Miguelito.

BEA: "Why? Why suddenly interested with what's going on with my life?"

Balik-tanong ko sa kanya out of curiosity.

JIA: "Wala lang, tagal na kasi nating hindi nakapag-usap eh. Tapos kapag tinext naman kita you're not even replying."

BEA: "Tshhhh. Blame it to Miguelito. Busy ka na sa boylet mo kaya, you forget about me already."

Then, she leans closer to me at niyakap ako. Naglalambing na naman siya and I don't know why. Baka may mood swing or di kaya may monthly dalaw siya.

BEA: "Clingy ka lang naman pag wala si Miguelito. But if he is already here, you totally forget about me."

Pagsesentir ko sa kanya, which is totoo naman. Magsasalita pa sana siya kaya lang pumasok na yung head namin na si sir Ricky. Kaya tumayo na kami ni Jia para bumati.

SIR RICKY: "Please have a seat. I won't make it longer. I know you are both wondering why you were here."

Tango lang kami ni Jia in response. Pero medyo kumakabog na yung dibdib ko sa kaba, baka kasi problema na naman to. Ayoko na nang problema, I have lots already.

SIR RICKY: "I just want to inform you that you will take part in the PVL All Stars this coming weekend. The management gave their permission."

BEA: "Why us?"