Caught in the middle

Chapter 10

After kong makausap si Tristan, bigla nalang akong nawala sa mood. Sarap talaga magakroon ng Tristan Eguia sa buhay mo! Best feeling ever!

Dumating na yung mga kalaban nila, they're from the other village pala. Practice game lang naman yata to eh.

I watched them do their warm-ups. Palagay ko di na kailangan ni Tristan nun eh! I looked at Joaquin, he's doing some shots, perimeter shots and walang mintis! Wow!

May mga babaeng umupo sa bandang likuran ko. Mga kasama nung kalaban nila Tristan and di ko man sinasadya, narinig ko ang usapan nila

"Look at the game with jersey number 1" the girl 1 pointed someone, nung sinundan ko ng tingin yun I saw Joaquin! OK nasa pangalan naman na. What they're talking made me interested

"Ay gurl! He's so hot! Ang gwapo naman! Dapat pala lagi tayong nanonood eh! Let's cheer for him!" the other girl blurted out.

OK Katrina Kaye Valderama chill! Gwapo? Yan? I laughed in my mind

I looked at Alas. OK given that he's matangkad, bulky, with his chinito eyes, and long hair plus his dimples. He can really turn heads on

Di ko namalayang nakatitig na pala ako sakanya. Nabalik lang ako sa ulirat nang makita ko syang tumingin sa akin then he winked again! What's really with his wink? Agad akong napaiwas ng tingin sakanya.

I heard the two girls again. "Gurl! I think he just winked at me! OMG!"

Nagpanggap nalang akong kinakalikot yung phone ni Tristan para di ako mabwisit sa dalawang assuming dito sa likod ko.

Maya-maya may naramdaman akong papalapit. And it was Joaquin!

"Hey babe!"

Pinakiramdaman ko yung dalawa s alikod and I heard footsteps. Umalis na siguro hahaha!

"Babe your face!"

"Pangalawa mo na yan this day ha!"

"Tss"

"I saw the girls looking at me, maybe they're talking about me too" wow! His guess was right! "I was just worried about you that's why I went here"

"Worried about me?"

"I know you can manage—as always, but aren't you jealous?"

I laughed "Ang assuming mo!"

"Tss! By the way, magsisimula nap ala yung game"

"So? Wala naman saking yung bola"

"Yea I know but..." he looks not sure about spitting the question

"If I were you, I'll head back to court nab ago pa maging dragon si Tristan" I convinced him

"Wait lang ahmm pwede after nitong game, can we have a snack?"

Mukha syang nahihiya dahil namumula-mula yung tenga nya. So cute!

"Ahh di bale na nga! I know you won't come! Just watch me ok? Para sayo to!"

Then he went back to the court but I called him "Ala—I mean Joaquin!"

He faced me and halatang nagulat din sya.

"Let's have a deal, if your team won and you had a score more than 20, let's do it"

"What 'it' Trina?" he flashed his devilish smile

I rolled my eyes "Fuck you!"

"Oh my God Trina! I'm a virgin!"

Then it hit me. The words I blurted out! Nakakahiya!