Archetype

Chapter 35: ACL

Jhoana's POV

Nagsisimula na ang UAAP at nagwakas na rin ang pag-iwas ko kay Beatriz.

Ewan ko ba. Konting dikit niya lang sakin, bumibigay agad ako.

Alam ko namang anytime pwede niya ulit akong iwasan at balewalain pero hindi ko talaga siya natitiis.

Lahat kami busy ngayon, puspusang training at puyatan din kasi midterms namin at the same time.

Someone hugs me from behind. By the smell of it, alam ko na kung sino.

Even if we're all sweating up because of training, she still got the same smell. The fresh floral scent of what they called Chanel Grand Extrait.

"Bea." I mumbled.

She didn't speak and just let her head rest on my shoulder.

Pero napapikit ako when coach Tai shouted. Galit siya kay Maddie kasi halatang she's off now.

"Mads, bawi tayo, ha!" Ate Ly comforted her. She nodded.

Bea broke the hug.

She went to Maddie and gave her Gatorade.

"You can do it, Madeleine." She patted her shoulder and smile widely.

Bumalik kami sa training after that short water break.

Scrimmage kami ngayon and since galit si coach, seryoso ang lahat.

Kateam namin si Bea, but she's cheering up Maddie kahit nasa kabilang team siya.

I was busy watching them when Jaime shouted my name.

She tossed the ball to me kaya nagulat ako, making me hit the ball harder.

Maddie was able to blocked my spike pero lahat kami nagpanic when she landed kasi mali yung pagkakabagsak niya.

"Mads!" Bea shouted then run towards her.

I feel like my feet were rooted on the floor. Hindi ako makagalaw.

Tumawag na rin sila ate Ly ng medic. Maddie is curling up because of pain.

Maddie's tears started flowing, but she chose covering her eyes using her wrist.

Tumakbo si Bea kasabay ng hinihigaang stretcher ni Mads. She looks really concern.

I don't know what comes into my mind. Tumakbo rin ako going there when I saw Therese run after them.

Maybe I'm guilty kasi saking palo yung blinock niya. And yes, I'm concern.

"Bea, ayoko na." I heard Maddie cried.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm so tired. Ikaw ba? Hindi ka ba napapagod pleasing your parents? Kasi ako? Pagod na pagod na." I don't get Maddie now. Ang alam ko lang, she's in pain. Both physically and emotionally.

"What are you saying?" Maddie shook her head so Bea pats her. "Injury lang to. You're better than this one. We'll pray na it's not serious, okay? We'll talk next time. Don't think too much now."

Ewan ko but after that scene, unti-unti ng lumuwag ang loob ko kay Maddie.

But unfortunately, it was figured out na ACL yung injury niya. Forcing her to rest and not to play with us until she recovered.