It All Started With: We're Just Friends

Ricci's Point of View (Chapter 5)

Part 2:

FINALS BOUND!

Ang saya ko na naman! May Deanna Wong na nga ako, pasok pa kami sa finals. I feel like I came under a lucky star. My family of course is my motivation to be in the Finals but c'mon Deanna's been supporting me ever since we became super close. She even told me that I don't have time to give up just because it's very difficult for me to adjust to my teammates the first time I had a training.

We're warming up for the first game today. I'm still nervous thinking na finals game na to.

Long story short, panalo kami sa Game 1. We huddled right after namin maka-enter sa dug-out.

I called Deanna after I've freshened up.

"Where you at?" I asked.

"Here inside the arena. You ba?"

"Same spot? I'll go there wait for me."

I asked after ko makarating sa pwesto niya. "Sino kasama mo?"

"Wala nga eh. Ako lang."

"Aw. Mag-isa lang nanood bebe ko." I sensed she feels cringy but I didn't hesitate to pinch her cheeks.

"You win naman the game eh. That's fine. Oh, and congrats babe!"

I asked her to have dinner with me around MOA lang. Then after naming magdinner, we roam around the mall lang. I asked her if okay lang bang magfit ako ng tshirts cause nauubusan na ko.

We tried H&M and Uniqlo, but sa Uniqlo lang siya napatitig sa isang shirt.

"Gusto mo?" I asked staring at her.

"Pwede rin naman."

"Couple shirt tayo?" I asked kahit it's cringey to even thought of the idea of couple shirts. Haha

"Pwede pero wag naman yung exact same shirt bibilhin natin please. Ang cringey eh." she said.

Natawa ko kasi same kami ng iniisip. Uyyyyy 💙

We head back home sa dorm, we called each other para matulungan niya ko sa papers na na-miss ko the past few days.

I felt drowsy after few hours of facing the laptop. Then I fell asleep.

The next day, I texted her that I have to go to my aunt's party and asks her if she could come. But she said na wag na raw because it's my time na rin daw to bond with my family.

To: My Favorite Girl

Oh and babe. Sorry I fell asleep yesterday. Sobrang pagod lang siguro talaga. Love you.

She texts back.

It's okay. Stay safe babe. I love you too!

When we arrive sa party, I saw Juls kasama si Mark. Ang harot.

"Wow. Lakas ng loob dalhin si Mark. Tanggap ba?" I asked.

"Hoy oo kaya! He met my parents before pa. And they like him! Ikaw kasi wala kang jowang kasama. Inggitero." she sashays then tinawanan siya nila kuya.