Ang sumunod na mga araw pagkatapos ng nangyari sa bar ay hindi naging maganda para kay Kelsey.
Hindi siya kinikibo ni Rachel.
Paggising niya kinabukasan which was past ten in the morning, may nakahandang kanin, scrambled egg at tuyo sa lamesa pero walang Rachel.
Nag-iwan ito ng Post-It note at sinabi na pumunta siya sa mall dahil meron siyang kailangang bilhin.
Huwag na daw siyang hintayin dahil hindi nito alam kung anong oras siya makakauwi.
"Don't forget to lock up." Paalala pa nito.
Alam niyang galit si Rachel at umiiwas na makausap siya.
Can she really blame her?
She made a fool of herself sa harap ni Angie at ng mga katrabaho niya.
Worst, she kissed Angie.
Sa loob pa lang ng bar, wala na itong tigil ng kakayakap, hawak at halik sa kanya.
Nung hindi pa siya lasing, umiiwas siya by not sitting too close to her.
Pero nung nalasing na siya, halos hindi na sila mapaghiwalay.
Pati ang iba nilang kasama, tinutukso sila.
Doon niya naconfirm na may gusto sa kanya si Angie dahil sinabi mismo ng barkada ng mga ito.
Nung tinanong siya ng mga ito kung available siya, ngiti lang ang sinagot niya.
She could have said she wasn't pero she wasn't totally out kahit sabi ng mga kasama nila eh umaandar ang gaydar nila kay Kelsey.
Nang iwanan siya ni Rachel sa parking lot, natauhan siya sa ginawa niya.
Teacher si Rachel.
She likes her job and she likes working at St. Michael's.
Dahil sa ginawa niya, she jeopardized her career.
Natandaan niya na someone was taking a video of the confrontation.
That same video proved to be detrimental dahil when she came to school the next day, pinatawag siya ni Coach A sa office nito.
Kaya pala pinagtitinginan siya ng mga estudyante sa MU pagpasok niya sa gate.
Yung iba, nagbubulungan pa.
Pagpasok niya sa office ni Coach A, pinaupo siya nito.
Hindi na daw ito magpapaligoy-ligoy pa.
Hinarap sa kanya ang laptop to play the video na nakaready na sa screen.
There she was.
Drunk, stuttering and looking like a complete fool.
Through it all, Rachel was composed.
She didn't say anything that would confirm what Kelsey said.
It was smart of her.
Ngayong matino na siya, naintindihan niya kung bakit yun nasabi ni Rachel.
It made her even more guilty.
She put Rachel at risk dahil sa kagagahan niya.
Coach A told her na she was very disappointed not only because the incident was recorded on video at nabreach ang privacy ni Kelsey and the other lady but also because the video was proof na pwede siyang isuspende.
She wasn't supposed to drink during game season.
It was a clear violation.
Mula daw ng lumabas ang video, tinawagan siya ng mga players pati ng admin sa MU.
Gusto ng mga ito na aksiyunan niya agad ang nangyari.
She told them she will as soon as they all go back to school.
At yun nga ang ginawa ni Coach A.
Ang first order of the day niya on a Monday ay kausapin si Kelsey.
"You left me with no choice but to suspend you." Malungkot na sabi ni Coach A.
"I understand."
Dalawang linggo siyang hindi makakapaglaro.
Kapag naulit pa daw ito, pwede siyang tanggalin sa team.
"We all make mistakes, Kelsey." Sabi ni Coach A.
"I hope you learn from this one."
Tumayo na siya para pumunta sa klase.
Sa loob ng classroom, Kelsey felt scrutinized.
Ang mga kaklase niya, pinag-uusapan siya.
Gusto niyang maglaho sa kinauupuan.
Pati mga professors was looking at her in a weird way.
She wondered if it was the fact that she came out in a very public way or the fact that she was drunk.
It's probably the former.
Her texts to Rachel went unanswered at lalo siyang hindi mapakali.
Flo told her to give Rachel space.
"The fact that she left you in her apartment was a clear sign that she was avoiding you."
"Don't you think I know that?" Inis na sabi niya sa kaibigan.
"Oh. I know you do. But I just want to tell you so you will leave her alone."
She rolled her eyes at Florence.
This was one of the times na hindi niya matolerate ang pagiging blunt nito.
Mainit din ang ulo niya at hindi nakakatulong na ang feeling na the world was against her.
The feeling was confirmed when she got home.
Pagdating niya, ang bumungad sa kanya was her entire family in the living room.
They all looked somber in black.
Seeing them made the lump in her throat grow bigger.
BINABASA MO ANG
She's Dating The Teacher
RomanceAfter graduating from high school, Kelsey Chan, the former star player of the St. Michael's Archangels volleyball team, pursued her adviser, Rachel Gonzales. Determined to prove that they can have a relationship despite their age difference, she soo...
