John Alexander: PLAYFUL

Prologo

John Alexander made his way around the locker room wearing nothing else but a damp blue towel loosely wrapped around his waist.. Kagagaling lang niya ng shower and droplets of water still clung from his athletic body.. Katatapos lang nilang magpractice ng basketball.. His buddies are still in the gym, with their flings and girlfriends.. Nauna na siyang maglinis ng katawan dahil siya lang yata ang walang babae sa kanilang basketball varsities ng Stevenson..         

Not that no girl admired him.. Actually, mas marami nga ang babaeng lumalapit sa kanya kaysa sa kanyang mga kaibigan.. Ayaw lang niya ng masyadong atensiyon.. Sapat na sa kanya ang pagiging kaibigan ng mga ito..

Wala siyang pakialam kahit na konting wrong moves and the weight of the cloth around his waist would have resulted in his towel falling straight to the floor. It almost didn't matter if the towel fell because there was nobody else in the locker room to see him fully naked. Ang lugar kasi na iyon sa likod ng gym ay para lang sa kanilang mga varsity men.. Sa kabila naman ay sa mga girls..  Exclusive iyon at bawal ang sinuman na hindi varsity ang puwedeng mapadpad doon.. Well except for the janitors, of course..

Dumiretso siya sa harapan ng salamin pagkapasok sa loob ng locker room.. Iniikot niya ang kanyang paningin to check if somebody's watching.. It is very rare for him to study himself in front of the mirror..

Third year high school siya ngayon at ngayon ding school year siya lumipat ng basketball from being a tennis player.. Intramurals noon nang mapansin siya ng coach ng basketball at niyaya siya sa basketball team.. At first, he did not like the idea but even his coach in tennis helped to convince him.. Mas malaki daw ang potentials niya sa basketball.. That's the time he considered the offer..

Then things began to change. Ang maliit na Alexander ay nagdevelop.. Small hints of muscles started to show up here and there, he grew taller, his voice changed and he started to look manlier.. He has also a twin and they looked exactly alike but they have different personalities.. He is more in sports and his brother is more on academics.. At their young age, they have developed their physical traits in advance.. Just as their mother told them,Veneracion men grow faster than normal..

As young boys, their father had joked once about all the attention they were likely to receive, on an account of their good looks and privileged background. And there was no doubt about that. Even when fully dressed, it seemed that girls and guys alike wanted to undress them with their mischievous eyes.

Sometimes, Alexander thought that the things he experienced is so cool.. But it so tiring at the same time.. His brother would ignore the attention the people were giving and just concentrate in his studies..

Alexander smiled at himself in the mirror upon thinking of his brother.. Baka nasa library naman iyon para iwasan ang mga babaeng humahabol dito..

Kung siya ay nakikipagkaibigan sa mga babaeng lumalapit sa kanya, his brother would not do it.. Mas prefer pa nitong kausapin ang mga libro nito kaysa makaharap ang mga babae..

Ang pinsan lang yata nilang si Chantal at ang kaibigan nitong si Erika ang mga babaeng kakilala ng kanyang kapatid sa school na ito..

Actually, magaling din naman sa sports ang kanyang kakambal.. Ayaw lang nitong sumali dahil allergic ito sa maraming atensiyon..

Nasa kalagitnaan siya ng pagsusuri sa kanyang katawan when he heard a sudden gasp.. Bigla siyang napalingon sa pinanggalingan ng tunog dahilan upang malaglag ang tuwalyang nakabalabal sa kanyang baywang..

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang masilayan ang babae sa entrada ng locker room.. Nanlaki din ang mga mata nitong nakatingin sa kanyang kahubdan..

He did not know what to do. The towel is now lying on the floor and he stood there in front of the shocked girl amazingly naked..

"I-i'm sorry.." Takot na takot na bigkas ng babae at biglang lumayo..

Naiwan siyang nakatayo doon at nakatulala.. His heart beat is racing widely..

He was left there in the locker room astounded.. Falling in love at first sight at the only girl who saw his body naked..