Blood Vows

Chapter 19

Kakatapos lang ng basketball championship game and Sheldon did not make it, we just landed 1st place in men’s basketball. Ramdam pa rin ang init sa pagitan ng mga taga suporta mula sa magkalabang grupo. Ilang minuto ang lumipas matapos ang laro ay hindi na pinaalis ang mga estudyante ng Sheldon dahil ilang sandali na lang ang kanilang hihintayin bago magsimula ang championship game ng volleyball.

Bago ako tuluyang magpunta sa dug-out namin para magpalit ng jersey ay may tumawag sa aking pamilyar na boses na lubhang ikinagulat ko.

“Angela.” Hindi ako nagkamali, kuya is here to support me. Bakas pa rin sa mukha ko ang pagkagulat kaya nginitian na lang ako ni kuya tsaka ako nilapitan. “Someone wants to talk to you.” Tsaka niya inilahad ang cellphone.

I was expecting that is dad saying goodluck to me on my game but I was left hanging when the person on the other line still not talking. Maybe he/she is just waiting for me to say hello, and that’s what I did.

“Hello?” I said while staring at my brother’s face which is actually I cannot recognize if his smiling or smirking.

Young lady. Then there’s a very familiar voice that I really miss.

“Hey.” I simpy said because my brother is simply eavesdropping ‘cause this is actually his phone.

I just called to bid you goodluck on your game. Yes, it’s Sander. He never fail to make me smile at alam kong nakita yon ni kuya kaya bigla kong binawi at nagsalit ulit.

“Thanks, I have to go. Tawag na ako sa dug-out.” Diretso kong sabi tsaka ko ibinigay kay kuya yung phone niya and I even saw him smirked. Agad na akong dumiretso sa dug-out dahil 15 minutes na lang game na.

The moment I entered in our dug-out, the whole team is busy preparing that’s why I decided to put on my volleyball jersey and say a little prayer on my own habang nakayuko sa locker ko, after that I called their attention because I have something to tell them.

“Alright team, this is it. I know we can do it, alam kong kahit hindi natin maipanalo ‘to, team tayo. Isang pamilya tayo na pinagbuklod ng volleyball. So win or lose, I love you guys.” Diretso kong sabi sa kanila dahil hindi ko sigurado kung eto na yung huling game ko as a volleyball player ng Sheldon. Pinaplano ko na kasing magquit after this but let’s ignore it first because I have to focus on this championship game.

“GOODLUCK TEAM!!!” sigaw ni Aisha siya yung assistant team captain ko.

“TEAM!!!!” sabay sabay na sigaw naming lahat tsaka kami tuluyang lumabas sa dug-out para pumunta ng gym.

The moment na pumasok kami ng gym, agad na dumagundong ang malakas na ingay na gawa ng mga estudyante ng Sheldon at ganun din ng kalabang team. Inilibot ko ang mga mata ko sa buong gym para makita ang mga taong naghihiyawan para ibigay ang suporta sa amin, na aming inspirasyon sa lahat ng laban. Nakita ko rin ang mga ate at kuya namin sa volleyball na graduate na, our teachers, our principal, and even the team member’s family.