I Was Loved | Jordi GDL

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Today's the first game ng Juniors and luckily, napakaagang nadismiss yung classes namin dahil sa event for the teachers ng school namin.

"Gio, you should go home first." I told Gio, usually kasi sabay talaga kaming umuuwi.

"Where are you going?" He asked, his forehead creased.

"Paco." I said, putting back my notebooks inside my bag.

"Arena?"

"Yes. First game nila Aldous." Sabi ko sakanya. Hindi siya sumagot kaya tumingin ako, he cleared his throat saka tumango.

"Samahan nalang kita." He told me, I shook my head and smiled.

"Hindi na." He bit his lower lip saka nagkamot batok. Tumango ulit siya.

"Kaya mo na?" He asked again.

"Of course," I smiled. "Eto nga oh, nagbook na ako sa grab." I showed him my phone to assure him.

"Well... Just text me when you get there, okay?" Bilin niya sakin. I nodded and he patted my head. Sabay pa din kaming lumabas, he even waited with me sa may shed hanggang sa dumating na yung sa grab.

I checked the time in my phone and it's already 9 AM. The game's already starting, but that's okay. What's important is makakahabol ako.

"Thank you po." I told manong driver before I went out. Dumiretso na ako sa bilihan ng tickets. I inhaled-exhaled, kinakabahan ako. Manalo man sila o matalo, sasagutin ko na si Jordi.

End na ng 3rd quarter nang makapasok ako sa loob. I sat down sa bakanteng upuan malapit sa side ng UPIS. When the 4th quarter's about to start, napatingin ulit ako sa boys. Hinanap ko pa si kuya Polo, nakalimutan kong college na pala siya.

"Gómez de Liaño!" The announcer called. The crowd went wild when Jordi scored a three-point shot. I cheered with them.

"Go Jordi!!!" I screamed out loud, na sa sobrang lakas, di ko namalayan na ako nalang pala mag-isa ang sumisigaw. The whole crowd was already looking at me, even the players.

Bigla akong napaupo sa hiya.  My eyes immediately searched for the boys and I immediately regretted too. They were all looking at me, smiling.

"Shit." I cursed under my breath nung nagtagpo ang paningin namin ni Jordi. He is clutching his jersey shorts like what he always do, hindi ko malaman kung nakangiti ba siya o nakangisi.

He looked so amused with what happened. Hindi ko alam pero parang biglang bumagal ang oras and before I even knew, both teams were already running for the scores. Napailing nalang ako. Hindi pwedeng ganito ako kabaliw sakanya.

Kinabahan ako nung medyo malapit nang matapos ang 4th quarter at lamang pa din ang Zobel.

Jordi looked even more serious, or frustrated rather. The team was catching up on the opponent but the time wasn't enough for them to get that win.

When the game ended, the team was easily surrounded by their supporters, while I stayed on my seat. It's really good seeing them smiling together with their supporters.

It's sad to say that they lose their first game but that's the reality.

"Hello po!" The cute girl in front of me greeted.

"Hello!" I smiled at her.

"Pwede po ba tayong magpapicture?" She asked. I nodded and stood beside her. We took several pictures.

"Ang ganda mo po! Bagay talaga kayo ni Jordi." She told me and I just smiled at her. They always tell me that and I always don't know how to respond.