Rule the Floor (Sport Series #1) - [BL]

Rule the Floor: 05

Kris’s Point of View

“Even if we gave some flyers about our tryout, walang pumapansin! Last week pa natin ’yon binigay pero ni isa ay walang lumapit.” Padabog na umupo si Max sa couch, he was calm a few seconds ago but I guess, people change in just a snap.

His gaze was hitting me. I stared back. He sighed in disbelief. He did not dare to bring back our topic last week. Max planned to announce that the school would be conducting a tryout room to room to ensure that we could reach the students effectively but the teachers were against it. Kumakain daw ito ng oras, tiyak daw na magiging kulang ang pagtuturo nila. And that’s just one of the lame excuses that they gave to us. Even if we explain thoroughly, even if we only want 5 minutes, they still didn’t grant us.

“Kumusta ang Huwebes ninyo?” Isang nakaririnding tinig ang gumulo sa amin. Malawak pa itong nakangiti sabay upo sa tabi ni Max.

“You’re here, Arv,” bati ni Max pero hindi ko na lang ito pinansin.

Napakamot siya sa ulo. “Naging busy ako—”

“I told you to stop recruiting that Fernandez. Wala kang mapapala.” I shoot some icy glares at him. Ilang beses ko siyang nakita sa campus na nakabuntot kay Fernandez.

“Huwag kang magsalita ng tapos,” matalinghagang usal niya, kumindat pa siya bago nagmamalaking nagsalita, “He was a runner.”

Napailing si Max. Napabuntong hininga naman ako. “Basketball is not all about running.”

“We can still train him—”

“We have rules here, Arvin.” Hindi ko na siya pinatapos. He’s been forcing that brat on the team. I didn’t what qualities he saw in Fernandez. Minsan ko siyang nakikita sa garden at tulog ito lagi. Minsan pa nga ay naaapakan pa niya ang mga bulaklak. I will definitely give him a punishment. Naging busy lang talaga ako.

“You didn’t know, SSC President?”

Nagsalubong ang kilay ko sa pabitin niyang tanong. Hindi ko makuha ang kakaibang pagngisi niya sa akin.

“He’s the only one who finished your task. You know, about collecting codenames,” pagbabahagi ni Arvin.

That guy? Impossible! That kind of aura he has, he’s freaking lazy! He was yawning when I saw him during the orientation.

Maybe Max saw my unfiltered reaction, he smiled then he supported what Arvin said, “Yes, it’s true. But I don’t have any information on how he gathered 30 codenames.”

“Thirty?!” Nanlaki pa ang mga ni Arvin.

“Lower your voice, Arvin. You’re inside the SSC Room,” pagsaway ko sa kaniya. Agad niyang tinakpan ang bibig at pilit na tinatanong kung totoo ba ito. Tango lang tanging sagot ni Max.

30 codenames in just 3 days? He’s lucky.

“By the way, I felt like this school is planning to remove the basketball club,” bulong ni Arvin, ang noo ay nakakunot na habang napapailing pa.

Umiba ang tensyon sa silid dahil sa pagbabago ng pinag-uusapan. Sabay silang napabuntong hininga ni Max.

I already know that. I can’t help but feel sickened by how they treat us. The school doesn’t trust the basketball team because they always believe that the team cannot lift the name of the school higher. They are more focused on other sports. If they are planning to get rid of it, I guess I need to use my wild card.

A message pops up on my phone. Mabilis ko itong tiningnan. I was relieved when I read the message. It’s already 12:50 in the afternoon.

“At exactly 1 PM, recruit them all,” I commanded him.