Our favorite place (Book 1 and 2)

Nineteen

"We will kill you, 3 sets." Jema said in confidence and walked towards her Ate Den and the other coaching staffs who is talking and giving instructions to Ponggay.

Bea followed her. "We'll give you a generous five sets. If we do, the whole coaching staff will run 50 laps. If we don't, we'll do 50 too. Win or loose." Jema just looked at Bea in a high brow. The latter leaned in and whispered Jema.

"I promise she will not fall in love with you again." Making Jema to raise two of her brows in disbelief.

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"So what did you get from that J?" Maddie said behind her.

"I was just being competitive and confident on the team."Jema said as she put her duffel bag on the couch. "Now I have to have dinner with her." Jema said while removing her shoes not looking up at the people she was talking with.

There was an utter silence and the players and coaches are looking at each other, sending signals.

"It was a good exercise right guys?" Jia said.

"Yea. Parang refreshing nga yung run diba?" Ponggay said and her team nodded and agreed in unison.

"Ewan ko sainyo." Jema said as she pick up her things and went upstairs.

*

"Hey." Bea peeked her head on Creamline's door looking for Jia.

"She's upstairs." Maddie said while watching TV. "Ohhh, looking fancy! Saan lakad?"

"I'm taking her to dinner."

"Where to?"

"Uh... Just here, around the island." Bea said cause she was not sure if she's allowed to tell anyone that she has a house here.

"Ah. Enjoy!!"

Halfway towards the stairs going to second floor, she saw Jema going down. "Hey Coach J."

"What now?"

"Nothing." She smiled and took another 2 steps before talking again. "Oh, J. Sabi pala ni Deanna meet her at the beach front in..." she glanced at her watch. 15 minutes.

"Okay. Thanks!"

She got her jacket and went out their house to take a glance at some players who are now formed into a circle, small bonfire in their middle.

She saw Fhen, alone sitting at the swing attached to a large tree that was beside their accommodation. She continued walking and didn't even slipped her mind to approach her until she heard her sniffle.

She stopped and then Fhen looked up, saw Jema standing, facing her. Fhen fixed herself and sat properly while Jema started walking towards her. The latter sat on the swing next to her. It was a good 10 minutes of silence bedore someone talked.

"It's over." Fhen broke the ice.

"What happened?"

"She... she actually didn't want me here. Cause you know, you're here. I explained and explained and explai...ned to her, that I need to be here, cause kung hindi, mawawala ako sa team. But she's so close minded and broke up with me. Walang sabi sabi. The day before we got here, we had this huge fight that she even got physical with me. She slammed me onto walls, pushed me, even slapped me."

"The day before we... is that the day that you went to me?"

Fhen nodded in approval. "That was kinda the reason why I went to you. I have no place to go."

"That's why when I asked for her name you said you don't want to involve her, cause you two are already broken up."

"Yes."