Once Upon He Was Mine (Good Girls Series #4)

Chapter 2: Wounded Feet

Chapter 2: Wounded Feet

I woke up when the alarm clock rang so loud. Its loud sound made my head go hot so I turned it off without opening my eyes.

Just please, I am still sleepy.

Sa sobrang antok ko ay hindi naging mahirap sa 'kin ang pagbalik sa tulog. Kaso, biglang umepal na naman ang isa pang alarm clock at tumunog na naman! Inis ko yung pinatay ulit saka pumikit.

Iniipon ko lahat ng galit at inis ko saka...

"ATE!" malakas na sigaw ko habang nakapikit pa rin.

"Oh, bakit?" gulat na tanong ni Ate Sharly. Even with eyes closed, alam kong nasa pintuan silang dalawa ni Ate Shanty because I can feel their presence.

"Sinong nag-set ng alarm ko?" I asked. 'Tsaka nagmulat only to see my sisters pushing each other.

"Galit na galit, Shanel?" taas kilay na tanong ni Ate Sharly.

"At saka, pasalamat ka nga at ginising ka namin. Pag nalate ka sa training mo, sinasabi ko sa 'yo!" Napataas naman ang kilay ko sa sinabi ni Ate Shanty.

"And how did you know that I have training today?" They looked at each other before they avoided each other.

"Sinabi ni Demi! At saka, tigilan mo na nga ang pagtatanong mo! At bakit mo ba kami sinisigawan, ha?" sabi ni Ate Shanty at inirapan ako, inirapan ko rin siya saka ako pumikit.

"For your information... Two thirty pa ang umpisa ng training namin. Hindi kami pwedeng mag-practice ng nine o'clock am dahil mainit pa sa court!" inis na tugon ko.

"Oo nga! Bakit ka ba sigaw nang sigaw?!" tanong ni Ate Sharly. They sat beside me on the bed.

"I hate you both po!" bulong ko at saka pumihit sa kabilang direksyon.

"Ahh, gano'n?!" mapanghamong tanong ni Ate Shanty saka ako hinampas ng unan.

"Ate!"I groaned before sitting, but they won't just stop. Hanggang sa namalayan ko na lang na sabay-sabay kaming tumatawa habang naghahampasan ng unan.

We are this chaotic. We are the three daughters of Dra. Marjorie Alonte-Cortez and Mr. Santiago "Sanjo" Cortez III. Ate Sharlene Gale is the eldest, next is Ate Shantelle Yorenz, and I am the youngest.

Most of the time, Ate Sharly is in the middle of serious and funny. She can handle everything with care, she can prioritize everything without getting out of concentration. But be careful of handling her, she's the most fragile of us. She's caring and gorgeous. I'm closer with her compared to Ate Shanty.

Ate Shanty is talented. She can sing, she can dance, she can act, she can play instruments, she can paint, she can cook. She's versatile! Compared to Ate Sharly, Ate Shanty's naughty. She's a happy-go-lucky person. But she knows what to do first and what she can do later. She's kind too, strict and as pretty as an angel. The only reason why I am not that close with her is because she has her own friends, which are Ate Eycee, Ate Marra and Ate Xyle.

Kami and "Tres Maria's" ng mga Cortez. And even if we're always fighting with each other, we know to ourselves that we only have each other in any and every desperate situation that life may bring us into.

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Iika-ika akong naglakad palapit sa mga teammates kong nagpa-planking na. Sumalubong sa akin ang seryosong itsura ni Coach Benedict Dela Rosa.