The Playboy's Setback (R-18 Vikings Series)

Chapter 37: dugo

She takes you in with her crying eyes
Then all at once you have to say goodbye
Wondering, could you stay, my love?
Will you wake up by my side?
🌻

Brix

Even my sweat is not enough to compete with how sweaty the man holding the ball looks. I pushed my feet forward. Sinubukan kong agawin ang bola sa kanya ngunit mabilis niyang ipinasa iyon sa kabilang kamay niya. He dribbled it like a beast and took the 3-point shot.

It smoothly got inside the ring.

"Putangina" hindi ko makapaniwalang bulong at hinihingal na napaupo. Ilang oras na kaming naglalaro kaso palaging si Monterelba ang nakakapuntos! I watched him grab the ball after it bounced. Kahit tatlong oras na kaming nagpa-praktis, walag kapaguran sa pagtira si Axel sa ring. He keeps on shooting like he doesn't get tired at all. Maski nga si Kap ay tahimik siyang pinapanood sa bleacher.

Sinubukan kong tignan si Kap para sana siya na ang kumausap kay Axel na tumigil muna sa paglalaro at magpahinga. Isaac, Seven and I tried stopping him in playing sinced he's been too worked out already. Tangina, naliligo na nga siya ng pawis. Pero hindi siya nakikinig. Parang wala siyang naririnig.

Hindi kami huli sa balita upang hindi malaman ang nangyari kanina. I heard that Patricia denied him of his courtship. Okay naman lahat sa kanila bago umalis si Patricia papuntang states. Pero pagbalik niya, nagkaganito na lahat. We thought that if the love of his life would come back, he would stop getting tipsy and drunk. But it went the opposite way. They're not in good terms. At hindi kami kailanman natakot kay Axel, ngayon lang. He looks like a murderer who just broke free from his cage.

This is what I feared the moment Patricia left for her father's operation. That things would go out of hand.

"Axel, get off the court now. Sit down in the damn bleachers" rinig kong sikmat ni Seven kay Axel na walang ibang ginawa kundi ang i-dribble ang bola at paliparin iyon sa ring.

He did not dare look at us. Kumuha lang siya ng panibagong bola at nilaro ulit iyon. I was anticipating his next move. It's either he would continue playing while ignoring us or he would let go of the ball and leave the court. But none of the two options happened when he looked at Seven straight in the eyes. "Tell me what happened after you left me inside my room last night, Saavedra. I need to know" walang kabuhay-buhay niyang wika na siyang ikinakunot ng noo ko. Kagabi? Bakit anong nangyari kagabi?

Mukha namang natigilan si Seven ngunit kalaunan rin ay tinitigan niya ng husto ang walang ekspresyong mukha ni Axel. "After you got drunk, we led you to your room. You were babbling Patricia's name every damn time when we left you. We took the keycard from the person you instructed to give us the card that's why we had the chance to get you inside your unit. Pagkatapos ka naming ihatid, umalis na kami dahil alam naman naming diretso na ang tulog mo dahil sa sobrang kalasingan mo. But we made sure your door is secured" Seven explained despite of his confusion. Hanggang sa natapos, nanatiling tahimik si Axel.

And it did not took more time when his phone rang. He jogged to his bag and took out his phone. It seemed like the caller was important since he abruptly answered the call. Tahimik siyang nakinig sa sinasabi nito at hindi nagtagal ay napakunot ang noo ko nang makitang iniligpit niya ang gamit niya. "I'm on the way there"

"Bro, sama na ako" pagkarinig ko sa sinabing iyon ni Isaac, lalong lumalim ang kunot ng noo ko nang tumango lang si Axel. He looked at our Captain. "I need to settle things, Kap. I have to get my woman back" sa ilang mga salitang iyan na puno ng sinseridad na saad ni Axel kay Kap, walang ibang ginawa si Kapitan kundi ang tumango na siyang ikinagulat ko. "go" sabi lamang niya kaya umalis na siya. "Kap, sasamahan ko lang. Baka mapano, mahirap na" sabi naman ni Isaac nang makaalis si Axel. Captain just nodded his head. "Restrain him if he goes over the borders" sabi lang niya na siyang tinanguhan rin ni Isaac saka niya sinundan si Axel.