"Don't you dare lift a finger on Mayumi or else, you'll pay." matigas na sabi ni Keiji kay Rina.
Para namang nanlambot si Rina nang marinig niya 'yon. Pati ako, parang nanlambot ako. Because I didn't expect him to stand up for me. Specially, against his ex.
"But—" 'di na naituloy ni Rina ang sinasabi niya dahil may mga luhang tumulo sa mata niya. What an actress.
"Leave her alone, Rina. Don't drag her into this." huling sabi ni Kei tsaka binitiwan ang braso ni Rina.
Up until now, I still can't believe what he did. Nilabanan niya si Rina, para sa'kin. He did that for me. Aish, 'di ako makapaniwala na gusto talaga ako ng mokong na 'to.
Nang makarating kami sa kotse ni Kei, inabot niya sa'kin 'yung towel niya. Pinunas ko naman ito sa damit kong basang basa. Well, she just spilled a whole cup of soda on my shirt.
"I'm sorry about what happened, Mayumi." saad ni Kei nang makapasok siya sa kotse.
"Nah, it's not your fault, Kei. But, thanks for standing up for me." sagot ko. Ngumiti naman siya sa'kin.
"Well, partly kasalanan ko 'yun, dahil involved ka sa'kin." hinawakan ko naman 'yung balikat niya at umiling.
"It's all your ex-girlfriend's fault. Wala naman akong ginagawa sa kanya, tinapunan niya 'ko ng juice. You know what? I got a feeling she's jealous because I'm with you and the fact that you li—" napatakip naman ako sa bibig ko nang ma-realize kong napakadaldal ko.
"And the fact that I?" tanong ni Kei nang may nakakaasar na tono. Muntik na 'kong madulas sa part na 'yon. I don't think he knows that I know that he likes me.
Ayoko namang ma-buking siya nang wala sa oras. Or, does he know that I like him too? Aish! I'll just wait for the right time.
"Nandemonai." palusot ko.
"You know, I was shook by what you said to her earlier. 'Yung tagalog na part. Para kang galit na ewan." wait, did I really looked like that when I said that?
"I was just upset kasi tinapunan niya 'ko ng juice. At sinasadya niya rin 'yon." sagot ko.
"You would've taken it lightly if it was another person." I think he's implying that I'm upset because it was his ex.
Well, I guess it's true that I'm upset because it was his ex, knowing that she did that because she was jealous of me.
"Have you met before? Aside doon sa skywalk." umiling naman ako kay Kei.
"Then why do you seem angry to her?" bakit ba napakakulit niya? Lalo lang ako naba-badtrip eh.
"It doesn't matter." maikling sagot ko.
***
Napag-usapan namin ni Kei kagabi na kinabukasan pagkatapos ng laro kami magluluto dahil bilin ng Coach na magpahinga nang maigi bago ang laro, lalo na't malakas ang kalaban namin ngayon, the reigning champions, Panasonic Panthers.
The Panthers' team currently has 2 losses, from the top 2 team, JTekt Stings, and the top 3 team, Suntory Sunbirds. If we can defeat them in this game, we can damage their team morale and excel into the quarter finals.
"Let's do what we usually do, men. Let's take every chance to score. Seno--" Coach Ayu signalled as we gather our hands.
"We are arrows!" we cheered and then raised our hands.
Lumapit naman sa'kin si Kei at binigay sa'kin 'yung windbreaker niya. Merong windbreaker 'yung team na 'to na parang pang-boxing na abot hanggang sa ibaba ng tuhod.
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