Her Liberator

Chapter Twenty-seven

Nishinoya's P.O.V

Nagulat ako dahil sa serve ni Sakura, nainis ako dahil doon. Sobrang lakas noon, namukha na nga itong smash eh.

Muling Nakapuntos si Sakura, at muli namang nakatanggap ng pambabatikos si Mitsuki. Sasapakin ko sana 'yung lalaking iyon kaso pinigilan ako ni Daichi-san. Pasalamat sila nandito si Daichi-san, kung hindi ewan ko na lang.

Ibinalik ko ang tingin ko sa laro, nakita ko ang paglipad ng shuttlecock sa himpapawid at mukhang mahirap itong taaman dahil maaraw at maliwanag ang langit.

Siraulo ba 'tong babaeng 'to? Alam niyang masakit sa mata 'yon eh lalo na't sensitive ang mata ni Mitsuki dahil malabo ito, baka masunog yung mata niya. Argh!

Lalo akong nainis dahil doon, "Kalmahan mo lang Noya-san" pang-aalo ni Tanaka.

"Paano ako kakalma, eh napakadaya ng kalaban ni Mitsuki!" sagot ko at ginulo ang buhok ko. "Argh!" bulalas ko.

Muling nag-serve si Sakura, bakas sa mga mata nito ang tuwa dahil alam niyang mananalo siya. Pero nagulat ako ng umatras si Mitsuki, dahil doon ay natamaan niya ang shuttlecock.

Napatingin ako kay Mitsuki at mukhang seryoso ito, tumingin naman ako kay Sakura at ang ngising suot niya kanina ay nawala.

"Mukhang nahanap na ni Sakura ang katapat niya." bulong ni Tanaka.

Tama siya, base sa narinig naming usap usapan. Si Mitsuki ang pinaka matagal na nakalaro ni Sakura.

Pero hindi ko pa rin maiwasang mag-alala kay Mitsuki. Tinitignan ko lang si Mitsuki, mukhang chamba lang 'yung kanina. Palpak iyong serve niya kaya naman nakapuntos si Sakura.

"Boo!" sigaw nung ibang babae sa serve ni Mitsuki. At iyong mga sumunod na tira ni Sakura ay hindi na niya naibalik.

Dahil doon ay mas dumami ang ang nagcheer kay Sakura at mukhang lumaki talaga ang ulo nito dahil doon.

Mitsuki's P.O.V

Hindi maganda 'to, masyado pang maaga para matalo. Hearing people booing at me makes me mad even more.

Tch.

Nag serve ulit ito and she did that Underhand service again, the feather flew upwards at masyadong maliwanag para makita ko ito. But I squint and can finally see the feather. Umabante ako para matamaan iyon, I did smash it and she quickly receives it. It flew back towards me and I hit it back to her but I made it short since she was at the back, at this time it's impossible to hit that back to me. I was surprised because she did hit it but it didn't pass above the net, it was stucked on the net. And that time I made a point.

Mukhang nainis si Sakura at sumama ang tingin nito sa akin, well masama na talaga ang tingin niya simula pa ng laro.

Ibinigay sa akin 'yung shuttlecock at isinerve ko iyon pero hindi ko na ginawa ang Underhand serve, this time it was Forehand serve it quickly flew towards her and she hit it back to me. Nagmukha kaming nagbabatuhan dahil pareho kaming hindi hinahayaang bumagsak ang shuttlecock. Pero noong sumunod na smash niya ay hindi ko na nasalo dahil malayo ito at sinubukan kong habulin but I tripped.

Punyeta, ngayon pa ako sinumpong ng kalampaan. Tumawa 'yung ibang nanonood.

They we're saying I'm too clumsy. Yeah, so what? We continued playing, she got more points than me. So she won the first set with 15-11 score.

And we started the second set but this time I won't let her win again, I have noticed that her weakness is these short services and aces. So I used it against her. And I won the second set.

Rinig ko ang cheer ng ibang estudyante saakin pati na rin ang mga bulong ng mga supporters nitong si Sakura.

Nagsimula na kami sa last set, I served the feather. I made it short thinking I would get a point by doing that but it seems likes she's used to it already. She tossed it back to me and I did the same thing.

She smashed it and I didn't catch that one since it was very sharp and fast. That makes her point.

Ugh, damn it.

She tossed the shuttlecock and it was higher than her usual. I squinted and can barely see the feather. I know that it's the shuttlecock, I think my eyes are burning.

I hit it back into her side and she did the same thing, but as how she can't control her anger she also can't control her smash properly. I smashed the feather but it's not short and fast. I changed its acceleration, I made it a little slower and longer so it will reach the back part since she's near the net. And by that one I got a point.

I got a little dizzy because of the heat and the sunlight, I feel dizzy every time na gagawin niya 'yong serve na 'yon.

I served the shuttlecock and it was very short and didn't get to the other side. And she got her point.

I really feel dizzy and vision started to blurr. I can still see her. I think I can still do it.

She served and I didn't catch it again. That made her get another point.

Is this her play style? It's annoying, taking advantage of the sunlight. This time her service became floaty, it didn't reach the net. That's the time I got a point.

I think just like me, pagod na rin si Sakura. Her hits became floaty and easy to hit, at iyon ang dahilan kaya nakapuntos ako ng marami.

Ito na ang huling serve ko, isang puntos na kang at mananalo na ako. Sakura seems worned out. She might not catch this one, I think it's the perfect time to use Underhand serve. My service is a little bit off, dala na rin siguro na nahihilo ako at mainit.

Natuwa ako ng hindi niya nga iyon matamaan, naghiyawan ang mga tao. I won!

Napatingin ako sa gawi ng team, sa pwesto ni Tsukishima to be specific. Lumakad ako papalapit sa pwesto ng team but the dizziness I felt just got worsen. Naka lapit na ako sa kanila at binabati nila ako sa pagkapanalo ko ng biglang sumigaw si Hinata.

"Waah! Mimi-san dumudugo ilong mo. Wag kang mamatay!"

Napahawak ako sa ilong ko at ramdam ko ang dugo sa lumabas dito, nang matignan ko ang kamay kong may dugo ay tuluyan na ngang umikot ang paningin ko. Hindi ko na talaga kaya.

Ilang saglit pa ay naging itim ang buong paligid at ramdam ko ang pagbagsak ko.