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They offered us a seat but I shook my head. Kinurot ako patago ni Alexis at bumulong ng 'sayang!' pero di ko na pinansin ang pagmamaktol niya. We went here for Blake and not to hang out with the basketball team. Duh.

Nasa harap ko na mismo si Blake pero hindi pa din siya lumilingon sa akin. He was casually eating his pizza and pretending not to notice my presence.

"Oh, ano to?" Dumating yung isa pa nilang ka-team na hindi ko alam ang pangalan. Galing yatang restroom o ano, I don't know. "Comeback na ba this?!"

I politely smiled at him and cleared my throat so Blake can 'finally' notice me. James nudged him. Naramdaman ko na naman ang pasimpleng kurot sa akin ni Alexis nang ngumiti sa amin si James. Gagang to.

"What do you need?" Masungit na tanong ni Blake, still not facing me.

Kinuha ko yung invitation sa loob ng maliit kong handbag at inilahad sa kaniya. "You are my escort."

Woah, Sadie. Hindi man lang nagtanong kung okay lang ba sa kaniyang siya yung escort e no? Straight to the point agad?

Tinignan niya lang yon. I rolled my eyes and slid it on the table. Nakakangalay e.

"Hi, BF!" Biglang may sumulpot na babae, naka-cheerleader na uniform. She sat at the vacant seat beside Blake and gave him a peck on the cheeks.

"Hala, shucks?" Alexis whispered. "May girlfriend siya, couz."

"Daphne!" The team greeted her.

Para kaming tanga ni Alexis na nakatayo dito. Di man lang kausapin ng taong to. Manners please?

"Hey," I called Blake.

Hindi niya ako pinansin. His team looked at me apologetically. What? Ang mature mo naman, Blake.

"Blake, ano?" Hindi ko na matago ang inis sa boses ko. I tried so hard to be calm but he's acting like this! Wala pa ding pinagbago! Napaka-mature pa din!

"Blake, bro," one of his teammate called him.

He heaved a deep sigh before standing up, making I and Alexis to step backward a little.

"Bakit ako?" Kunot-noong tanong niya. Medyo nagitla ako sa kaniyang pagiging seryoso. "Nanggagago ka ba?"

"W-What?" Gulat na tanong ko.

Naramdaman ko ang pag suporta ni Alexis sa bewang ko. Ano ba naman kasing sinasabi nito? Why would I gago him? I'm just telling him na siya yung escort. Wrong with that?

I saw his Adam's apple's movement, like he has something to say but hardly stifling it. In the end, he just nodded at me and went back to his seat.

"Kayo," I looked at his team. "You can go to the after-party. Salamat."

I plastered a smile before exiting the place. Tumingin ako sa relo ko at nakitang mag-aalas tres na ng hapon. Malamang ay pauwi na din yon sila kuya kaya tinext ko na lang siya na didiretso na kami sa bahay.

Habang nasa byahe pauwi ay nakatutok si Alexis sa phone niya na para bang may hinahanap. Maya-maya ay hinampas niya ako sa braso at mahinang tumili.

"My gosh! Live pala yung match ng bebe mo!"

Bebe ko?

"Couz, look at this," ipinakita niya sa akin yung tinitignan niya. It was a post from Fighting Maroons Facebook page. "Three to seven pala ang match. Live streaming sa FB at Youtube!"

At that time, I'm probably preparing for the party.

Pagkauwi ay nandoon na din sila kuya, tumutulong sa pagaayos ng event. Mom suggested to held my debut at some 5-star hotel but I refused the idea, that's too much for me. House party is enough as long as we are complete.