I am GOKDO

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Alex's POV

Nagulat kami sa pumasok na babae. Nanahimik sila at ilang saglit lang ay binati nila ang dalaga.

"Cap!" Sigaw noong lalaking nasa tabi noong captain.

Cap? As in captain? O pangalan iyon noong babae? Ang weird naman kung pangalan nga niya iyon.

"Hi, guys! How are you?" Kumakaway siya na parang nangangandidata.

"Ayos na ayos, Cap! Kamusta naman ang college?" Si Matthew ang nagsalita kaya napalingon ako sa kaniya.

College? Cap? She must be the former captain of archery.

"I heard na naghahanap kayo ng new member kaya nagpunta ako rito para manood kaso mukhang siya na ang huli?" Napalingong silang lahat sa'kin.

"Ahh, siya nga ang huli, Cap," si Matthew ang sumagot.

"I see, at mukhang ayaw ni Captain Aki sa ating babaeng applicant? Tama ba ako, Aki?" Natahimik ang lahat. Tinignan ko si Captain Aki at nakatungo lang ito. "Let her try, I'll be watching here." She crossed her hand above her chest.

Walang nagawa ang captain nila sa sinabi ng dating captain. Tinuro sa'kin ni Matthew kung saan ang mga bow. I pick up straight bow. I guess, I'll just do target shooting dahil hindi naman pwedeng field or clout shooting ito dahil bukod sa wala kami sa bato bato at wala ring flag, patag lang din naman ang nasa field.

"You know the rules of archery?" The former captain asked me.

"Yes," I answered.

She nodded.

Sinamahan ako ni Matthew patungo sa lane ng short distance. I have three arrows with me. I need to shoot this three arrows in a span of two minutes.

"Ready?" I nodded.

I draw the bow, pointed toward the target and get an arrow. I nocked the arrow against the bowstring and when I heard the whistle, I released the arrow. It directly stop in the middle, bulls eye.

I repeat what I did for the remaining two arrows and in less than a minute, the three arrows meet the middle. Three bulls eye.

"Wow!" Namamanghang sambit ni Matthew sa tabi ko. "You look so professional," I awkwardly smiled to him.

"Proceed to the next distance," nabaling ang tingin ko sa speaker ng marinig ang boses ni captain Aki.

"Tara na, galit na naman si boss," natawa ako sa sinabi niya.

Pumwesto ako sa tapat ng 50 meter target board. This is the second round. On this round I have to released four arrows in  three minutes. Hindi naman mahirap iyon, madali pa nga siya kung tutuusin.

Just like what I did earlier. I positioned myself and the bow. Nocked the arrow and released when the whistle started. Mabilis ang naging kilos ng kamay ko pero sa kalmadong paraan. This time, I stopped to aim first before releasing the arrow just to make sure that the arrow will surely stop in the middle.

Hindi naman ako nabigo dahil ang apat na arrow ay muling tinamaan ang gitna. Napapalakpak ang katabi ko. Napangiti lang ako at sunod kong nilapitan ang 70 meter target board.

I have to focused on this round. This is harder than the two. 6 arrows in 4 minutes, I have to finished this round within 4 minutes.

Sa huling pagkakataon ay muli akong pumwesto at itinaas ang bow. Humugot ako ng arrow at pinasok sa butas sa gitna at ini-stretch ang kamay. I aimed for the middle. I wait for the whistle before releasing the arrow.