Cheerful Pitcher (Sporty Princess #2)

Chapter 18

R-18

Bumalik kami sa stadium para panoorin ang game ng University of Streinfied at Venusville University sa women's baseball.

"Alam mo ba kung anong rank nila last season?" tanong ko kay Theo nang makaupo kami sa bleacher.

"I think Venusville ranked 6th last year while Streinfied ranked 7th." sagot nito. Nasa bottom five sila kung ganoon. Ibig sabihin hindi ko pa mapapanood ang game ng mga nasa top five, kung saan kabilamg ang team namin.

"Alam mo ba kung ano ang kahinaan ng team last season?" I tried asking some of my teammates before but none of them could answer it which means they haven't figure it out.

"Base on my observations when I watch their championship match to Stuartz, the pitcher lacks of consistency and confidence." he answered. We are both watching the game but our topic was far from the teams playing right now.

"Do you think makakapaglaro ako bukas?"

He softly pinched my right cheek before he speaks. "Of course, you have to be confident. Makakapaglaro ka bukas." he smiled at me.

Ngumiti ako pabalik sa kaniya at nagpatuloy nalang sa panonood ng game sa aming harap.

"Wow! That was a nice hit! Right baby?" mangha kong saad bago tumingin kay Theo.

Tumango ito pagkatapos ay ginulo nitong muli ang buhok ko. Natigilan naman kaming dalawa ng biglang dumaan ang mga naka-violet varsity jacket sa aming harap.

Namukhaan ko pa iyong isa dahil parang ito yung crush ni Abigail sa Stuartz. Doon ko lang napagtanto na Stuartz nga ang mga ito dahil huling dumaan ang dating bestfriend ni Theo na si Chris at lumingon pa ito sa kaniya.

Napahinto ito sandali habang nakatingin kay Theo. Tila may gusto itong sabihin ngunit tinawag na ito ng mga teammates niya kaya naman dumiretso nalang ito doon. Napatingin ako sa reaction ni Theo pero seryoso lang itong nanonood ng game.

Inaya na din ako nitong umuwi pagkatapos ng first game. Tahimik kaming dalawa habang nagmamaneho ito. Hanggang sa makarating kami sa tapat ng condo ko ay tahimik pa rin ito.

"I can lend you my ears.." sabi ko. Napatingin naman ito sa akin. Nandito pa din kami sa loob ng kaniyang kotse.

"It's nothing." he said. I don't believe him. He's not looking directly at me when he said those so I knew he was lying.

"Baby.." mahinang tawag ko sa kaniya. I held his cheek and made him look at me. "Abigail already told me. I just want to hear your side."

He sighed heavily then started talking. "That was happened during our highschool days. Championship match na namin noon, but before the match started, I heard him and our opponents coach talking. He doesn't want me to claim the MVP title if we've won the championship. Mismong sa bibig niya nanggaling iyon, gusto niyang ipatalo ang game dahil lang sa inggit sa akin. He wants to receive that f*cking award but when he knew he can't, he plans to sabotage our team so I can't get that title. He's so selfish. I don't even care about that award, I only want the championship title."

"Anong nangyari nang malaman mo iyon?" mahina kong tanong.

"I've confronted him before the match started and he admitted it. Sinisi niya ako dahil ako nalang daw parati ang nakikita, kaya gagawin niya ang lahat para matalo kami. Can you imagine that? My bestfriend who supposed to be the one who understands me pero mas ginusto pa nitong magtanim ng inggit sa akin." tumawa ito ng peke. I can feel how his heart been broken at that time. I don't know what to feel if Lala betrayed me for any reason.

"At that time, I told him that he wasn't my bestfriend anymore and that he can't play for the championship match. We've won despite him not playing as the catcher. I hated him."