THIRD PERSON
"TODAY IS THE DAY," The news anchor said, "Everyone's seems to be excited for the annual Philippine Racing Cup that will be held later. Social medias are now getting bombarded by netizen's hype."
"Ngayong araw na pala 'yon?" Gulat na bulalas ni Carmina nang marinig ang binabalita ng news anchor. Her ears are listening while she's preparing their breakfast. It was her morning duty to cook breakfast— hindi kasi maaasahan ang asawa n'ya sa pagluluto.
"Good morning, hon," her husband came and kissed her on the cheek.
"'Wag ka muna pumasok ngayon," utos nito sa asawa. Stewart's forehead creased. "Bakit naman?"
"Panoorin mo ang balita."
And so he did, he even took the remote and added volume. "Hala, ngayon pala ang karera ng pinakamamahal kong pamangkin!" Utas nito matapos mapanood.
"Kaya nga 'wag ka muna ngayon pumasok e."
"Sige, sige!" Pagsang-ayon nito. "Mabait naman si boss, papayagan na ako no'n! Hindi ko na 'rin papapasukin si Li'l Josh para lahat tayo makapanood! Excited na ako!"
"Sana laging gan'to!" Umiinat-inat na sambit ni Monalyn habang nakahiga sa sofa. Ngayong araw magaganap ang Philippine Racing Cup kaya wala munang pasok sa Raceworth. Pero mamaya ay pupunta sila sa stadium to watch the live race.
Hindi 'to pinalampas ng Raceworth lalo na't ang ngayong taong karera ay kasama ang isa sa mga studyante nila.
"Walang pasok, pwede akong matulog maghapon!" She yawned loudly. Samantha rolled her eyes. Parang osong humihikab!
Napahiga ang dalaga sa sofa at napatingin sa puting dingding. A sudden idea entered her mine. He will win, right?
An image of Kairo appeared on her mind. Her face immediately turned red. I-It's not because I'm c-concern or what!
Mas namula pa ang mukha n'ya at pakiramdam n'ya nilalagnat s'ya sa init ng kanyang pisngi. What the hell is happening to me?!
"Sam, ayos ka lang—?" Nahinto sa sasabihin si Monalyn ng biglang tumayo ang dalaga at nagmamadaling pumasok sa kanyang silid.
"Maliligo lang ako!"
Her forehead wrinkled, "Ano'ng nangyari 'ron?"
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KAIRO ROSALES
"Don't panic during the race, okay? Just focus on the field and aim to reach the first position!" Napapaismid na lamang ako sa paulit-ulit na bilin ni Winston. Para s'yang sirang plaka.
We're now on our way to Manila International Speedway using this plane owned by the school.
"Remember everything that you'd learned from the —"
"Yeah, yeah!" I said, nonchalantly. "You said that for about 10 times. Maybe you're the one who needs to calm down," sambit ko na nagpahinto sa kanya. Geez, mas kabado pa s'ya sa akin.
He took a glass of water and drunk it. It somehow made him calm down. Finally! I don't want him panicking during the race for he's the one who'll assists me later.
"Hu, nakakakaba!" Sigaw ng katabi ko, he drunk another glass of water. Then another, and another. It would be no surprise kapag pabalik-balik s'ya sa banyo mamaya. Moron.
I heaved a heavy sigh. Today was the day, fucker. This race is a key that would open a door of million of possibilities for me.
I needed to win this one.
BINABASA MO ANG
FUEL | Completed
AcciónStand alone | completed language: filipino - english. A young aspiring racer has to face different obstacles on the road before he reach the finish line. *** Kairo Rosales knows that he is the king of the road- battling against the speed of light r...
