SPIKING THE PAIN (Varsity Series #1) (PUBLISHED)

21

That day, we went to my unit. Yes, after that scene, we just took our bath together and we had our way to my condo.

Now, we are here in the training area. I just finished my game and it was a three-set straight win.

I am with Meg. My teammates are all out. I just wanna do training since the semi-finals will about to happen tomorrow. 

We are both wearing jersey shirts and shorts— no, she's wearing her cycling revealing her white legs. Well, I don't have anything to say.

Kapag may dumating na iba ay saka ko na lang siya pagpapalitin ng suot.

We are the doing passing of the volleyball. Nasa kabilang side lamang kami ng court. Tanging iyon lamang ang magagawa namin sa ngayon.

Siguro ay nasa dalawampung minuto na rin naming ginagawa iyon. I'm starting to feel tired. Baka ma-perfect ko na ang pag-receive ng free ball kapag nagpatuloy pa kami. Mas gusto kong pag-ensayuhan ang pag-receive ng hard balls.

This is the perk of having a volleyball player girlfriend.

Inihanda ko ang kamay ko. Pinagdikit ko ang aking braso at saka tinapatan ang bolang paparating. Nang tamaan ang kamay ko ay nagtungo sa kaniya ang bola na naiangat niya rin nang maayos.

The ball went back at my side but instead of receiving, I caught it. I looked at her then. Her face is full of sweat.

"Are you tired?" I asked as I wiped my sweat using my white towel.

She nodded. "Hmm. I can still play."

I walked towards her. I wiped her sweat, too. "Ako na," she snorted. Kinuha niya sa akin ang aking towel at saka niya pinunasan ang sarili niya.

"Let's stop, you are tired. What do you want to have? I'll buy you drinks in the cafeteria," I suggested but she shakes her head.

"No— I mean, let's go to the mall. Let's watch sine?" nakalabing aniya.

Nagpaawa pa siya sa harapan ko. Hindi ko mapigilang mapatawa. She's cute when she's doing it. She's always cute tho.

"Sige. Let's go take shower first."

I have no intention but to shower only but she looked at me like I have something good in mind.

I can't help but chuckle. "What?"

"Don't you dare do something."

I grimaced. "You are the one who only thinks that way, Meg."

She bit her lower lip. Her face flushed red. "Good. . . besides, you can't do it."

"And why is that?"

"M-Mayroon kasi ako."

Impit akong napatawa dahil sa sinabi niya. Napatungo na lamang siya. Naiiling akong nilapitan siya at saka inakbayan at binulungan.

"Ano ka ba, Meg. Sa volleyball nga eh, nagdudugo ang katawan ko dahil sa mga sugat. Sa dugo mo pa ba ako matatakot?"

Mabilis niyang tinanggal ang pagkaka-akbay ko sa kaniya. She looked at me wearing her reddish face. Nahampas niya pa ako sa braso.

"You're so naughty."

I smiled. "Sa 'yo lang naman, Meg."

She shrugged her shoulder. "Of course. Sa ganda kong ito. Hindi mo na ako dapat ipagpalit."

Naiiling akong sinundan siya. Heto na naman siya at nagyayabang. I can't stop myself to laugh in my mind.

Dumiretso muna kami sa dorm makapag-shower. The shower room in the training area has no water. Tsk!

"I forgot. May nakita nga pala akong singsing last week. Tingnan muna natin."

Narito na kami ngayon sa loob ng mall nang sabihin niya iyon. I looked at her.

"Let's go," tango ko. I extended my hand which she accepted. I smiled. Oo nga pala, she doesn't mind doing things in public.

We went to the jewelry shop. We did sightseeing on the rings on the shelves. There are lots of rings with their brand.

While browsing the shelves. There's this ring that caught my attention. It has a diamond in the middle and it's good in bare eyes. I like it. I feel like it's beautiful. . . if Meg is the one to wear it.

"What do you think of this?"

Naagaw ang atensiyon ko dahil sa tanong niya. She's pointing the silver ring. It's plain but it's an infinity ring that made it unique from the others. Also, its lining has pieces of I don't know what to call it. The thing is it's red and it's shining as light traced on it.

"Hmm. It's good, wanna buy it?"

She's thinking. She looked at me and I just smiled, telling her that I will support her if she wants to buy it. No worries, I can buy it for her if she left her card.

But she refused. "Hindi na lang," iling niya. "Wala na rin kasi iyong nakita ko last week. Iyon sana ang gusto kong bilihin."

"Are you sure?"

She nodded. "Hmm. Let's go? Let's eat first, Trishtan? I'm hungry." Hinimas niya pa ang kaniyang tingin.

I chuckled. "Sige. Baka ako ang kainin mo kapag 'di kita pinakain." Nakagat ko ang labi dahil sa pagpipigil ng tawa.

Nahampas niya tuloy ako sa balikat. "Aray," daing ko pero natatawa pa rin. Inirapan niya lamang ako at saka siya naunang maglalad.

Mabilis akong lumapit sa kaniya at saka siya inakbayan. Mainit na naman ang dugo niya. Sabagay, mayroon daw kasi siya. Geez.

"Meg," I said.

"Hmm," she answered.

"Please don't leave me again. I can't live my life without you." Yes, I said that in the middle of the big mall, with a lot of people around.

She stopped walking. She looked in my eyes and dive in its emotions. "I will not, Trish. I will not if you won't give me a reason to do so."

I smiled. "I promise not to give you reasons to do that." I then kissed her forehead. Again, yes, in public. Handa ko namang ipagsigawan sa buong mundo na siya ang mahal ko.

Dumiretso na kami sa McDo. Doon niya gustong kumain. Ewan ko ba sa kaniya, dati naman ay Jollibee ang gusto niyang kinakainan. Anyways, kahit ano naman ang kainan namin basta kasama ko siya ay okay lang. I can live without eating anything, too. Basta kasama ko siya.

We ordered already. "Gusto mo ba ng shawarma?" I asked.

It's one of her favorites. Hindi nagse-serve ng shawarma ang McDo na napuntahan namin.

"Will you buy one for me?"

I smiled. "Of course, Meg. I'll buy it for you." Tumayo na ako sa pagkakaupo at saka inayos ang inupuan.

"Gusto mo bang sumama?"

Napanguso siya. "Ikaw na lang, pwede? Ang sakit na ng paa ko kalalakad e."

Natawa na lamang ako. Hindi naman kami naglakad nang naglakad. Pero siguro ay nanakit ang paa niya dahil sa training ko kanina.

One more thing, it's good that I will the only one to buy her shawarma. I can do what I need to do.

May pinuntahan pa ako bago ako bumili ng shawarma niya. I want to surprise her later so I bought her the ring I saw earlier.

She loves jewelry, but she rarely uses them. She just wants to collect them but this time, she needs to wear what I will give her. 

Suot ang malawak na ngiti ay bumalik ako sa Mc Donalds pero mukhang ako ang nasorpresa dahil sa aking nakita.