The Game

5

"Grabe 'yon, may sundo na," Andy shouted when I reached their court. Napalingon naman ang teammates nila because of it. He's smirking, hinihintay na lumingon din si Ravena rito.

He's holding the ball. Mabilis lang siyang tumingin sa banda namin to see what was going on. At mabilis din niyang nabitawan ang bola when he took a second look and saw me.

Lumapit siya sa akin, kinuha ang bag ko at nilapag 'yon sa tabi ng kanya. "Nagtext ako ah?"

"I know. Nauna lang kami matapos kaya ako na pumunta rito," I looked at his teammates. Palingon-lingon pa rin sila rito, probably because Ravena's here instead of playing with them. "Hindi ka ba babalik? They're waiting."

"Tapos maghihintay ka rito? No way," kinuha niya ang bag niya. He's headed for their locker room, I think. 

His teammates doesn't seem to mind so I waited for him to finish. I glanced at the paperbag and because I'm hungry, natakam na ako. 

"O, Yla, kaya mo ba basketball?" his teammate asked. 

"Oy, 'wag mo hinahamon 'yan malalagot ka sa naliligo mamaya!" si Andy.

"Kung gusto lang naman niya masakal ng twalya mamaya, sige na, pagbigyan mo na," biro ng isa isa pa nilang teammate, si Paras.

I was wearing a black shirt and white shorts. I let down my hair too since basa pa siya kanina. My friends offered to come with me here kanina, but I don't want to keep them from their boyfriends and schedules. Besides, si Ravena lang naman ang pinunta ko rito dahil sa sinabi ko kanina. 

And I'm really hungry now, so thank you for that blessed paperbag.

"Tara na ba?" He showed wearing a black shirt and shorts too. "Gutom ka na, e."

"Sure." Tumayo na ako.

"Do you want shakes or anything before kumain ng dinner?"

"Ravena, I'm starting to think na sinasabotahe mo ang meal plan ko."

"What?" he laughed. "Hindi ah! Saka bakit hindi na babe, hm babe?"

"Kung gusto mong 'yon ang itawag ko sa'yo, sabihin mo lang."

"Okay," he shrugged. "I want you to call me babe."

I shot him a look. "Patola ka talaga 'no?"

"Sabi mo kung gusto ko ah? Sinabi ko lang naman."

Nang makarating kami sa parking lot, he told me to open my car's window. So I did. Magkatabi lang ang sasakyan namin.

"Why do you want to keep the window open ba?"

"Smile!" From his driver's seat, nakataas ang phone niya. Oh, so now he's taking a video of me. I smiled and then laughed before I covered my face. "Turn that off!"