Cold City Series #3: A Gust Of Constellations
"She's my gust of constellations, my sublime serenity." - Kasper Gustave D. Reanzares
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On a brief night of lunacy, Constelaine decided to break free from her parent's pressures and follow no rules but...
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Despite that scandalous sound emanating from Ismael's tent, no one came out of their sleeping bags to bellow at the inconsiderate couple, except us.
I insisted on going out to check on Shyleen, suspecting that she's very much disturbed about the sound. Pero pagdating namin sa tent ay nakabukas iyon at wala na siya sa loob.
"He might've gone to Evry," Gustave concluded.
"Puntahan natin sila," sabi ko at akmang tutungo sa direksiyon ng tent ni Evry nang pigilan niya ako.
"Do you really want to go there?" He smirked. "Baka may marinig ka na naman."
I shot him bullets of my glare then snatched my arm away from him and stalked towards his tent with his chuckles tailing behind me.
It's been a couple of days since that, now, we're back to the city na.
“What’s that?”
Napalingon ako nang magsalita si Gustave sa likod ko. He was drying his hair with his small towel as he squatted in front of me. Nakaupo ako sa bench ng dugout nila habang hinihintay ko siyang matapos ang shower.
“Ginger boon. Para maganda ang boses ko sa game niyo kapag nag cheer ako.” Ini umang ko sa kanya ang ginger gummy na binalatan ko. He opened his mouth and I popped it between his lips.
Nginuya niya lang iyong ng tatlong beses bago nilunok. I went aghast at what he did.
“Nilunok mo agad? You were supposed to chew it until it melts into your mouth,” pangaral ko.
He chuckled. “Is that so?” he said and tilted his head to one side as if he’s talking to a kid. “Sorry, can I have another one then?”
Lumabi ako at nagbukas ng isa at isininubo sa kanya. He even playfully bit my fingers.
May extensive training sila ngayon dahil sa makalawa na ang BBEAL. Tomorrow, they’ll have to rest na.
“Cons, cheer mo kami ah,” sabi ng isang team mate niya.
“Oo naman. Ipa tarpaulin ko pa kayo eh.”
“Kahit na ‘yung school niyo ang kalaban namin?”
I scoffed. “Ayoko nga, ibang usapan na kapag school ko ang kalaban niyo.” Loyal ako sa kanila pero mas faithful ako sa school ko.
I smiled sheepishly at Gustave when he draped his arm over my shoulder.
Eleven na nang umalis kami doon sa gym at ihatid niya ako sa bahay. Natulog na rin ako agad dahil may pasok pa bukas.
“SBU Go Fight Win!”
“Phantoms iuwi niyo na iyan!” I shouted back when Benedictians roared their cheers. Paano, unang game pa lang ay CSU Phantoms at SBU Argonauts na gad ang magkalaban.
