Chapter 9: Hundred-percent Recharged

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THOMAS’ POV

“Assembly. GYM. NOW.

– Coach”

Aaaaahhhh---NOOOOOOOOOO?!

WHAT??? Akala ko ba pahinga?

GYM? Diba, may ibang varsity na nag-u-use ‘non? Ano naman kaya ang balak ni coach? Okay naman yung performance namin last game ah. Actually, we won pa nga eh?! Then as a reward, he promised us na pahinga muna…

Tapos… GANITO?

NAKO!  

From that moment when I received the text, I have decided to go directly to the gym and excuse myself kasi super LOW BAT na ako. As in, since morning, wala pa akong pahinga. I have to do some academic stuffs para ma-secure yung grades ko. I have not eaten lunch pa nga eh! Tapos ‘tong eye bags ko…

OH!

Thanks for reminding me, yung sunglasses ko na kay Je pa! I need to get that. SAVIOUR ko ‘yon in times of stressful days like this.

*opened the Gym’s door. Nakita ko yung teammates ko, the Women’s Volleyball team (?) at si coach na nakikipag-usap kay Coach Ramil (Am I right?).

I tapped Jeron’s muscled arms.

“THOMAS! Ang weirdo mo talaga! ‘Bat ka nawala kanina?” 

 Kanina? Kanina lang pala ‘yon? Akala ko nung isang araw pa? para kasing ang dai ng nangyari eh? BUSY lang siguro ako.

“Ah. May nakalimutan kasi ako sa dorm. Then, I decided to…”  

Actually, nagtatago lang talaga ako sa likod ng pillar.

IKAW NA NAGBABASA! Alam mo ‘yan, diba?

Nakakainis nga eh, ang tagal nilang umalis ni Amazona! I mean ARA pala.

“Eto nga pala yung sunglasses mo… Maybe that’s the real reason why you disappeared so quickly, CANCEROUS EYEBAGS! *laughs* Sayang hindi mo na-meet yung new friend kong si…”

FRIEND. Not GIRLFRIEND? Come on, Jeron! I know you!

“Si Ara?”  

Fudge. Did I just say…ARA, without letting him finish first? Tactless-ness.

“So, you know Ara?”

YES. She has been the reason of my nightmares!

“Ara? WHAT. what ARA? NO! no… hindi ko siya kilala. Never ko pa siyang na-meet! Wala… wala… talaga akong kilalang Ara! Who’s Ara anyways? New girlfriend mo?

Magsinungaling pa. Expertise mo  rin naman ‘yan eh.

“You did mention her name maybe a minute ago?”

Jeron, please stop your brain from being so critical thinker!

“Oh! You know, Ara is a common name! (is it?) then, diba, you called her? Maybe, her name RETAINED in my mind…”

 “So, wala kang kilalang Ara.

Hindi mo pa siya nami-meet…

And nalaman mo lang na Ara dahil tinawag ko siya kanina

But now…LOOK AT YOURSELF!

You’re actually SHAKING?

BRO, stop being so defensive. Mas lalo kang nahahalata eh.”

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