GOOD CONNECTION

Chapter 8

                       Chelsea's POV

          '' what?! no? wag kang magpadalos-dalos sa iyong desisyon ma'am, okay ganto na lang kaya gawin natin Mrs. Santos, pag-usapan nyo yan ni Mr. Briton , he's the one who's going to decide kung magpapareplace ba sya o hindi ''.

 
'' pwede naman pero ito kasing replacement ko sana ! he's a dancer, singer pa... Ms. Caliva how about ipa-partner kita sa kanya ...

Lumabas si Jace sa curtains.

  '' Jace Dunbar!?'' nagulat silang lahat except for Jada.

'' well! we should gave him a chance'' opinyon naman ni Jada.

'' Hi guys! I know na kilalang-kilala nyo ko , I've competed last year and we got 2nd place which is not that bad,  pero what if di lang talaga oras namin o natin na mananalo that time, but do you still give  me a chance to show that I am really a talented person talaga ?''.

'' nuh uh '' mabilisang sagot ni Ivey.

'' sorry Jace, but it's a no for me too ''. dagdag ko pa.

'' But why? mukhang okay naman sya ah '' pag a-against ni Jada.

'' stop ! okay ganto na lang! si Jace muna ang replacement ni Noah for one day, kasi feeling ko talaga dapat magfofocus yon sa isang bagay lang eh, which is basketball... so! so much for that! okay na ba ?! approve ?'' . wika naman ni Mrs. Santos.

'' hmm'' napangiwi si Ivey, '' tignan lang natin kung magspa-sparkle ba sila , kung may chemistry ba '' pagmamasungit pa nya and rolled her eyes.

   Nang nagsimula  ng tumugtong yong song na kakantahin nilang dalawa, biglang dumating si Noah na pawis na pawis.

'' I'm here !andito na ako ''

  ''good timing mo boyy '' wika ng mga kasamahan namin .

   '' oh! Mr. Briton buti andito ka na, may sasabihin lang ako sayo, why don't you focus on playing basketball and you leave it to Jace here bilang kapalit mo , he's going to be new partner of  Jada. Ano sa tingin mo ? magandang ideya right? ''.

'' no! di ako papayag , what will my dad say? diba ikaw pa nga yong nagpapa-alam  sa kanya! yong opportunity na to! never ko tong papakawalan ''.

''  Go Noah! '' sigaw ni Ivey.

  '' so you're saying? '' tiim-bagang tanong ni Mrs. Santos.

  '' Ipaglaban ko to! why don't we have a callback, it's a battle between me and Jace, ano? '' tumango ang kanyang ulo.

  '' that's a great idea! '' sigaw ko .

  '' I don't think ... '' parang di sumang-ayon si Jada.

   '' But Mrs. Santos,  dito natin malalaman kung sino talaga ang mas deserving na maging partner ni Jada para sa competition , there will be a votation na magaganap and both of them will be judged by the other teachers as well''.

   '' ganda yan '' sabi naman ng iba pa naming kasamahan.

    '' pero... kailan yan magaganap? ''

    '' At friday afternoon ''

   '' Hayy salamat '' sabi ni Noah.

    '' Game! '' sumang-ayon naman si Jace.

So, the practice was cancelled for today, napansin ko na nagmamadaling lumabas si Jada tas hinabol na naman sya ni Noah, what's wrong with them? .

Noah's POV

'' Jada? let's talk, mag-usap tayo''

'' about what? '' sarcastic na tonong wika ni Jada.

'' about last night , I promise I never sent Shyle a picture of me tas sa account mo pa''.

'' I don't believe you ''.

Nagpatuloy sya sa paglalakad nang nahawakan ko yong kamay nya ulit, '' bitawan mo nga ako! ''.

'' But Jada please hear me out! ''

Tumingin ako sa paligid tas andaming tao kaya dinala ko sya sa mas uncrowded place dun sa may plant-box.

'' ano ba? ba't ba tayo nandito? '' tanong nya.

'' Okay , I'm telling you , di ako nagsisinungaleng ''.

( Flashback starts)

After looking at Nick and Jada's picture on her gallery , I opened her messenger to see if there's something interesting , then I found Shyle.

Medyo nagagandahan lang din ako sa kanya.

'' Hi ''

'' hello? Jada? is this you? ''

'' uhh no, this is her classmate, our phones got switched up .

'' oh I see , what's your name? ''

'' Noah Briton ''

'' uhh hey, I gotta go but please do give me any of your social media accounts , I will add /follow you ''.

'' okay ''.

(end of flashback)

'' that's what happened''.

'' pero ba't di ko yan nabasa sa convo namin ni Shyle? ''.

'' kasi niremove ko , baka kasi mapapagalitan mo pa ako , it's supposed to be your privacy sana diba? ''.

'' okay, but wait! in -add or finollow ka talaga nya? ''.

'' only on IG ''.

''teka, ba't di mo to sinabi sakin before?''.

'' kasi baka nga magagalit ka sakin , pero nalilito ako , ano ba kasing nangyari sayo kagabi? ''.

'' Wala ! sadyang na bad mood lang ako ''.

     '' talaga ba? ''

''bahala ka nga dyan ''.

       ''wait'' hinawakan ko ulit yong kamay nya, ''  wala epek! kung ako sayo no? bitawan mo na ako , diba may last practice ka pa sa court? go na ''.  wika nya at umalis.
  
                      Jada's POV

            Because half-day lang yong pagka-excuse ko sa klase , andito kami ngayon ni Ynna sa library , may hinahanap kaming reference book para mag a-advance study sa susunod na topic.

  '' Hey ''

  '' ano po yon Ynna? ''

   '' Are you going to root for Drue and Noah sa court this coming friday? ''

  '' maybe I'll stay at the theatre ''

   '' But why? ikaw sana yong maghahawak ng banner ni Noah ''.

  ''  what if maghanap ka na lang ng ibang tagahawak , and besides I'm not a fan of Jace a-I mean Noah ''.

  '' Jace? kilala mo sya? ''

   '' yeah, he's dreamy ''.

   '' seriously? kung natutulog ka gumising ka! I don't like his attitude tbh''

  '' lah! mas okay pa kaya sya kaysa ni Noah''.

   '' sa sarili mo lang yan , I don't want to be judgemental but he's medyo  hambog girl, showy pa! ''.

   Ynna handed me down a book .

             
              To Be Continued...