More Than Just A Kick

Chapter 31

Aubrey

In front of me is a beautiful girl—she's gorgeous from head to toe. Her chinky eyes and wavy her matches her fair skin and slim body. I envy her, not because she's attractive but because I am jealous of her. Seeing her wrapped around Marsan's arm and I wish it was me. Ipinakilala pa sa buong team bilang girlfriend. I'm sad, angry and broken-hearted. I don't know how to put the pieces of my heart into right place again.

Ang durog na durog kong puso ay nakatingin kay Marsan. Nagtatanong kung bakit hindi ako. He cares for me, he acts like a boyfriend, I felt something like he does like me, too. But I was wrong.

I don't know but I fall in love with him the first time I met him. His aura, his smile and him being mysterious. Deep inside me, umasa akong magiging kami. Na naghihintay lang siya sa akin, I should have known better. He doesn't like me.

Lahat ng teammates ko ay nag-congrats sa kanila except sakin. Lahat sila nakangiti except lang sakin. Nakangiti ng malapad si Aubrey sa aming lahat.

"Nice too meet you all. Alam niyo matagal ko na kayo gusto i-meet eh. Kaso ito si Marsan, napakapossessive. Baka agawin ako ng taekwondo boys niyo eh," halakhak niya. "By the way, y'all can call me Chloe."

"Why Chloe?" Tanong ni Stephanie. "Pagkakarinig ko Aubrey eh."

"Bingi ka lang Stephanie." Si Jonel.

Tumawa si Aubrey o Chloe, bahala siya sa buhay niya. "Ang cute niyong dalawa, bagay kayo." Kapwa naman namula ang dalawa. "Hindi bingi si Stephanie. Actually, yung nagregister ng name ko ang bingi. Sabi ng Tatay ko sa kanya 'Chloe Samaniego', hindi 'Aubrey Samaniego'." Natawa ang lahat, she also has a sense of humour and very extroverted. Opposite of me. "Yon hindi na pinabago, palayaw ko na lang daw yung Chloe."

"Ah, okay. I wanna call you Chloe nga eh kaysa Aubrey. It's bagay to you." Si Stephanie ulit. At mukhang nagkasundo pa sila.

"Stephanie suits you, too. Can I call you Steph?"

"Oh, yes. Sure!"

"Anie ang palayaw niya." Apila ni Stephen. "Palayaw ko ang Step."

"Oo na Hakbang. Iyo na yang palayaw mo, hmp!" Si Stephanie nang nakatingin ng masama sa kapatid niya.

"Okay, Anie. So cute. You're like my sister nga eh." They hug each other like they've long for each other. Tahimik lang nakangiti habang nagmamasid si Marsan sa girlfriend niya.

"Ofcourse, we're sister. C'oz we're both beautiful. Ay, si Ate Francis nga pala beautiful din," Aubrey looks at me with a questioning look. What a bitch! "She's my future sister-in-law."

"Oh, I see. Stephen and you, huh." She commented.

"Yep, they are so bagay kaya." Masayang sambit ni Stephanie at parehong kinuha ang kamay namin. Napatabi tuloy ako kay Aubrey. "So sa isang tent na tayong tatlo. I wanna bonding with beauties like you."

"Nako, baka gusto ni Marsan masolo girlfriend niya, Spoiled Brat." Pang-aasar ni Jonel.

"It's okay. I got no problem with it." Sagot naman ni Marsan.

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Nasa loob na kaming tatlo sa tent na ito. Tinabihan ako ni Aubrey na para bang close niya ako. Tumabi naman sa kanya si Stephanie. Hihiga na sana ako para matulog nang magsalita siya. "You're cousin pala of Rouge. Oh Em Gee! That's why you look familiar agad when I first saw you!" Magiliw na sambit ni Aubrey at hindi ako natutuwa.

"Yeah," sagot ko nang walang gana.

"Classmate ko kasi siya in all subjects."

"Ah."