My Secret Credibility

Chapter 32

"Hala, nanalo ulit sila Clage kanina!"

"Talaga?! Sino bang kalaban nila?"

"Phantom Strikers tapos Hurricane Lions 'yong kalaban nila Clage! Naku, dire-diretso niyang na-shoshoot 'yong bola!"

"Grabe nga e 'no? Isipin mo dire-diretso niyang tinalo 'yong Phantom Strikers?!"

Gossips are really everywhere.

Kahit narito pala ako sa aking upuan upang ayusan ng buhok e hindi pa rin magsitigil 'yong mga bibig nila! Sa tingin ko nga e parang mas masaya pa sila kaysa kay Clage na nanalo sa laro.

Yup, they won as I watched them earlier but, I didn't expect that he still won over Phantom Strikers and Hurricane Lions.

Ang kinalulungkot ko nga ay hindi ko napanood si Clage sa kaniyang laro dahil kailangan na kaming ayusan dahil nalalapit na ang pageant.

Atleast, he won. That's all the matters for me.

"Naku, grabe parang I starting to like him na tuloy!"

Lumaki ang mga mata ko dahil sa sinabi ng isang babaeng 'yon. Nilingon ko ang boses na 'yon at mukhang isa siya sa mga candidata. She's candidate number ten as I saw her number on her waist.

Fuck that girl! She's ruining my mood!

Not until she saw me 'cause I've been staring at her for a while, she just smiled at me. I just rolled my eyes away as I looked at myself again in the mirror.

See the difference! I'm more prettier than her.

They told me to wear a white croptop tube, blue high-waisted short with matching silver cone heels. It's our entrance, we have to introduce ourselves on the stage. Kinabit na rin ng isang babae ang number ko sa aking bewang which is number twelve.

Yup, it's candidate number twelve.

"Last game na ng basketball, right?" tanong ni madam.

"Yes, madam. Last quarter, patapos na po sila." Tumango si madam.

I guess that was the last quarter for Clage's game with his teammates. Well, hindi ako nakapanood ng game nila pero, mabuti na lang at naiintindihan niya ako. Ang sabi niya ay basta nakapanood ako in one game, okay na sa kaniya.

"Candidate number twelve, come here for a bit. We'll just fix your lipstick."

Tumango ako, "Yes, madam!"

As I heard the crowd cheering for the 'Dragons' I knew that Clage's team won again.

I'm so proud of you... I feel like I want to hug you so tight.

"Attention to all candidates, please get ready for the pageant. We'll see you in the backstage. Dismissed!"

Before getting ready, I saw Geoneo was in the backstage already. I remembered that he'll be my partner so, should I talk to him?

Mabuti pa nga dahil feeling ko masiyadong awkward, madadali lang ang puntos naming dalawa kapag nagkamali kami.

"Geoneo," I called him, "Can we talk for a second?"

"Don't worry, we can do it. Just... don't mind it, Zara."

He started to leave me again as if he nothing happened. I frowned my brow as I saw him talking to someone.