"Sage anak, ikaw ang in-assign ni Ma'am Mariella sa pagsusulat ng article ng recent game ng basketball." sabi ni Sir Will. .
"Noted po, Sir!" I replied. yey! another article!
I decided to start my article during our break. If I'm writing my articles, it's usually a piece of cake. But today was kind of different, I couldn't find the right words. If i read it, there were unnecessary words that were there. I just looked messy overall. I thought I'm just having a writer's block, and it'll soon be gone. But the whole break was done, and I decided to settle with the article that I had made during my break. Let's just hope it's not that messy.
"Keep your head in the game!
Our school's boys basketball varsity team has brought home yet another championship! This has been our school's longest reign. We have been the champions of the Hoops Basket Brawl championship for over 3 years now!
Let's show our appreciation to our beloved varsities:
We have our team captain, Sebastian Velasco! Velasco has led this team ever since he was in Grade 10. He is the youngest player to ever lead and win a championship in our school's history!
Written by: Sage Dahlia Ferrer
Photographed by: Melchore Quirinos"
I sent it to Ma'am Mariella immediately. I was fixing my things when I heard my phone beeped.
Ma'am Mariella:
Nak, medyo magulo ang article mo.. anong nangyari? writer's block?
Me:
hi po ma'am! i'm sorry po kung medyo magulo. may writer's block po ako :(
Ma'am Mariella:
Sige nak, ipasulat ko muna sa iba itong article na 'to.
As soon as I read that, I felt like a knife was stabbed right up my chest. Ipapasulat? Sa iba? That was my article! bakit ipapasulat sa iba?! I suddenly felt like all my motivation to go to class vanished. Nakatulala lang ako sa library, I was still holding the book I was supposed to put inside my bag before Ma'am Mariella texted. Fuck.. my article became someone else's.
I heard my phone beeping again. I hoped it was from Ma'am Mariella, but instead, it was a notification from our school page.
"Dribble, Pass, Shoot!
The Boys Basketball Team has done it again! They have given our school its 3rd championship trophy! This has been our school's longest ever reign. We have won a championship for over 3 years!
.....
We'd like to congratulate and thank our players:
Sebastian David Velasco, our team captain and center
Laurenz Isaac Sanchez, our vice-captain and power forward
Davon Rebollo Del Fuente, point guard
Maxiel Herves Ricardo, small forward
Lucas Aris Santos, shooting guard
Written by: Alexandria Wincel Perez
Photographed by: Melchore Quirinos"
Once I read her article, i felt like my heart stopped. this was supposed to be my article... why..?" I suddenly realized my vision was blurry, my lips quivering, and my phone screen slowly getting wet. I was crying.
To: Gali ☂️
hahaha well that hurts : (
From: Gali ☂️
hOY what happened ?!
To: Gali ☂️
they gave me an article, but then my article was messy, so they gave it to someone else, hahahaha
From: Gali ☂️
ice cream?
To: Gali ☂️
yes, pls :(
From: Gali ☂️
u @ lib, ano? otw.
While waiting for Gali, my tears just kept on flowing down. I'm not mad that it got taken away. it's just that I did it already, but mine wasn't good, so they made another person do it. I'm disappointed to myself.
I was crying until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see.. THE GUY I BUMPED INTO!
"Oh eto, panyo, Miss." sabi nito at ngumiti.
"A-ah? hindi okay lang po.." I told him.
"Kunin mo na, Miss. Natulo na uhog mo oh." sabi nito at pasimpleng tumawa.
Agad kong kinuha ang panyo niya at sinabing "T-totoo po ba?! Hala! nakakahiya!"
"Hi, I'm Davon." he said as he extended his hand as he pulled a chair and sat right across me.
"I'm Sage, ah, thank you," I said, shaking his hand and taking his handkerchief.
"I won't force you to tell me what happened, pero I wanna tell you na all will be alright in time, okay?" He said in a comforting voice.
I was about to answer him when Gali appeared.
"Sage!" sigaw nito.
"Ah, mauuna na po ako. Thank you po, your words comforted me po. Ibalik ko nalang po tong handkerchief niyo bukas." Sabi ko at ngumiti.
I didn't notice anything, but when I walked up to Gali, she looked like she'd seen a ghost!
"Ano meron..?" i asked curiously.
She shook her head. "Tara na?" She asked.
Tumango lang ako. Gali took me to get ice cream. She knows it has been my comfort food ever since I was a kind. Yes, for me, ice cream therapy works.
I got home, still sad, but not that much anymore. I realized I'm still holding the handkerchief that Davon lent me. Ah! Need ko na pala 'to labahan.
I checked my phone and was surprised to see a lot of notifications.
Facebook
Davon Rebollo sent you a friend request.
Instagram
davdelfuente requested to follow you.
Twitter
drdf_15 followed you!
How did he manage to find my social media accounts in just my first name?! I just shaked it off and accepted all his requests. I was about to message him about the handkerchief, but then I received a message.
Davon Rebollo: No need to return the hanky :)
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