Hindi rin ako makauwi dahil medyo malayo ang bahay namin dito. Gusto ko rin sana na pumunta sa unit ni Red ngunit ayaw niya. Ang damot.
"I'll go with you." hindi na ako nagsalita pa at nagsimula nang maglakad dahil alam ko namang susunod din sila.
"I think they're having a morning practice too." walang pakialam akong nagdire-diretso ng lakad, inignora ang narinig kay Nathan.
Sumalampak ako sa ilalim ng malaking puno at ipinikit ang mga mata.
I took a deep breath to inhale the breeze of the morning air in the soccer field. I could hear people's voices. Some are from my friends, and some are from the football players who were having their morning practice.
"We can just go to a comp shop and play valo instead." napadilat ako nang narinig ang sinabi ni Kiel.
"Mukha kang valo." lumayo ako nang sinubukan niya akong abutin.
This kid is addicted to computer games and mobile games. I usually see him play on his phone during his leisure time. Hindi ko nga alam kung nag-aaral ba 'to.
"Let's go, Kiel? Mamaya pa naman 'yung klase mo. Ayain natin sina Diaz."
And instead of stopping him from playing, our friends would rather accompany him whenever he wants to play. Kung sino ang free ay sasamahan talaga siya.
"May computer ka naman sa condo mo. Doon ka na maglaro." I said, my eyebrows were almost knitting.
"Playing in a comp shop is better because I can hear mura from frustrated players." he said and stood up.
I remained sitting, not planning to go with them.
"Hindi ka sasama sa kanila?" tanong ni Aiden nang umalis sina Kiel at Leigh. Umiling ako sa kanya at tumingin na lamang sa mga players na naglalaro ng soccer.
I also would like to play this sport but I prefer basketball. Though, my mom once enrolled me in a football class when I was a kid, I didn't stay there for a long time because football bores me. Kicking balls bores me. And the child me was also annoyed at playing under the heat of the sun most of the time. Kaya mas gusto ko ang basketball.
"Are you okay?" my gaze went from the player who was kicking the ball to Elijah when I heard his question.
"Yup." I answered when I realized that he was talking to me. My gaze went back to the players again.
"Just noticed something's off with you the past days." I chuckled without humor when Elijah's statement hit something in me.
They noticed.
"It's nothing. It's the same problem at home. No biggie." I said nonchalantly.
Hindi ko na rin masundan ang sinasabi ni Elijah dahil nakuha na ng mga naglalaro ang atensyon ko.
"Cuevas!" ang tingin ko ay napunta sa sumigaw na player na nakatingin naman ngayon sa lalaking papunta sa bola'ng lumipad na malapit sa amin.
I couldn't help but to sit straight when the man walking towards us looked familiar. His build and face looked very familiar.
"Muntik na tayong tamaan!" I heard Aiden hissed, but I remained watching the man walking confidently. "Lord, kung may tatamaan man sa amin sana si Blake iyon."
I unconsciously blinked a few times when he held the hem of his shirt to use it to wipe the sweat on his forehead, causing his upper body to be exposed.
Oh.
He should wipe his chest too because beads of sweat were trickling down from it to his abdomen.
Chapter 3
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