Snippets of Our Future (Commit and Run Series #2)

Chapter 1

Chapter 1
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Rude

I don't even know if he was just joking around or baka naman masama na talaga ang ugali niya. Sino ba siya para umepal sa mga post ko?

Hindi ko nalang pinansin ang comment niya dahil baka masabihan akong pikon. Lalo na't magre-record ako ulit ng new song cover.

Pero hindi pa rin ako makawala sa comment niya. What's his agenda? Weirdo, dick.

Inayos ko saglit ang suot na muscle tee para ipagpatuloy ang reps ko. Maaga akong nagising kaya maaga na rin akong pumunta rito sa gym.

My class for today will start at nine in the morning so I still have plenty of time to do my workouts and cook my breakfast.

Nakasuot lang ako ng gray muscle tee and gray pants. This time, I didn't wear shorts because outside's weather really froze my system.

I took a photo of me in the wide mirror and left the gym. Hindi naman na ako masyadong batak talaga kasi body maintaining nalang at pwede na kahit magagaan na sets para hindi masyadong pagod.

Besides, I already have the body I wanted back then.

Umalis na rin ako sa gym para maghanda papuntang school since aayusin ko pa saglit ang schedule ng sports org.

Mas mabuti ng handa para hindi mabaliw sa araw ng event. I like being organized.

"Hindi mo na 'yun crush, 'di ba?" pagsiko ni Prezie sa 'kin habang nakatambay kami sa isang restaurant, we're eating lunch.

Nagkibit-balikat ako. "Matagal na. One week lang naman ang pagtingin ko d'yan. Alats, ayaw yata sa mga busy na tao."

"Siguro, naging sila nung lalaki sa archi, eh. Pero busy din naman siguro 'yon... mas busy ka nga lang." Tumawa pa ang demonyo kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

"The fuck. May your crush won't fall for you." I made face in front of her which made her frown.

From: Tita Hareit
Good afternoon, Hijo. Pinapasabi ng Lola mo na bisitahin mo muna ang isang convenience store malapit sa katipunan. On leave ang manager kaya kung pwede raw, ikaw muna.

I immediately check my schedule if I have any assignments for tomorrow. Thank God, there's none so I replied to her message.

To: Tita Hareit
I will po. Tell Lola that I'll visit the store once my volleyball practice is over. Thanks.

I almost forgot that aside from Lola's big hotel business, we also have different branches of convenience store across the country.

"Kez, i-set mo sa 'kin. Dating gawi," I told him.

Tumango siya bago ilapag ang water bottle sa gilid. "Yup. Same tactics. Never let them know our next move." Ngumisi siya.

He's different today. Yesterday, he's acting weird in front me. Iniisip ko tuloy kung may lihim ba siyang tinatago sa akin.

When our practice resumes, Kez performed what I said and set the ball on my direction. Frat attempted to jump to avert the attention of our other teammates on the other side so I can spike the ball immediately.

As soon as Frat jumped, I hurriedly jump also to spike the ball when their attention was focused on Frat's direction.

"Don't focus on one direction. Kapag sa isang player kayo nakatingin lahat, makakakuha ng pagkakataon ang kabila para atakehin kayo!" Coach said, calming himself.

We played one last time before we called it a day. Umuwi lang ako saglit sa condo dahil kailangan ko pang maligo dahil galing akong practice.

I want to call Prezie kung pwede niya ba akong samahan kaso nang mapadaan ako sa living room at nakita ang wall clock ay hindi ko na itinuloy. It's almost nine-thirty.