A Hundred Boys and A Girl

Chapter 23: First game: Bulls vs. Wolves (Part 1)

I was left there dumbfounded. It took me five seconds before I realized what he just said.

"Yes! Wooohooo!" I said and started jumping on the bed-- Vince's bed, to be specific. Agad naman akong bumaba at inayos ang kama niya. Pumasok na ako sa banyo at nag-ayos na ng sarili.

I just wore my simple and usual outfit. Faded black jeans, navy blue v-neck shirt printed with the L.A seal on the back and the L.A wolf on the front, white sketchers with some touch of blue and I cocluded it with my floral blue snapback. Ready to go na!

Oh yeah! Talagang ihahanda ko ang lalamunan ko para mag-cheer mamaya.

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"Hey guys!" I greeted them with a smile. The whole varsity team is here. Some are playing while others are warming up.

1:00 na kaya paalis na ang bus. Sila coach nalang ang hinihintay.

"Hi Raven!" they said in unison. I was looking for the other guys when I spot somebody else.

"Idol!" I said and jumped to touch his head. Oo, jump talaga. He's more than six feet as far as I know.

"Hello princess," he said in a deep manly voice and ruffled my hair. He's Zach LaVine, guard of the team. He got military-cut hair, strong jaws, straight nose, natural pink lips and oh-so-beautiful dark gray eyes.

Tuwing hapon, kapag tapos na ang klase ko ay tumatambay ako sa court para manuod ng practice nila. Zach is one of the guys I'm closed with. He's warm and sweet like my brothers. Yeah, brothers talaga. He can be strict like Rand, sweet like Rain and friendly like Robin. Oh diba? Combo!

"You're coming?" he asked while eating chocolate tuffles.

I was looking at the tuffles and answered yes. I heard his chuckle and fed me a whole tuffle. I chewed it immediately and smiled at him for gratitude.

"Guys, let's get in the bus. Coach is coming," said a familiar voice.

I turned around and saw Ethan coming. "Ethaaaan!"

"Ray, what are you doing here?" he asked looking really shocked.

I was about to answer nang may biglang umepal. "She's coming."

"Really? That's great!" sabi ni Ethan at dumertso na sa loob ng bus kasi aayusin niya daw ang mga players habang hinihintay ang coach nila.

"Tha--" I was about to say thanks to him nang umalis siya at sumakay ba sa bus. Bastusan lang?

Dumating naman sila Kurt at Troy na hinihintay ko kasama ang coach nila. "Hi coach!" I said and salute at him. He smiled at me and did the same. Ang bata pa ng coach nila. I think he's only on his mid-twenties. He got long hair that could cover his ears, medyo chinito din siya tulad ni Chef Andrew, matangos ang ilong, perfect jaws, lean body at matangkad.

"Ven? Sasama ka?" Troy asked.

"Naman! Pwede bang hindi ko makita ang first game niyo?"

"That would be great. Gaganahan talaga akong maglalaro mamaya." Kurt said at sabay na kaming sumakay.

I was about to sit beside Ethan when somebody pulled my wrist. With a blink of an eye, I am sitting beside the window and-- "Ano naman ba?" I asked quite annoyed.

"I'll take that as a thank you." he said without any emotion.

I laughed nervously and said "Thank you nga pala."

Kainis naman to. Mas gusto ko pang umupo katabi ang coach nila kesa sa kanya.

"During the game, stay behind our bench and don't go anywhere. Come with us during the half time." he instructed and closed his eyes. Ayos naman yung stay behind our bench kaso lang sure na sure ako lagi niya akong makikita at bibigyan ng nakakamatay na tingin. Crush yata ako nito eh.