"Bossing ano na?" narining kong tawag sa akin ng mga juniors ko sa kabilang room.
Agad ko namang itinigil yung ginagawa ko and quickly made my way to their room. Nadatnan ko si Kianna, Joy at Cj na naka abang sa akin habang lahat sila ay nagsisiksikan sa iisang kama.
"Oh ano ba ito?" I asked them. "Di ba pwedeng mamaya nalang?"
"Come on ate Kim!" as usual si Kianna nanaman yung number one na pasimuno dito. "Lahat nalang pinaghihintay mo, pati pa ba kami?"
"Grabe ka naman Kianna." hirit naman ni CJ. "Minsan kelangan talaga nating intindihin si Ate Kim kasi mahirap kung lagi nalang natin siyang minamadali."
"Ayun naman oh." I exclaimed as I gave a high five to her. "Buti pa si carmel, naiintindihan ako."
"Corny niyo." Joy rolled her eyes. "Bossing, para sayo rin naman ito eh. Gusto lang namin na sumaya ka ulit. I mean mas sumaya yung team."
"Hala siya." react ko naman. "Masaya naman ako sa inyo eh. Masaya naman ang team ha."
"Putek!" agad namang sabi ni CJ. "Ate Kimmy tama na, baka hindi ka niya magustuhan kung ganyan ka bukas tapos ayaw na niyang sumali sa atin."
Actually this set up has been planned ng mga batang ito a month ago pa. Si CJ kasi ay may dating teammate daw from Cebu who will transfer to DLSU this semester. Dati raw siyang volleyball player na dapat ay maglalaro sa team namin but she opted out because she decided to stay in Cebu. Na meet na siya ng mga juniors ko but since busy ako sa schedule ko, never pa ako nakasama sakanila.
"Oh so let's start na." Kianna announced as she sat in the middle of the room. "First of all Ate Kim, her name is Cydthealee Demecillo."
"Ano?" I asked her. "Anong klaseng name naman yun?"
"Judgemental oh." Joy cut me off. "Cyd-thea-lee, pero she prefers to be called didit or Cyd."
"Teka bakit ba kelangan pa ng briefing para dito?" I laughed. "At ano bang gagawin ko, eh makikipag kilala lang naman diba? And sabi niyo nga na I should try to get her sa team."
"Oo nga ate." CJ agreed. "Pero it's better parin kung may alam ka sakanya, alam mo yun, para mas maging smooth yung first meeting niyo."
They all gushed like 13 year olds na kinikilig. Ewan ko pero feel ko ay pinaglololoko nanaman ako ng mga batang ito.
"Jusko, ewan ko sa inyo." I told them as I stood up from my position.
"Ate Kimmy naman." Kianna quickly held me back. "Just be patient okay? It's for the team, and malay mo, it's gonna benefit you more than you think."
"Okay 5 minutes." pinagbigyan ko sila. "5 minutes at babalik na ako sa kwarto ko mga loko kayo eh. It's midnight na kaya. Nako pag di ako magising bukas."
"Ate Kimmy chill naman oh." CJ replied as she massaged my back slightly. "Trust us, gaganda araw mo bukas. Trust the 18."
"The 18?"
"So eto Ate Kim." Joy started as she ignored me. "Take her somewhere quiet, she likes tea and coffee so alam mo naman na kung saan pwede, tapos don't ask her personal questions, kasi hindi pa naman kayo ganoon ka close and lastly, medyo clown si ate Cyd so just go with her jokes."
"Tapos ate Kim medyo mahiyain siya sa una, papalagayan ka muna niya before she gets talkative. Very talkative." CJ added. "Wag mo rin siyang agad I-talk into joining our team. Get to know her first and then the rest would just follow."
Looking at these girls, they all look serious. Giving me these advices about this girl I am about to meet tomorrow. I'm not going to lie though, with these facts, I am starting to get curious. Sino nga ba itong Cyd Demecillo na ito?
