Eternally

Chapter 11: Track

Another school day, but it's a good one. Its P.E today.

Nakaupo kami ngayon sa bench ng Gymnasium at nakikinig kay Maam Faro. She was saying something about doing some starting exercises bago kami tumakbo. Yes, we're gonna do track. I hate it.. but it's better than being in class.. right?

"By partner gagawin yung exercise. I can only give you 5 minutes to choose your partner. 5 minutes starts now!" Maam said ferociously.

Agad silang nagtayuan at nagpapakiusap sa isat isa para maging partner sila. But I just stood there, in the middle of all of them, looking for someone to be my partner. Honestly Im not the most sociable person you will ever know.

Hindi ako naglakad at ginalaw na lang yung mga mata ko. I only have 2 minutes left, gosh.

While I was nervously looking around, may naramdaman akong humawak sa balikat ko. It was cold but firm. "Hey," his voice sent shocks in my spine, but I was glad. I liked the way it shocked. Because it was him.

Lumingon ako sakanya at nagbigay ng onting ngiti.

"May partner ka na?" He asked deeply.

Iniling ko yung ulo ko at nagpout ng onti.

He smirked, but a very gentle one.

We started exercising. Pull-ups, push-ups, anything he pushed me through doing. Sumakit na yung mga tagiliran ko, at pawis na pawis na rin. Then I stared at him. Wala man lang onting pagod sa mukha niya, o kaya tumutulong pawis sa katawan niya. Sanay na ata...

Nakaupo ako sa bench at naghahabol ng hininga. Hindi na exercise toh, work-out na. Tinignan ko yung tiyan ko. I feel my fats burning.

"Leg work naman tayo?" Alok niya .

"Wait." Frustrated kong sinabi. Kinuha ko yung water bottle ko sa baba ng bench nainuupuan ko. Uminom muna ko ng tubig habang tinitignan siya. Pagkatapos ko uminom ay inalok ko siya ng water bottle ko.

Umiling siya. "No need." Nagwave siya sa water bottle ko na parang nagba-bye.

I shrugged at uminom pa.m

We did a lot of leg work. But it was simple and easy. Hindi na 'ko magtataka kung trainer siya. I mean just look at him.. he's masculine, more masculine than Hale's back muscles. Shion's not that huge pero matangkad siya. Hindi naman akong ganon naliliitan, matangkad rin ako and still growing.

Tapos na kami sa 'exercise' namin at umupo sa bench. Naghihintay sa turn namin tumakbo. Magsisimula kami tumakbo sa dulo ng gym around it's sides.

Maghihintay muna kami until it's our turn. Shion sat close to me, mas close toh kesa nung last time na magkasama kami sa bahay nila. He's cold, hard shoulder touched mine. Tinabi niya rin yung isa niyang hita malapit sakin. Linayo ko ang akin. Masyado na kaming close kaya chill muna.

"Ok naman ba exercise natin?" He said mischievously with a smirk

"Dude!" Sigaw ko sakanya. Sa ngiti niya, alam kong plinano niya na pagurin ako.

"What?" He giggled.

"Pinagod mo ko geez! Nakakaloka ka. Ano? Tawang tawang ka naman sa ginawa mo? Nabawasan yung taba ko dahil sayo."

Tawa parin siya.

Pinalo ko yung braso niya. And I shaked, my heart pounded. What was that? Bakit ang tigas ng balat niya. Sabihin na nating dahil yun sa muscles niya pero iba yung pagkatigas. Hindi siya bato or anything like that. Parang kasing tigas ng bagong bote ng shampoo. But then mas matigas pa doon.