Unruly Choice of Fate (COMPLETE)

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"What are we doing here, Beya?" Tanong ko sa kaibigan ko.

But instead of answering me, she just winked at me and drag me inside a condo unit.

Kaninong condo naman 'to?

"Hey, this is trespassing! Kanino ba ito?"

Nilibot ko ng tingin ang paligid. Fully furnished and flashy. Ang aliwalas tignan at halatang may pera ang nakatira dahil magaganda ang kalidad ng mga gamit. It looks comfy.

"Guys! I'm here now!" Again, she ignored me.

She called her friends. Tatlong lalaki na nakaupo sa rattan sofa, yung isa ay may kayakap na babae. Nag-uusap usap sila at sabay sabay na lumingon sa dereksyon namin dahil sa tawag ni Beya.

"Beya! Come here!" Tawag naman nung nag-iisang babae na nakaupo katabi ng nobyo niya ata.

Akala ko kaming dalawa lang ang magbo-bonding tapos may kasama pala! She said kami lang! At siguradong kaya hindi niya sinabi na may kasama kami kasi alam niyang tatanggi ako.

"Guys, meet my best friend! Katelian Salazar!"

I forced a smile. This was unexpected for me to even let out a genuine one.

"Hello, good afternoon..."

"OMG! Hi, Katelian! Pasok kayo! Dito tayo sa balcony." The only girl in the group gave me a warm smile.

That made me feel at ease. Akala ko maarte siya dahil anak mayaman. Mukhang hindi naman pala kaya napanatag ako lalo.

Hinila ako ni Beya palabas ng balcony ng condo kung saan nandoon nakaupo ang mga kaibigan niya. They are all looking casually at me.

Umupo kami ng kaharap na sofa.

"Kate, this is Helena." Tinuro ni Beya 'yung nag-iisang babae bago kami dumating, "Chris, my boyfriend, then Brandon, Helena's man, and then si Dreyco." Kumaway yung Chris at Brandon sa akin pero yung Dreyco may sariling mundo kasama ang cellphone niya.

Now, that's rude. I don't like him this instant.

Still, I smile for those who also smiled at me. "Hello, I'm Katelian! You can call me Kate for short."

"Sorry for the sudden question but are you into sports?" Biglang tanong ni Chris.

Sinipat ko din ang suot ko. I understand him for asking that. Halata naman na, pero binigay ko parin ng confirmation na gusto nilang marinig.

Tumango ako. "Yes, I'm into volleyball. Katatapos ko lang sa practice namin nang biglang nag-aya si Beya kaya hindi ako nakapagpalit ng damit. Hinila niya kasi ako kaagad." Paliwanag ko.

I'm wearing a black tank top shirt under my varsity jacket which has the initial of our school in front and then a big 'VOLLEYBALL CLUB' at the back. Hindi pa nila nakikita ang likod kaya sinabi ko na lang. Then it's partnered with shorts and black rubber shoes.

Dahil katulad nga ng sinabi ko. Hinila lang ako ni Beya ng biglaan.

Sumulyap si Helena sa jacket ko na parang may naalala.

"So you're in Zahara volleyball team? Hm, I watched your game but I didn't see you last tournament."

"That's because I just enrolled this June. I'm a freshman and just got listed as one of the members, so..." I shrugged the rest of my sentence.

Tumango tango siya. "Hm, that explains it."

Tinanong pa niya ako tungkol sa ibang bagay katulad ng ilang taon na kaming magkaibigan ni Beya at marami pang iba. It's like a whole process of getting to know each other, and it's fine with me kahit na biglaan lang ang lahat.