Endless You

Chapter 5

Told.

Everybody gets tired. It's normally a natural habit of a person. But for me it either means two things: you're tired, as in the literal one. After you did something exhausting. And second: you're tired of doing something. I mean like you got tired of chasing someone not worth your chase. Or maybe; you got tired of understanding everybody when they can't even get to understand you. Those are two examples.

Then if you didn't cared how tired you are, you'll still push it to the fullest. Yung tipong kahit magpakatanga ka, go ka parin ng go kase para sayo tama iyong ginagawa mo. You also think there's not just a medal in the end, but a trophy too.

But you weren't sure about that that's why in the end, there was nothing. Walang trophy or medal ang naghihintay sayo. Just pure pain.

Kapag tumakbo ka ba ng malayo may mararating ka? You'll just end up on the same spot again and again when you're finished with it. Oo papayat ka. Oo magiging healthy ka. Oo magkakaroon ka ng muscles sa katawan mo, but you still felt pain right?

Hinding-hindi mawawala iyan.

I stared at my feet and held my knees, panting. I again stood straight and started running slowly. Parang kanina ang bilis kong tumakbo, ngayon pagkalipas ng limang ikot parang, sumasakit na iyong binti ko.

"Last three!" Sigaw ng p.e. teacher namin. There was a whistle around her neck while holding a... horn?

"Kaya pa?" Hingal na hingal na tanong ni Denisse.

I nodded at itinuloy ang aking pagtakbo. I glanced at the side where the boys where doing their activities. Ang daya, nagste-stretching lang naman sila habang kami tumatakbo ng walong ikot.

"The first one who finishes the exercise rests for thirty minutes." Oh God. That would be a great award. She usually gives ten minutes of rest.

I didn't bother to look at the others, neither Denisse dahil alam kong nasa tabi niya lang ako. We'll both win this.

Nung malapit na kami sa line a.k.a. finish line, she suddenly stopped at sat on the hard ground. "Mauna ka na don. Pagod na ako."

"Ano ka ba, kapag natapos na tayo dito may thirty minutes tayo." Sabi ko sa kanya. She looked at me seriously.

"Susunod ka o hinde?"  Oh God here is her scary face whenever like this happens.

"Basta huwag mo akong sisihin ah." Tumango siya at shinoo pa ako gamit ng kamay niya.

I ran as fast as I could. Buti nalang at ako ang naunang nakatapos. Ms. Tan uttered a congratulations before I sat on the bench, taking a thick towel out of my bag. Wiping off the sweat off my neck, nakita ko si Denisse na papalapit sakin.

"Geez! Nakakapagod, grabe!" Nahihirapan niyang sambit dahil sa pagod.

"Ikaw kasi eh. Huminto ka pa."

"Eh, hayaan mo na."

Pagkatapos non, tinawag na sila para sa susunod na activity. If I know, mag-e-exercise ulit sila. They're going to do one of those sit-ups, long jumps and 'sit and reach's on the field. I, on the other hand, waved a goodbye to Denisse and asked Ms. Tan if I could go to the canteen because hell, thirty minutes is long.

And that's what I did. Bumili ako ng tubig at donut tapos kinain iyon agad agad. I stood up straight at binitbit na iyong tubig ko. I only drank one-fourth of it maybe because I'm not a fish person like Laguna Blue in Monster High. Mas lalong hindi ako sirena.

Pabalik na sana ako ng field nung makita ko yung mga ibang lalaki na nag-p-p.e. rin. Nakita ko doon si Kayden.

Isa lang talaga ang maitatanong ko... bakit ang gwapo niya? Kase kahit mukha na syang pagod, yung pawis na pawis na pero ang gwapo parin nyang tignan.

"Huli ka!" Biglang may umakbay sakin at ginulo iyong buhok ko.

Tinaggal ko ang kanyang braso na nakaakbay sakin. I did it abruptly. "Ano ba! Ang ingay mo, Brett."

Yep. Here is Brett. The one and only annoying guy in this school.

"Maingay na pala ako sa lagay na yon?" Hindi ko siya pinansin at pinanood si Kayden na tumatalon sa may hula hoop na parang naguunahan pa sila sa lagay na yon. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang tawag don pero ang cute niya tuloy tingnan.

Napangiti ako. Hindi naman yung sobrang lapad.

"Kaya pala..." Napatingin ako kay Brett na nakatingin rin kay Kayden. Bigla akong nakaramdam ng inis.

"Pwede bang tigilan mo na ako?" Naiinis kong sabi.

"Ano ba iyong ginagawa ko sayo?"

"Nevermind." I told him. Wala ding kwenta kahit ipaliwanag ko sa kanya ang lahat-lahat. He isn't a great listener.

"Gusto mo si Kayden?" Kita kong nakatingin siya sakin pero hindi ako lumingon sa kanya. It was either my attention was focused on Kayden or I didn't want go be annoyed by Brett.

"Bakit mo naitanong?"

"It's too obvious." He replied. This time, I stared at him with boredom.

"So? Do you need to get your nose in?"

He sighed and clenched his teeth. "Gusto mo si Kayden." It wasn't a question this time. It's a statement. Alam ko naman kase na halata iyon.

All I know is that I didn't care. I was just letting my feelings pass.

"What's it for you?" I asked.

He looked away and turned to where the cheerleaders were practicing. See? Ang manyak niya kahit kailan. One reason why I don't like him. "Nope. Nothing."

"Lalayas na pala ako." Sabi ko nang makita ko kung anong oras na. Twenty-five minutes na pala ako nandito.

But before I could even go, he asks. "You do know that you have zero percent with him... right?" I averted my head to him and crossed my arms.

"And? It doesn't mean that I can't like him." I  rolled my eyes.

Kita kong naging parang naughty yung mga mata niya. Para syang may iniisip na masama. "I mean, in a good way of liking him." Dagdag ko pa.

"What if he tells you he doesn't even like you?"

"Why are you asking?"

"Why can't I ask?"

I let out a breath. "I won't give up if he haven't told me to go away."

"Goodluck then." He sarcastically said.

"I don't need your luck. You give the opposite of it."

He didn't answered back while I turned away from him. Pumunta na ako ng field para makahabol sa exercise na pinapagawa ng Ms. Tan.

God. How long will I last like this?

Wait a second,

DID I JUST FREAKIN TOLD BRETT THAT I LIKE KAYDEN?

Did anyone ran for eight laps? It's usually five pero naranasan kong eight na laps ang tatakbuhin skl. But imagine, a big field tas walong beses kang tatakbo. Ouch. Sakit sa binti.

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p.s: If you're watching Monster High, isa po syang cartoon kung saan mga halimaw ang nagaaral don. Laguna Blue is a kind of fish? I'm not sure. But if you know this cartoon, I like Claudeen Wolf, daughter of a warewolf to be exact :)