Singha POV
I am still closing my eyes. Not sleeping, just acting like I am still sleeping. It is morning and I have been wake up long time ago but I pretend to be sleep because I know there is someone is looking at me from outside. No need to open my eyes to know who that person is. It is no other than my best friend, Puen.
Best friend.
I don't know if that title still valid for me or not. I betrayed him and everyone who trusted me. And don't have any hope for hoping they still will consider me as their best friend after what I did to them. Even though they forgive me, I will never forgive myself for what I did. The guilty, I will bring it for the rest of my life.
And the reason why I am not opening my eyes even though I already get up from coma because today is the day, the final match between our schools. I don't want to cause him not to go to the final match. I know him very well. If he knows I am already getting up from coma, he will stay here and not going to the final. If he will do it, better not tell him if I am ok. Better make him think I am still in coma.
Speaking of final match, I really want to attend it but I can't. Not in my condition. I am ok but I am still not in good condition yet. So, all I can is to wish them luck. Both of team. My team and his team. I know they can do better and show the amazing performances.
Whoever the winner, I am happy. For me, they all are the winner. But still, I hope my baby Petch will win. I am being bias, I know but I can't help it. I know Puen is strong and good but sometime he lost his sane, while Petch is cold head. He never let his sane gone. So, he has more chance to be a winner.
My baby Petch is the best.
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Pete POV
The game will be start soon. Everyone is taking their seats. Crowded. There is no seat left. Just one, near someone I had fought before. It is so awkward for me to sit beside him but I have no choice. There is nothing empty seat left. The only one is beside him. I planned to have a seat beside Than family but other supporters take it away from me.
Bad luck. Maybe.
Just be thick skin. I go to that empty seat and sit beside him, coach Win. I don't know if he is too focused on the field or he pretends not to see me. He doesn't say anything, just cheering for the team. And the fool me, only can look at him awkwardly. Guilty is running down through my body. I want to apologize to him but I can't find courage to do it. Also, there is no words come out from my mouth. It is feel like it get sealed when I want to say something.
I am sorry, coach.
I said it on my mind, countless times. Even in my mind I am kneeing just to apologize to him, just to make him forgive me.
I am trying here but.... Just forget it. I know he forgives me already. He is an adult. He won't get angry too long. It is not good for his health.
Back to the field. Game.
We lost. The first set we lost and on the second set, we are far behind. Seem like they know our moves and strategies. Every time P'Puen hit the ball, they always can dodge it. Their defense are so strong and our team seems can't handle it. Every time our team has chance, they always block it. Our team look so hopeless. It is not like what they used to play.
Most of my pals are doing a lot of mistakes. Sometime we do fault serve. It is P'Nao who is doing that mistake and I am cursing him for doing that. Doesn't he know if serve is very important thing for every game? It is so crucial. Very critical.
Mistake and a lot of mistakes. It is like I am watching a loser team that against the champion. They look like a loser. Their play is eyesore to watch. I am sorry to say that but that is the truth.
P'Leng falls down when he receive the spike from that annoyed-look boy who is always with P'Sing. I don't really remember his name but I think he is a famous player among the players on St. Sebastian team. But his grumpy face is hard to forget.
We lost again at second set.
The disappointment is showing on my comrades. They look so disappoint about themselve. They sad.
Third set.
It is our chance to turn table. I hope my former team mates can win this set. No, I know they can win this set. I have faith for them, especially to that tall guy on the field. If he can't win this game, I will make sure he will suffer for the entire week.
Coach Best give them speak. I don't know what she said but it helps to burn the fighting spirit of them. They seem ready to show what they got. They seem ready to rock and turn the table. But when everyone is listening what coach Best says, two boys on the field seems communicate to each other by staring to each other. That is my best friend with the captain, P'Puen.
Really? At this time? Are they trying to flirt to each other?
No one is noticing it. They are too into the game, while I can eye every move that y team mates do especially Than. He is too obvious not to notice. Is he that in love with that senior? What is the good thing about P'Puen? I can't see anything. He is just average boy in my eyes. Average boy who is look so scary.
I need to sip a tea.
Cough. It is happening to me when a weird boy is looking at me, smile and wink. He makes me choke on my tea. How could he do that in the game like this? Doesn't he have shame? We are in public. How could he is flirting in the public? P'Nao you are really something.
Third set is starting. At first we still make mistakes but then we are doing well. We are leading. See. I told you, we are gonna win in this set. I always know it. Thanks to their hard work and their team work we can win this set. And of course my man is doing so well in this session. So proud of him.
Is it ok to compliment him, right? But please don't tell him about this. I don't want him to think so high of himself. He will get big head if he knows about it.
You know about him, right? He is a carnivore. When he sees and gets a chance like this, he sure will hunt me until I die. Not die in real thing but...you know what I mean. He will make me suffer from tease and flirt with me for whole day. It will make me crazy. Just thinking about it makes my head ache.
"Go, Than! Go kick their balls!" Everyone pauses. They look at me. Staring.
"This is volley, N'Pete not soccer" Coach Win says, "And I don't know if you have wild spirit like that"
I sit back. Lowering my head, try to hide the embarrassment. It is not working, I know, but just let me do the best thing I can do about it.
"Coach Win, please don't talk to me right now" I still try to hide my red face but I hear a small laugh from his side. He is laughing at me.
"You are so funny. Despite you are back then, you sure are changing" I quiet for moment before take my courage to speak to him.
"About that..... I am sorry.... About the past"
"Go team!" He shout to our team mates then look back at me, "No need. We are here to support them. Go team!"
I am glad he is not mad at me anymore. I feel relief about it. He is so cool about it, so I can be more at ease at him. No need to awkward or nervous again. That is a good thing.
"But can I ask you something?" I look at him, "Why Nao is looking at us like that?"
I look at his direction. There is a tall boy who is standing so firm. His body is so firm and his eyes too. He is staring at us, me. Is it only my imagination or not but I see flare from his eyes.
"I don't know" I lie.
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This is the last chance for us. Fourth set. This is going to be like a sudden death. If we win this set, we still have chance to be a final winner but if we defeated, we lost again just like last year. Game over.
My teammates are doing cheer to raise their fighting spirit. Hearing they cheer, makes me so proud of them. It feels so warm and I don't know. Call me melancholy or something but I feel like we are family. But in family, you are not dating your own brother, right? I am talking about Than and P'Puen, not myself because I am out from the team. So, basically I am an outsider.
It is not like I am admitting I am dating someone from that team. It is one of boy in that team who is trying to date me and I just let him try. And I never say no, so.... I am not the one who is dating him but he is the one who is dating me. It is different.
Just enough talking about my love life. I am here not to talk about it because it is my private life and you don't have to know about it. I never want to share my man to everyone, so just let me be the only one who is enjoying him. No room for sharing. Thank you, next.
"Everyone skills are improved. Bomb, Tew and other juniors are doing good" Coach Win starts a conversation.
"Of course, my man is doing good taught them" He looks at me confuse, "I mean.... The seniors are doing good taught them when you weren't around"
"Oooo... but how do you know? You quitted"
"It is because...." I try to find and excuse, "Than. Yeah, Than did told me about that. He told me P'Nao was leading them and taught them so hard"
"Nao? I thought it was Puen who leaded them"
"P'Puen too. P'Leng too....." I am gonna be caught. I stand up and yell, "Teppunya, fighting!!!"
I do cheer again. It was only me but then everyone is rooting for them, I mean our supporter. I am glad it won't go out as awkward as I thought. I am safe. Coach Win is not asking me any question again. His eyes are fixed on the game again. Thanks God, I am survive.
The fourth set is starting. As I said, this is gonna be the last chance for us. If we want to continue and be the winner, we have to win this set and go to final set, which is fifth set. But if we lose, we will lose our chance to be the champion. There is no option to give up. They need to step up the game and give the best that they can.
They are ready to play. It is time for St. Sebastian team to serve first. The three of our team mates are ready in front of the net. They are ready to receive the attack from the opposite team. They look so determine and of course my man is looking so hot, I mean determine too.
The game is going so intense. The opponent attack, our team mates are defending. Vice versa. Sometime I need to hold my breath when I watch the game. I lost count how many times I hold my breath because the intense of the game. When the game nearly reach the end, Bomb hurt his ankle. Tew is in to replace him in the last minute.
And finally, the game is heading to end. It is neck to neck. Whoever gets the point will win this set. If the opponent team wins, it is game over for us. But if we win, there is still a chance for us to be a winner. We will one step closer to be a champion. It is fifty fifty. Everything can be happen.
This is the final. The opponent team serves. Everyone is holding their breath, including me. It is like sudden death.
P'Leng receives it perfectly. He tossed it to Than and Than pushes it as high as he can so P'Puen can spike it like he wants. He smashes it but get blocks from the opponent. The ball nearly falls on the opponent side but other guy from opponent team saves it. He pushes it high and the grumpy face boy is ready to attack back. He attacks, smashes it. Than and P'Puen are trying to block it but fail. The ball is heading to P'Leng. He dodges it, tossed the ball to Than but the ball is fly too high. It is reaching on top the net. Than jumps. He wants to reach the ball so he can passes it to the other side but he is not fast as the opponent. They jump first and reach the ball, push the ball lightly to our side and falls to empty spot.
P'Leng, P'Nao and P'Puen run to reach the ball but...
Game over.
Miracle never loves us.
We lose.
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This episode really hurted my heart
It really broke my heart to see them cried
If you watched the series from ep 1 to 8, you will felt like you are a part of their team and I felt like that
Saw them cried, it broke my heart
But I was happy too because, despite this is only tv series but it seemed so real and they really did played volley ball for this episode
I am so proud of every cast
Happy Eid Mubarak 🙏