Love Next Door

Sunday Jam

Alyssa's POV

It's been two weeks since I decided to train with Den's team for the try outs. All of the girls are nice, may sobrang kulit at may mga tahimik pero kapag kinausap mo, talaga namang nag oopen up din kaya ang saya lang. It feels good to be back sa volleyball and to have teammates again that I can count on and be friends with.

At syempre, it feels better than good kasi I get to spend time with Den on tuesdays, thursdays and fridays. Knowing na makikita ko siya every afternoon on the said days, nakakaganang bumangon at tapusin agad lahat ng requirements.

Despite enjoying and loving what I do, hindi rin talaga nawawala yung pagod. Pagkauwi, dahil wala naman akong kasama, I try to cook some food, yung mga naituro ni Den. Kung hindi na talaga kayang magluto, drive thru nalang o itutulog nalang dahil late na rin.

Since today's saturday, ipaglalaba ko nga pala ang kapitbahay kong magaling.

"Goodmorning mah neighbor, rise and shine!" Pagbati ko sa kanya after entering her room through her window. Ang saya talaga umakyat dito gagi pero sana maisipan niya naman akong bilhan ng ladder diba.

Sam rolled her eyes by the sight of me walking towards her bed to lie down.

"Umagang kay sungit, excuse me, tabi ka nga ng konti." I said as I fixed the other side of the bed kasi hihiga nga muna ako. Then, I lied down.

"Happy saturday! Happy laba day!" Pagbibiro ni Sam.

"Ayan tayo eh, kapag may utos saka lang mabait."

"Ayan din tayo eh, kapag may utos, humihiga bigla sa tabi ko. Bumangon ka na dyan, hindi mo ako macoconvince na pass ka muna sa laba!"

"Even if I tell you how pagod I am?" I pouted.

Sam looked at me and her eyebrows furrowed, she looks annoyed, "cute ka na nyan? bumaba ka na don maglaba ka na."

"Please? Pakiramdam ko lalagnatin ako. Sobrang bigat ng katawan ko. Alam mo naman diba? School, training, being alone and taking care of myself?" I tried convincing her kasi nakakapagod talaga. I just want to sit for the whole day and eat my comfort foods dahil bukas I'll be needing to finish some plates and review para sa quizzes.

Sam smiles, I started to get a bit of hope that she'd say that it's okay for me to not do the laundry today.

I held her arm, squeezed it as I expected her to just tell me to go home and rest.

"No." Sam said. "Simulan mo na para matapos na." She smiled looking happy she annoyed me once again. The best talaga 'to pagdating sa asaran, asar na asar ako, napaka natural lang.

I stood up and walked slowly towards her door to leave. When I got to the door, I looked at her and smiled, expecting na babawiin niya pa rin ang sinabi niya.

"No!" She shooed me.

I furrowed my eyebrows while she's looking as I closed the door of her room.

I started doing her laundry at mukha namang hindi ganon kadami ang lalabhan today. Ang problema lang, mano mano ang paglalaba dito kay Sam kasi sira rin yung automatic niyang washing machine katulad nung sakin.

Ewan ko ba dito sa tadhanang 'to, nasira pa yung washing machine simula nung pumayag akong ipaglaba si Sam.

I started washing yung mga puti muna dahil wala, trip ko lang.

"Wag mong kalimutan lagyan ng fabric conditioner!" Sam shouted as she made her own cup of coffee from the kitchen.

"Opo!" Wala naman akong choice e.