Hues After The Rivalry (Achievers Series #1)

Rue Perseus Vallejo

Rue Perseus Vallejo

"Last Quarter!"

Tutok ako sa panonood ng Cerberus at ang kalaban ng koponan ng unibersidad na bagong pinapasukan namin. Sayang nga lang at hindi kami nakaabot ni Kuya sa tryouts.

"Next na ang women's basketball pagtapos nito!" Violet said, one of my best friends. "Can't wait to watch, Lynzee! Binabangga natin sarili nating univ! Sana 'di tayo palayasin!" tawa niya.

Interesado ako sa sunod na laban dahil may women's basketball daw. It's rare in a university setting since usually, there are only the men's basketball and women's volleyball leagues.

"Ang dami talagang magagandang players sa Chimera!" sige ang hampas ni Violet sa braso ko. "Look, Perseus!"

The host introduced the players one by one from the opposing university, Avalanche. Si Lynzee Sy lang ang kilala ko roon dahil matalik na kaibigan ni Violetianne.

"Ayan na ang Chimera, omg!" Violet hit me again. "Ang gaganda ampotek!"

I scanned the Chimera players as they were introduced one by one as well. Walang nakaagaw ng atensyon ko pero nang may babaeng tumatakbo sa harap, siguro dahil nahuli, napaayos ako ng upo.

Nagsigawan ang mga tao sa pagpasok pa lang niya. She high-fived each of her teammates and smoothly jumped to bang the side of her body with another's.

"Rivalry Hope Almendarez, point guard and shooting guard."

Oh, a dual guard.

"Gago, 'yan 'yung pinakamaganda rito! Captain Ball din 'yan! Boys are head over heels for her! Gusto ko sana i-close kaso ang daming friends at sikat!"

I have clear eyesight. Nasa harap lang namin sila. Rivalry Hope Almendarez already caught my attention. Hindi na naalis ang tingin ko sa kaniya simula nang mag-umpisa ang laban.

"Rivalry Almendarez, threeeee!"

"GO, RAI!!!"

They garnered a lot of cheers from the audience. Gusto ko tuloy lumipat kung saan ang bench ng Chimera! Kung bakit sumunod-sunod pa kasi ako rito kay Violetianne!

"Angas, gago," si Kuya Theus na tahimik sa tabi ko, napasalita nang makita ang ginawang reverse layup nung Rivalry Almendarez.

Napakaangas. Her handling skills were insane.

Kay Almendarez ulit pinagkatiwalaan ang bola ngayon. She was skilled while taking charges of the ball. Wala akong ideya kung ano'ng shot ang gagawin niya, pero ayon sa kilos, galaw ng mga mata, obserbasyon sa bantay, may nakaplano na siyang tira.

Then with a swift dribble, she created just enough separation to spot an opening. Naiwala niya ang bantay. She confidently released the ball from her hand in a decisive move and executed a deep three-pointer—one of the hardest shots. The shot, with its accurate trajectory, soared through the air—challenging the distance from the standard three-point line. Nang malaglag ang bola sa net, sumabog ang malakas na hiyawan ng mga tao.

Rivalry Almendarez smirked.

Napasinghap ako.

Angas, tangina.

"ANG GALING MO, MAHAL KO!"

There's a boy on the opposing bench who consistently cheered loudly. Miyembro ng Cerberus. Kulang na lang maputulan ng litid kaka-cheer doon sa Almendarez.

Sino ba 'yon? Boyfriend? Ingay.

I kept my focus on that girl.

Yellow jersey shirt. Short pitch-black pixie hair. White Adidas sports shoes. Smirks. 06. Almendarez.