Valentine Girl

February 7, 2012

February 7, 2012

Dear Diary,

Napanuod kong maglaro si David ng basketball. Okay, so hindi naman ito ang first time na mapanuod ko siya, pero... OMG, how come siya lang ang nakikita ko sa court?

Is it because crush ko siya?

And also, Dear Diary, I swear damang-dama ko na ang nalalapit kong pag-graduate sa NBSB Society. Then again, I'm not #Hopia, you know? Just... well, hoping. Magkaiba 'yun. Spelling pa lang, right?

Love.

Vera

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"Vera, bilisan mo!" Suzy called impatiently.

"Oo na, oo na!" dali-daling sabi ko habang itinatali ang buhok ko.

May cheering activity kami ngayon dahil naglalaro ang varsity team ng school namin against sa kabilang school. Of course, kailangan nakasuporta ang Cheering and Pep Team. And of course, I should be there. Besides, nandoon si David, so malamang naman eh dapat talagang nandoon ako to cheer for him, right? Right!

We entered the gym while shouting cheers hanggang sa nag-call ng time-out ang referee to give time for the cheering and pep teams of each school.

Noong pumuwesto na kami ng team ko sa gitna, dali-dali kong hinanap si David at kinawayan siya. His jaw dropped open. At hindi lang pala siya ang nakapansin sa pagkaway ko. Napansin din iyon ng teammates niya kaya naghiyawan sila. He turned red as he crossed his arms and glared at me.

But did it dampen my spirit? Of course not! I gave him a wide smile and gave another wave. Lalong naghiyawan ang mga teammates niya at lalo naman siyang namula.

Nagsimula na kaming mag-cheer at todo effort ako to stand out para marinig ni David ang boses ko amid the other cheer members.

"We go! We fight! We go, we fight! Black and white! Hold them tight!"

Sumabay ang audience sa pagsi-cheer namin. We jumped and threw our pom poms to the air and then caught them again.

"With the V, with the V, with the V-I-C! With the C, with the C, with the C-T-O! With the O, with the O, with the O-R-Y! Victory, victory for our team!"

We jumped again and threw our pom poms to the air. After we caught them, um-exit na kami sa court. I was about to make hanap again for David when someone grabbed my hand at kinaladkad ako away from the crowd.

"David?" gulat kong tanong noong nakita ko kung sinong kumaladkad sa akin.

He stopped walking when we reached an isolated area. He crossed his arms as he faced me. "You..." he started.

"Uh, what?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

"What's the big idea of cheering out there?" he snapped.

"Excuse me? Eh sa ako ang cheerleader ng team namin, so obviously, I'm cheering out there, right?"

He scowled. "Eh bakit kailangang kumaway ka pa?"

"Oh, that?" natatawang tanong ko. "Why? What's wrong with it eh I just wanted to greet you lang naman, ah?"

"Do you have any idea what my teammates said earlier?" he said, scowling at me.

"Uh, ano?"

"Girlfriend daw kita," he snapped.

I blinked. "Girlfriend mo raw ako? Girlfriend?"

"Of course I told them you aren't," he said irritably.

Grr. Sayang.

I shrugged. "Well, sinabi mo naman palang hindi eh, so what's the problem?"

"The problem? The problem, Vera, is that they don't believe me," he snapped.

Gusto kong humalakhak at tumawa nang matagumpay. Of course they won't believ him! Lalo na't we are so bagay kaya!

I fought the urge to laugh, pero hindi ko rin nakayanan eh. Tumawa ako.

He gave me a weird look. "And what do you find funny, may I ask?"

"Nothing!" dali-dali kong sabi. I patted him on the shoulder. "Chill. They are just teasing you. Ikaw kasi, napipikon ka eh."

"Hindi ako napipikon," he snapped.

I raised my eyebrows. "Oh, really?" I asked, smirking.

He scowled at me. He was about to walk out when he turned to look at me again. He gestured to my skirt.

"Magpalit ka na," he said.

"Bakit?" I asked.

"Masyadong maikli," he snapped. "Kitang-kita ang kaluluwa mo."

OMG, kaluluwa agad-agad!? Hindi ba puwedeng panties muna? Wait, naka-cycling shorts naman ako, ah!

Pero... wait a minute.

Did he just express his concern for me!?

Oh. MG.

I swear, I can feel it. Malapit na akong grumaduate sa NBSB Society.

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