LA ORIAN ACADEMY: School of the Prodigies SEASON 1 [PUBLISHED]

CHAPTER 30.5

The Battle inside the Volleyball Court (Extra Chapter)

"Let's go back."

"Okay."

Napakunot ang mga noo nina Mark at Suzanne nung makita ang tatlong kaklase nilang nakikipaglaro ngayon s aka-teammates ni Suzanne.

"Uh, what are you guys doing?" tanong agad ni Mark.

Napalingon naman agad sina Dwayne, Clyde at Archles. "Oh! They're here now! We're now complete?"

Mark's brows furrowed more. "Huh? What are you guys talking about?"

"We decided to play volleyball with these girls before we'll go home. We got bored waiting for the both of you so we decided to play with them," ngumiti nang malapad si Dwayne sa kanilang dalawa at agad pinasa kay Suzanne ang bola at hinila ang dalaga palapit sa kanya. "Suzanne, Archles and I will be teammates. You and Clyde will be our opponents' teammates. We decided it earlier so you can't object."

"Bro, that's not fair!" Clyde whined and pouted at Dwayne.

"Nah, bro, Suzanne is our teammate now. You can have Mark in the team!" Dwayne laughed as he pulled Suzanne to their team. Suzanne has her eyes locked on Mark who's staring nonchalantly at her before she looked at Archles who's now smiling at her.

"Bro, sorry about it. Ang kulit kasi ni Dwayne. Gusto talaga n'yang maglaro," agad binigay ni Clyde ang red tshirt kay Mark para sa team nila.

Napatingin naman si Mark sa kanya at agad umangat ang gilid ng labi ng binata. "As if I'll let them defeat us," agad kinuha ni Mark ang tshirt at walang kemeng hinubad ang kanyang uniporme at nilagay ito sa bleachers at nagpalit ng pulang tshirt. Wala na s'yang pakealam sa nagtitilian sa paligid n'ya at naka-focus s'ya ngayon sa kabilang koponan sa kabilang court.

And for some reason, he's mad and fired up as fuck.

As soon as the referee whistled, echoing the whole court, the game started.

"Carly, spike!" agad namang tumalon si Carly at bago pa man makapasok ang bola ay na-block na ito nina Mark at Clyde.

Okay... what the heck just happened?

Mark's gaze settled on Archles and smirked at him. Archles couldn't help but chuckle.

Inaral n'ya 'yung technique ni Donna. 'Yung umbrella blocking.

"Nice! Nice, Mark!" agad tinapik ng teammates ni Mark ang likod n'ya.

Maliban sa tunog ng bola ay namayani ang cheers sa buong court at ang lahat ay nakatuon ang atensyon at mga mata sa bawat galaw ng mga manlalaro. Kasabay ng pagpito ng referee ay ang pagpasok ng bola sa kabilang team.

Serve. Receive. Dig. Wallop. Dig. Receive. Spike. Wallop. Receive. Dig. Toss. Spike. Dig. Receive. Toss. Spike. Dig.

Parang nagkaroon ng déjà vu sa larong ito. Gaya kanina ay halos hindi na makaramdam ng lupa ang bola dahil wala sa dalawang koponan ang may balak magparaya ng score lalo pa't nasa 24-24 na ang score ng dalawang koponan.

Hindi makapaniwala si Suzanne sa nakikita n'ya.

Clyde rolled as he received the ball. Chloe shouted 'Chance Ball!' and Mark spiked the ball to the other side—just like how Suzanne did.