[quote][align=center]@ berii: oh. tenchu. hehe
@ gossipgirl: honstly aq rn ndi q alm whom i wil pair wid steph dn eh haha
@ nicz.love: ahehe. e2 na po

@ rocel: haha, actually gnyan dn nangyri s night walks eh. mrming ngkgs2 s isa pang character n ndi nman main, kya gnawa q ung deviant love. ung charactr n un n ung main dun s 2nd stry.
@ aljelyn13: e2 n oh. d n kelangan magw8

@ hazel013: pncn q lng hazel, uber tambay k d2 s ftalk. bti k p araw araw nkkpg-computr
@ dess29: e2 bka mbitin k ulit haha
@ girlnextdoor: haixt. gnyan tlga aq, pnpkilig ang ibng tao. sna aq rn makulay ang luv s2ri, 2lad ni steph haha
@ pekingkira: i hope u lyk d nxt chappie then
@ ashley pain15: ms nakakapuzzle, mas msya
@ russell18: preho n kau ni dess29 bitin n bitin hehe
--sori 4 ds chap. ndi q mxdo alm ung ggwin q eh. currently bc wid several write-ups 4 d skul. bka ndi aq mka-update bkas. hope u undrstand. tnx!

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[u][i][b]CHAPTER 5[/b][/i][/u]
�Dervin? Hindi noh. Friends lang kami. Parang kuya lang. Yup, �yun lang �yun.�
�Sige na nga. Sabi mo eh.�
We remained silent hanggang sa nakarating kami sa bahay.
�We�re here. Sige na, prepare ka na. Kita na lang tayo sa school.�
�Sure thing, thanks Tristan.�
�Anytime, basta ikaw, dude.�
**
�Hoy bruha ka anong nangyari sa�yo?�
�Hinay hinay lang Meg, dudumugin mo na naman ako eh.�
�Oh. Oh. Oh. Sorry Stephanie.�
Ang aga pa ang lakas na agad ng boses ni Meg. Pamapgising talaga �tong babaeng �to.
Habang hinihintay �yung first period teacher namin, kinuwento ko na lahat ng nangyari sa�kin. Then biglang pumasok si Dervin.
�G�morning Derv.� I greeted him.
�Bakit ka pumasok? �Yung paa mo napa-check mo na?�
�Ha? Eh hindi kasi hindi naman masyado masakit. Kaya ko naman.�
�Gan�on ba. Okay.� Tapos umupo na siya.
�Akala ko ba sabi ni Tristan uber alala �yang fafa mo sa�yo?� Entrada ni Meg.
�Hmph. The way he talked to me just now, he doesn�t seem concerned at all.�
�Oh, bakit parang disappointed ka? �Kala ko ba hindi mo siya gusto?�
�Hindi nga.�
�Whatever Stephie. In denial ka pa. I know you very well kaya hindi mo maitatago sa�kin �yung nararamdaman mo.�
�Ngee. Tigilan mo nga ako. Whatever whatever ka pa d�yan.�
**
That afternoon as Lawrence promised, the confirmation letter was faxed to our school. Sobrang saya ko talaga kasi kahit papa�no nagbunga �yung kamalasan na nangyari sa�kin.
I decided to stay for the practice kahit na hindi ako makakapaglaro. Meg will stay with me as well. Sabi niya hahabol daw siya para may kasama ako pero siyempre naman I know her, para �yan mapanood niya si Tristan. As for me, data gathering lang muna ako for my members. As a team captain hindi lang dapat ako puro laro, kailangan mabantayan ko �yung performance ng players. Kailangan obserbahan lahat
All the players were playing already. I was starting to gather data while seated at the lowermost bleacher when my cellphone vibrated.
[quote]*1 message received*
Sender: --number not registered in your phone book--
-Did u ask the doctor 2 check ur foot? Lawrence-[/quote]
[quote]REPLY
-Not yet. Ok nman aq eh.-[/quote]
�Whooi, Sinong katext mo?�
�Hala naman, Meg. Bigla ka na lang sumusulpot!� Tumabi siya sa�kin.
�Sino ngang katext mo?�
�Si Lawrence��
�Waah! �Yung papabols mo?�
�Papabols naman. Hindi noh.�
[quote]*1 message received*
Sender: Lawrence
-Wer r u now?-[/quote]
REPLY
-Skul. Nid 2 gather data 4 our team. Y?-
[quote]*1 message received*
Sender: Lawrence
-I�ll go there. W8 4 me, k?-[/quote]
�Steph, anong ginagawa mo?� Nandito na pala si Dervin. Mukhang nagmamadali siya. Ano kayang meron?
�Collecting data total hindi naman ako makapaglaro eh.�
�Tristan, take charge of the team for today!�
�Sige, Dervin.�
�Meg, you know the basics of basketball and you�re observant �di ba?�
�Oo naman. Bakit?�
�Kindly collect the data of the team. Steph, let�s go.�
[i]�Dervin, where are we going?�[/i]