[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! --[/align][/quote] [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]