[quote][align=center]@ girl next door: e2 n upd8 oh. xncia na. ang tgal eh. @ nicz love: hala, sori. e2 n. @ ashley pain 15: wah, nwla at bmalik k, wla p rn aqng upd8. bwi aq d2. @ rikodlaya11: bin bc, sori 4 d l8 upd8. puro reports xe kmi ds week. @ dess29: haha, pmasok lng s icp q ung cheeseburger thng n un eh. @ hazel013: gnun. pra xeng ang dalas m p rng nkkOL eh @ rocel: pra sau, bbgyan q ng mrming exposure c tristan haha... mlpit n c lawrence. lubog-litaw muna xa, pro mgging permanent dn xa and mgkkta rn ulit cla ni steph. haha @ princesa30: welcome to ftalk and 2 love ball. tnx 4 compliment. hope u enjoi d story @ pekingkira: i'm testing ur patience n b s kkhntay ng upd8? haixt. xuri @ aljelyn 13: tnx 4 understanding. here's d nxt chappie. @ berii: well, hottie nga cgro. i'll further dscribe him... in d future hehe --xncia s l8 upd8. garsh. mai exams kmi nxt wik so lusot lng 2ng upd8 n 2. pxncia n tlga ah. well, pgtiisan muna 2. slmat!--[/align][/quote] [u][i][b]CHAPTER 8[/b][/i][/u] The respective teams were introduced and so the game had begun. Lamang kami for the first quarter then fast forward to the third quarter, lumamang ‘yung kabilang team. By the start of the fourth quarter, we’re exhausted. The last three minutes, tie na. I can sense that some of my teammates were worried already. However, mas mukhang nagpapanic ‘yung kabilang team so we took advantage of that. Natataranta na sila that most of their players nakakacommit ng violations. Nakahanap ako ng tiyempo na mag-3 points and so I jumped a little and aimed at the ring. I was able to release the ball. I felt a hand on my shoulder and the next thing I knew, nakahiga na ako sa court and there was something heavy on my legs. Lumapit sakin ‘yung teammates ko and the medic assisted me to the clinic. Pinahiga ako sa bed tapos hindi ko na maalala ‘yung nangyari. When I woke up, Meg was with me. “OMG! Stephie, you’re okay! Thank goodness.” “Anung nangyari?” “Well, while you were shooting your three-point shot, you’re opponent tried to stop you from shooting. Instead na sa bola tumama ‘yung kamay niya, sa’yo tumama. Paglanding mo, bumagsak siya sa’yo. Personal foul.” “Ganun ba. Aksidente.” “Aksidente? How could you day that? Malay mo on purpose?!” “Come on Meg. Basketball ‘to. ‘Di mawawalan ng physical contact. It can’t be helped.” “Whatever. By this time, patapos na ‘yung game ng boys. I wonder what happened. Oh well, for sure panalo rin ‘yan. Sila pa.” “Sana nga panalo. Malakas din daw ‘yung kalaban nila eh. If you want, punta ka na sa gymanasium, baka makahabol ka pa sa panonood. I’ll be fine.” “You sure, Steph?” “Of course, go.” Ayun, nag-evaporate naman si Meg. After ten minutes or so, dumating ‘yung girls team. They told me na panalo kami and the team captain of the other team was extending her apology about what happened. Ilang minuto pa, dumating na ‘yung boys team. Panalo rin daw sila. “Hey Stephanie! Don’t think that you could get away with the chesseburger deal just because naaksidente ka. A deal is a deal.” One of the boys said. Nagtawanan kami. “Fine, fine. A deal is a deal,” I responded. “Guys, let her go. Sige, ako muna taya sa cheeseburger niyo,” sabi ni Tristan. “No Tristan. Sige, ako muna ngayon,” offered Dervin. “Whoah. Dervin? ‘Kaw ba ‘yan? Sige ah. I’ll take advantage of this. Bihira ka lang maging mabait. Haha…” Asar pa ni Tristan. “Burger! Burger! Burger!” The teams cheered. Parang mga bata lang eh, pero masaya naman, di ba? I love this team! “Hey Steph, by the way. A guy was looking for you a while ago,” Dervin said. “Talaga. Sino daw?” Nacurious naman ako. “I didn’t ask.” Watda. Back to “few words” mode na naman ‘to si Dervin. “Steph, naalala ko lang. May naghanap din sa’yo sakin kanina eh. Lawrence daw?” Tristan suddenly said. Baka siya din ‘yung naghanap sakin kay Dervin. “Si Lawrence? Anung sabi niya?” I asked excitedly. After I said that, lumabas ng clinic si Dervin. ** A week after the incident, pagpasok ko sa campus, nagkakagulo sila. Specifically speaking, ‘yung mga girls. May concert ba dito ng kung anung banda? Chicosci? Parokya Ni Edgar? Spongecola? Nakasalubong ko si Tristan kaya siya ‘yung tinanong ko kung anung meron. “May new student eh. Gwapo daw kaya tingnan mo, nagkakagulo mga babae.” “Sino daw?” “Ewan ko. ‘Di ko pa nga nakikita eh. Pero ka-level daw natin.” “Really. Well, let’s wait and see kung sino siya.” When I entered the classroom, five miutes before the official time, that’s when I saw him, the new guy. [i]“Ikaw ’yung new student?”[/i]