After our game, I went agad sa venue ng badminton 

 

I was looking for Winter but I couldn’t find her 

 

I’ll call her sana but naiwan ko pala yung phone ko, I didn’t check my phone din pagkatapos ng game namin baka may message si Winter 

 

When I was walking papunta sa car ni Winter, I saw coach, I don’t know what to do because I know he’s mad 

 

“Karina” nag aalangan ako lumapit kay coach 

 

“coach, I’m sorry” tumango lang naman siya

 

“gusto na kita alisin sa team Karina” I looked down “pero hindi pwede dahil hindi na din makakalaro si Winter kapag ginawa ko yun” seryosong sabi sakin ni coach 

 

Hindi ako makasagot kay coach kaya nagpatuloy siya 

 

“I’ll let you quit badminton but for now be with Winter until provincials, don’t tell them that I told you this but I don’t think Ryujin and Giselle would win sa provincials nakita ko mga makakalaban nila at mahihirapan talaga ang singles natin ngayon” 

 

If tama ang iniisip ko ang pinaplano ni coach gawin ay pag may nakapasok na iba sa team namin yun ang gagawin niyang ka-partner ni Winter 

 

“sa regionals ililipat kita sa singles event para walang naapektuhan kapag hindi ka nakakarating”  tumango naman ako 

 

Aalis na sana si coach pero humarap siya ulit sakin

 

“and Karina, Winter loves this sport as much as you love volleyball, hindi lang palaimik yun pero Karina I could tell that she’s hurting, wag mo abusuhin kabaitan nung isa” pagkasabi niya nun umalis na siya 

 

I know he’s right, I’m being unfair na kay Winter

 

I checked my phone and my girlfriend has a message

 

This is the coldest message I received from her, she’s definitely mad at me 

 

I wanted to go to her and talk pero ayaw niya, I called her pero she’s not answering din 

 

I don’t know what to do

 

Nagpapanic na din ako because this is the first time na ayaw sagutin ni Winter ang mga tawag ko 

 

Nakita ko si Gi naglalakad kaya bumaba ako sa sasakyan 

 

“Gi” she rolled her eyes muna bago lumapit sakin 

 

I was shocked when she hugged me 

 

“let it out Rina” then I did

 

Kilalang kilala niya talaga ako she knew I needed this just by looking at me 

 

I don’t know kung may karapatan ba akong umiyak kung ako naman din ang may kasalanan but I’m hurting also kasi nasasaktan ko si Winter 

 

After a while pumasok na kami ni Gi sa sasakyan ni Winter 

 

“Winter’s mad at me Gi ayaw niya ko kausapin” 

 

“I’d be mad din if nangyare sakin yan but knowing Winter hindi niya kaya magalit sayo, she’s hurt Rina”

 

“I know Gi and I feel really bad”

 

“well dapat lang kasi you’re hurting Winter na hindi deserve to be treated that way” hindi ako nakasalita because she’s right  “Rina you’re my friend kaya I won’t tolerate your katangahan, make it up to her na bago pa lumala”

 

“but I don’t know how, this is the first time na ayaw niya ako kausapin”

 

“you are so used to kasi na isang sorry mo lang okay na kayo ulit” 

 

And again, she’s right 

 

“ano gagawin ko Gi?”

 

“I don’t know Rina I never had a girlfriend, alamin mo yan on your own” she rolled her eyes na naman “since you’re here naman na accompany me nalang sa mall, Haechan used my racket kanina and he didn’t tell me na pasmado kamay niya, gosh ang stinky tuloy nung grip ko” 

“so arte naman talaga ng friend ko” panloloko ko kay Gi

 

“it’s okay to be maarte kesa naman sa nahuhurt yung tao na mahal niya”

 

“Gi!!” I glared at her  

 

“you started it” kibit balikat niya 

 

Napaisip naman ako dun sa word na 'mahal'

 

“and Gi we’re not on that level yet” paglilinaw ko

 

“pero you do love her?” 

 

I do pero I want na kay Winter ko unang masabi 

 

I didn’t answer her but knowing her I think alam na naman niya sagot 

 

“pero you’re hurting her?”  

 

“I know, I know na okay? Di mo na kailangan ulit ulitin” hindi na naman siya nagpatuloy 

 

Nakarating na kami sa mall at nakakita ako ng mga badminton shirts dun sa brand na gusto ni Winter 

 

Humiwalay sakin si Gi kasi andun siya sa may bilihan ng raketa habang ako andito sa mga damit

 

Kinukuha ko lahat ng shirts na magugustuhan ni Winter 

 

“Rina what do you think of this racket?” sabi niya sakin when I went near her

 

“I thought badminton grip lang bibilhin mo?” sabi ko habang tinitingnan yung quality ng raketa 

 

“I saw that and I fell inlove super pretty niya” napatawa naman ako yung ganda talaga ang tiningnan niya 

 

“this is good nga but don’t use it sa game agad, use it muna sa training because the weight is a little bit different sa racket mo ngayon baka manibago ka”  

 

“alright so I’ll get it na?”

 

“how much?”