INTER-HIGH #4

I looked at my watch , it's twelve o'clock in the afternoon. I drop by to the cafe before I go towards the school.

All I know is today would be the last day of playing basketball and I have to admit I feel anxious. Due to the possibilities that the three of us will meet.

I waited for a few minutes before recieving my order. This isn't the first time I felt nervous in something.

I drove to school while drinking my coffee. My mind is still on a process, thinking those possibilities.

I sighed.

Forcing myself to stay calm before getting out of my car.

Everyone is ready to witness the final game and by 6:30 in the evening will be the pageant.

Lea and I go to the gym with our dear gay best friend, Rico. We are here to watch a basketball match.

I am bringing my DLSR camera to take a picture of our dear friends who are varsity players of the University.

When we are at the bleachers, where our other classmates are. A familiar male figure from a far caught my attention.

He is having fun talking to some other girls.

I don't feel any sort of jealousy but I feel pissed at the flirty women who are talking to him.

It pisses me off to the point that my face turns into a scowl while taking pictures at the other players.

While watching them play, everyone hopes that our University wins. We deserve that trophy, anyway.

Lea points at someone to Rico while brown haired man squeals like a dying pig. They push me towards the center of the court while I laugh like a lunatic.

My eyes go directly to the boys who has been looking at me for a while. In my mind, I wonder.

Who the hell is the man they're talking to.

"Shot up Rico!"

I squeezed his man hands to halt him. She groaned with pain while Lea was laughing.

"Lucia, haven't you notice it?" Lea ask.

I stop taking some pictures and looked at her with curiosities.

"The what?"

I ask and put back my eyes in the camera to took some photos.

"The team captain!"

she shouted like everyone can now hear from the other building. I covered my ears before I go deaf from the noise.

While I was taking pictures using my camera. My hands Iaccidentally took a picture of a face I was desperately trying to avoid.

My legs go weak as I take a step back and fell flat on the floor, my eyes closed as I was falling.

Wait! I didn't fall down!

I opened one of my eyes and saw two hands propping me up from the back.

Elton's hand were on one arm, and Leo's hand on the other. I quickly moved away from the two after hearing the screams of the people that saw the three of us.

I continued taking pictures up until the noise of the students became too much.

"Hoooo!!"

"GO! GO! GO ITALIANS!"

our schoolmates shouted in the air.

"Go! Philippines!!!" the other students screamed.

They all cheered while me, I was praying we'll won the the final game. Leo doesn't deserve this to win, he should be threatened.

I saw with my own two eyes how big the rivalry between Leo and Elton was.

I felt like throwing a ball right towards them! I prayed that Leo's team would lose, even if I came from the country where his university is located.

"Go Italians!!!" I screamed and sa Leos eyes dramatic. After I screamed, I saw Elton smile towards Leo's direction.

Elton was able to steal the ball and sink the shot in the ring. Then the game ended! Our University won.

Due to the loud screams of the people watching, the gym felt like it was about to collapse.

I was one of the people jumping happily like there's no tomorrow There we go. That's right, Lucia! Don't get affected just because your ex is here.

"Congratulations!!"

I shouted and had some hug to my classmates. My gaze still with Eltons vision. He smiled at me and turned his head to their co-players.

"Oh! The pageant is later, y'all will go right?" Leo ask.

Im confused and a bit shocked. No one bothered to answer him because of his shocking presence.

I raised my brows and fixed my eyes to my cameras lens. Everyone is now leaving the gymnasium.

Our school the champion of all the sports competition.

Well they do they best and people should accept they lose. I went put first to get my bag and some things before having our lunch. While walking through the glass doors of the engineering building.

I notice that some of the students is looking at me. They had a different reactions of their eyes, yet I didn't bother and ignored those.

"Lucy." someone called my name.

"The fuck!" I screamed.

I turned my back to see whos the man uttered my name. Into my shock I slapped him.

"What the hell are you doing!?"

My mouth uttered harshly while roaming my eyes to see if someone is watching us.

"Lucia, I know what between us is a--." I didn't let him continue what he was saying and slap him for the second time.

"You ruined everything. Dont expect something to happened."

I uttered and point his self before leaving him speechless. Hot tears are now falling into my cheeks. I wiped those tears and walk confidently.

Hmmm... I'm used to this.

This feelings isn't new to me.

How shit it is right? I act like nothing happened but I'm secretly dying inside.

I ate my lunch at 2 pm. We had a quick celebration in the nearest cafe before we went back.

Nina had a phone with me before, asking if where I am. At first I thought she'll have the final schedules but she ask me a favor if I can helped them.

I asked her if she needs anything and she spill that she had a problems about the designs.

Everyone is busy assisting those candidates and do their makeups.

I'm hesitant to help, yet it made me felt conscience.

At the end, I drove back to the university and let myself design those white walls.