Intramurals

Chapter 6

Our Intramurals will be next week. The booth assigned to fourth year is the Jail Booth. We had a meeting about it, about the things that we need to bring for the Jail Booth. Each of us should bring a string because it's the one that we'll use in making a jail. There are four person assigned to bring a pole. This will hold the string.

This week is already our Intramurals. I don't know if I will capture the students or just be a guard on the jail. I don't want to capture them because they'll run so you need to catch them. It is tiring. It's the first day of our Intrams. I keep on cheering our team because there's a game between 2nd year and 4th year in volleyball. We went on the ground to support our team. A few minutes later, our booth already started. Others are running and the students on the hall went inside their classroom. I went on our jail to make sure no one will escape because the students inside are pulling the string away.

Every minute there would be a condition and if you don't follow it, fourth year students will arrest you. The first condition was the students who don't kneel on the ground should be arrested and put in jail. I saw Persephone running to capture those students who are not kneeling on the ground. Athena asked me to accompany her to capture students on the third year hall. When we're there, I saw Hephaestus on the ground begging Persephone not to capture him. He's kneeling and Persephone is behind him. Her hand is around his neck because Hephaestus is holding it for her not to take him. I'm kinda feel jealous, I don't know why. Then I realized that I have a little, just a little special feeling for him. I should not have a crush on Hephaestus because it's inappropriate and it's like I'm being attracted to their family because at first, I liked Ares and now, I like Hephaestus. The only thing that lacks is having a crush on his brothers like Apollo. It's ridiculous… I don't like that idea so I should stop liking him.

The last day of our Intramurals is the most beautiful day of all. It's the championship of badminton and volleyball. We watched volleyball and I saw Ares and his classmates watching it too. I'm so surprised because how did he know that it is our Intrams. Ahmm.. I forgot hahahah… He has his siblings here. I'm a nuts. I was too shocked that my brain stops working. Persephone will be happy if he saw Ares so I find her. I saw her on the other side of the court. She's trying not to smile while looking at Ares. Then, I noticed that the flowers around us are blooming, more colorful, livelier even though it's not yet spring. I don't know what's happening. I remembered Athena. I want her to see Persephone's reaction, maybe she'll laugh at her so I decided to find her. I saw her in one of the bench busy in reading books.

"Athena is 'always' Athena…", I sighed.

So I came back to see Persephone and watch volleyball. Still Persephone is trying not to smile but she can't so she's watching volleyball smiling. Her lips are already near her ears. She's super duper happy. When someone saw her like that, they'll think she's crazy.

After a few minutes, I'm tired of watching volleyball so I turned back because badminton court is just behind me. The game is between 2nd year and 4th year. At least now, I proved that I don't like Ares anymore because I chose to watch the other game even when he's there watching volleyball. I'm too shocked when I saw Hephaestus in front of me. He is sitting side view below me, my feet is beside him. I really want to laugh. Is this what Persephone feels? Then as I was watching, I asked gods to make the game long because our team is already near 25 and I wished their team can catch up with it so that the time will be long that he's beside me. I saw Persephone watching badminton also. I looked back and saw Ares not there already, that's why. Unfortunately, we won. Persephone asked me to help her stand up. As I was pulling her upward, there's someone bumped in my back. I'm so shocked. I'm thinking if I would be angry or just ignore it. Then someone is saying "Sorry" a few times. My surroundings went blurred; I'd just focused on the voice behind me, that familiar voice apologizing to me, that soft low and humble voice. I turned around and I saw him. I don't know what would be my reaction so I just smiled. Maybe because I can't stop smiling instead of being mad.