On Losing

During the last set of the kids' Volleyball Eliminations, I remember not looking closely at the game since I was really nervous. My heart was beating really fastly and I just can't wait for the game to end so I could finally loosen up. The game ended and our kids lost.

Two kids praying during the last set

I've become too attached to the Volleyball kids that even I felt like crying when they lost. I witnessed how
they beat up my batchmates during practice games and how they were asked to eat Wasabi when committing errors. They love Volleyball so much that I cannot find the proper words to describe it.

Carlo cried really hard and kept saying sorry. I just didn't know what to react when I heard him.

Even the boys that I usually see just fooling around and laughing shed a lot of tears.

Again, below is a very badly composed photo that I love, nonetheless.

They were all smiles after hours of crying.

But the next day, Clary surprised everyone when he cried in the middle of a practice game with my batchmates. It took him one day to absorb everything.

I know that they really have a shot at grabbing the championships that I couldn't wait for their Intramurals next year!