(Lea's P.O.V)
I kept my gaze fixed on the basketball that Chris was dribbling in my direction and when he was within reach, I lunged forward, abruptly blocking his path.
Taking him by surprise, I attempted to snatch the ball from him as he twisted around, but to his dismay, a guy named Seth on our team was waiting right there and succeeded in getting a hold of the ball.
We all started moving to the other side of the court and I breathed heavily, feeling my stomach start to ache.
We'd been playing for at least a good twenty minutes till now and the scores for our team were 8 and Gale's were 7 (2 baskets including a free shot). Luke had scored two baskets and one was scored by another blonde guy on our team, Roland. Up until now, as much as I hate to say it, I'd gotten a hold of the ball only twice. Which sucks but I'm gonna be better.
I quickly made my way ahead and tried getting closer to Seth who was surrounded by the other team. I was being checked by my man, Naomi herself but I managed to lose her and ran up to him.
I shouted his name and seeing that I was free, he passed the ball to me. Most probably because he didn't have another option.
I dribbled the ball and made my way into the D. I quickly glanced about to see my team members arriving and asking for the ball as another opponent made his way towards me. I breathed heavily and felt beads of sweat rolling down my forehead.
I ran ahead to take a lap but passed the ball to Luke midway, who easily caught it. Unfortunately for me, there was only one guy Luke could pass a ball to even though he could easily score a 3 pointer, he preferred to give the other players a fair chance. Something Sam lacked.
I watched with dismay as the ball was caught by Todd; the guy I'd roasted and he'd insulted me to extreme limits. He was quick on his feet and took a jump shot which landed the ball into the basket after being touched by the board.
My team cheered and praised him briefly but all I felt was rage when he looked at me with a smug grin and a look that said, 'I'm better than you. You already lost.'
I hate him. This was honestly just a warm up for me. Now I'm getting into my game finally.
The game resumed with us being in the lead by 3 points.
Seth dribbled ahead and then passed the ball to Roland who lost the ball as Chris snatched it from him and passed onto Mason Gale.
I kept up and covered Naomi as she tried to lose me but failed. Luke managed to get a hold of the ball and started towards the basket.
I left my position and ran alongside Luke as the rest trailed behind us. If I don't take matters into my own hands and try to score a basket, I'll lose a lot. And I definitely don't want that.
Naomi took on Luke since she was a defender but he made it past her and into the D from where Dominic, another opponent defender, tried to snatch the ball from him and I stood clear withing shooting distance and Luke's passing distance, but so did Todd. The choice was Luke's.
And he chose me.
I didn't keep the grin off my face as I caught the ball and made a rough entry into the third D by pushing off Dominic and coming face to face with Naomi.
I dribbled the ball in front of her and she smirked as we kept subtle eye-contact.
"Sorry girl, but I gotta do this." I said before I feigned doing a basket from the right side above her head and she moved in the direction. I smirked as I knew my trick worked and I quickly changed directions, breaking the defense and taking a lap.
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Hate Loving You | COMPLETED
Teen Fiction❝ I love to hate you; because if I don't, then I will hate to love you. ❞ (PLEASE note that this was my first work and is unedited. I've greatly matured in my writing and please don't judge me on the basis of this piece of work. Read at your own beh...