Me or Basketball, Danea [the reading list .txt] 📗

/> Me: whu not i thought you would be happy for me.
james; look if you play we cant be together
Me: why i yelled
James: cuzz all the boys on the team talking stuff and sayin you a better player than me
Me: i am though
James: look i gotta go
I yelled to him is it me or basketball. I started to cry. When i meet someone they always end up hating me and i was likng james.
Chapter Five

James hasn't talked me since we been to pratice it has been 3 weeks and we have pratice every other day and all those days he hasnt said a single word. I decided to go for a walk since my mom was on a date. I walked out the door and tot he streets. i saw james. He gave a quick glimpse and kept walking to his porch. I ran up to him. Look james were a team and you cant stop talking to me forever. He gave me a look. Look james i cant help it if im so good.
James: look how about you just go
Me: i think your jealous
James: jealous of what. i dont want nothing you have.
Me: oh come on i see it right through you
James: look your dad died of cancer why would i want a life like that.
Tears started to run down my eyes. James looked up at me.
James: oh dont cry i didnt mean it like that.
Me: yeah i guess you arent jealous i started to walk still crying. Then james came up to me and kissed me. James if your trying to make it up dont even bother look i dont have to play stupid basketball if it means so much to you.
James: you would do that
Me: i gave him a disgusting look and just ran home. I couldnt believe him. I walked up the steps and turned on my radio. I just remebered the times how me and my dad use to play basketball. then i thought i dont have to be with james i wanna play ball and thats what imma do.
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Coach: ok today we ahve a game and if we dont win dont get souped up just remeber we are a team. Yes we are said everybody.
Coach: now go kick some ass
We ran out to the court. The ball was thrown and i ran after it. the whole game i made points. then it was 3.9 seconds and somebody had to shoot the ball. I ran up on the boy and took the ball away from his hand and shot it in the hoop. Yeah everybody screamed they picked me up and walked me out the game. we had won. coach was so proud of us. Ok said coach lets go for pizza. We arrived at the pizza place and we all sat down. Everybody was talking except for me.
Rick: hey kelly you did the thing
Me: thanks
Rick: your a good defense
James: can you just shutup about the game already
Me: are you mad cuzz you didnt make the last shot
James: no but i know who couldnt make their last shot he said
RicK:who?
James: kelly dad
I looked up and threw my drink and cup at him. You jerk i shouted everybody was laughing. he got up and was about to hit me when coach came up.
Coach: whats going on
Me: nothing im just leaving. i walked out the door with tears down my eyes. then my mom picked me up and i got in the care.
Mom: so how was the game
Me: it was good
Mom: whats wrong you sound down
Me: nothing i just dont feel like talking. We arrived home and i went to the bathroom to take a shower and then went to sleep.

Chapter Six

I was over eddies house. We were all laghing. Then his door bell rung. He wlaked up and answered it. Then i saw james walk in the room.
James: you didnt tell me he would be here
Me: i could leave
Eddie: whats wrong with you to
James: no im fine
Me: me too
Eddie: than whats up with all the smart talk to one another
Me: james is mad because i can play ball better than him
John: so hes jealous
James: im not jealous
Me: than why do you keep hurting me and making me feel stupid for likeing you. Everybody looked at me. I just got up and headed out the door. James followed. I started to walk.
James: look im sorry i have been acting like a jerk
Me: yeah
James: look i like you to ut
Me: but what im ugly
James: no i think your the preetiest girl i ever met
Me: i smiled
James: look i guess i was jealous
Me: why your good to
James: yeah but you got better skills
Me: does it really matter i mean for weeks you have been making me cry because your talking about my dead dad
James: look that just came out
Me: well maybe you should keep that to yourself
James: yeah look we cool
Me: yeah we cool
Good he said. then he leaned over and kissed me. i kissed him back.
James: you wanna come to my house
Me: why
James: cuzz but you do0nt ahve to
Me: no i wanna go
Then we wlaked to his house. So were we going i asked. To my room he said.
We walked to his room
Me: wow your room is nice
James: tahnks
I saw all basketball posters everywhere. You really like basketball.
James: yeah i do
Then he kissed me and kept kissing me. He leaned me over to his bed and started to unbutton my shirt. Wait james umm. He kept kssing me. Relax he said. He went futher and then inside me. Then we was done. Then i said i had to go home. I walked to my house and went upstaires. I thought about what i just had done.

Chapter Seven

I walked to the court i saw luke. I walked up to him.
Me: hey luke.
Luke: what up
Me: nothing just pratcing for our game tonight
Luke: no need it got cancaled
Me: why
Luke: cause coach isnt feeling good he threw up twice
Me: oh well that sucks
Luke: look i know you and james are together in all but why
Me: what do you mean why
Luke: before you got here he had so many girls if you know what i mean
Me: but he doesnt have any of them now right
Luke: look i dont know
Me: luke you cant be telling the truth
Luke: wll i am just watch out
Me: yeah.
I walked to james house. he answered the door.
james: hey what you doing here
Me: look james we need to talk
James: sure come inside
Me: we can talk out here
James: ok
Me: look i walked to the court today and luke told me all about you
James: what did he say
me: that you a player and i should watch out
James: what thats insane
I gave him a look.
James: look thats not true and if your going to listen to that then go ahead
He walked to his house and slammed the door. I ran to my house.
I didnt know who to believe right now. But i couldnt worry about that i had basketball to worry about.

Chapter Eight

I was at pratice
Coach: does anybody know were james is
Luke: umm hes not comming today
Coach: how come
Luke: he cant
Coach: well hes one of the best players
Me: if you put me in the lead today coach i gurantee you it we will win.
Coach: we better now get in your lanes
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After the game i walked to james house. He answered the door.
James: what do you wnat
Me: you didnt show up for pratice or the game what happened
James: look i didnt want to see you or luke
Me: what do i have to do with this your the one whose playing the games
James: what games
Me: look if your not going to show up for pratice cuzz something stupid than lose your scholarship
James: look you dont care about nobody but yourself. When were at pratice you never pass the ball you want to be perfect and your not.
Me: look dont get mad because coach never say your the best player
james: look its always a competetion with you
Me: no your the one whose jealous
James: jealous of what
Me: me i yelled
He slammed the door.
Me: yeah go in that house