Love & Basketball [Book 1]

Chapter 15

After School Try-Outs

Cymphonique POV

After the school bell rings I head over into the gymnasium fo' the tryouts. As I walk on down the hallway of course I have to run into it. Bahja walks pass me starin' all at me and I do the same to her. It's kinda like a slow motion thing happenin'. None of us look anywhere else but at each other.

I put a smirk on my face tho'.

I walk into the gym to see people in there sittin' onna bleachers. I guess they prolly waitin' or whatever. I just go, sit down and try to chill like the rest.

"Hello, I'm Coach Payne and today is the try-outs. I will not hesitate to kick your sorry butts to the curb if you don't fully live up to my expectations." She said. I think I gonna like her.

"Don't even dare to think that just because a few are stars or are related to them makes you any better. If you don't have what it takes then maybe basketball or any other sport is right for you." Coach Payne said.

"What we do here is very different from the rest of the schools so team up. I want to see who has what it takes and who should be the mascot." Coach Payne said before she blows her whistle.

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"You kicked some serious ass out there Cymphonique." Katrina said.

"Yeah, you were really good!" Willow said.

"Well when you have skills like I do than that out there is nothin'." I said.

Yeah I made the team and the Coach just loves my performance. She couldn't stop braggin', yet she's a bitch too. Ion 'bout her but I'm hip to how these coaches be like anyway. We head over to the closes Rite Aid to get some ice cream. I have a taste fo' Strawberry Shortcake.

We go inna store and I walk straight to the back to get the ice cream. Willow goes in one aisle and Katrina goes in the other. The whole time the cashier is just lookin' at us while we walk. I look back at him 'til he looks the other way. I open up the freezer door and look fo' the ice cream.

Then I just hear endless laughter from whoever comes in the store. Of course it's the ghetto girls... Bahja and her crew. They come in here laughin' wit' their lil uniform on. I grab my ice cream and walk straight up to the front.

"Ooh look at who it is." Bahja said and I roll my eyes.

"Lil Miss Alsina." One of the girls said.

"And who are you?" I look at her.

"Breaunna aka Miss Baby Doll. Who is you?" Breaunna said.

"The bitch that's about to hurt you." I said to her.

"Ooh, this ones kinda feisty. I like her. She should join us." Another girl said.

"The names Zonnique." Zonnique said.

"Ugh! As if." Bahja said. "We should go. We have better stuff to do."

"Like gettin' out my face. That's one of 'em." I said and walk right thru 'em.

I walk up to the cash register and Willow and Katrina comes too. And, of course they had to come and stand right behind us. Willow hands me some shades and says I should try 'em on. Ion really like 'em but she put it on my head and I snatch it off. She starts laughin' and puts it back.

I hear them laughin' behind me and I keep goin' 'til I hear the alarm go off inna store.

"Hey! You stop right there!" He said and comes up to us.

"What?!" I said in frustration when he takes the glasses from off my head.

"I'm calling the police." He looks at me and say and we all take off runnin'.