As I walked out of the gym I see Shorty come out of the Ladies Locker room. She has a smile on her face that I know is from me. Then she sees me and her face freezes. She quickly starts fumbling with her zipper. That's when I see a 7 on her globetrotter jersey. She really had fangirled over me. So I was going to do the same for her.
I walked past her with a nodd and headed straight to the office. "How can we help you?" The secretary asks me.
"I need a new jersey for the new girl on the team and I need it by tonight." I respond quickly.
"Okay, can do. What size?"
"My size." I say in a duh tone.
"Adult Large?" She asks looking at me like I'm not in the mood for this.
"Yes. " I say trying to be more polite than I just was.
"What's the name?"
"Shorty."
"Number."
I think fast and pull up her instagram page and when I see 44 I immediately pick that one. "44"
"Okay, it'll be ready by 5 tonight."
"Cool, thanks.One more favor?"
She gives me an annoyed look.
"Get one for every member of the Harlem Globetrotters in their size. By next weekend?"
"I guess."
"Thanks!" I say one last time before walking out. 3 hours until 5. What was I going to do till then? Its the middle of January. Its not like theres a lot of stuff to do! I decide to meet up with Hacksaw. He'd be here in 10 mins. I sit down on a bench and decide to follow Shorty. That's when I realize that I'm already following her.
Her account is full of 4 main subjects 1.) Selfies 2.) Friends 3.) Sports 4.) Me I was flattered but at the same time she knew everything about me and I knew next to nothing about her. Other than the obvious fact she was beautiful.
I happened to glance down the hall to my left and see a composition book. I walk over to it and pick it up. On the cover it says Lindsey's Stalker Comp. Book Lol 2001
I open it and see pictures of at first One Direction then as the composition book continues it changes topics to Harlem Globetrotters. There was 4 people she obsessed over 1.) Me 2.) Sweet J 3.) Cheese 4.) Hacksaw She had us all labeled. I was the amazing one. Sweet J was the inspiring one. Cheese was the attractive one. Hacksaw was the funny one.
At least I was the amazing one. "Hey Cous." I hear Hacksaw say behind me.
"Hey!" I say shaking his hand and giving him a hug.
"The rookie make it?" He asks me biting his lip. Meaning Is she hot?
"Yeah, she made the team. Shes 5'2.5 " I tell him.
"They come up with a nickname for her yet?"
"Yup, Shorty."
"I like that name. What she look like?"
I turn on my phone punch in my password. I already had her instagram up so I showed her to him.
"Dang. Wait. I think I'm following her on Instagram already. Who cares? She's hot. I have dibs."
"That's a bummer. I already have a date with her tonight. So looks like I have dibs. " I say laughing.
"Not fair!"
"You know it is. "
We head to the gym. He grabs a ball as do I and we take seat in the bleachers and just mess around with balls and make small talk. Finally 5 rolls around. I make my way with Hacksaw to the office.
"What are we doing here?" Hacksaw asks.
Without looking up from the computer the secretary hands me the Jersey. I hold it up for Hacksaw to see. "Why?" He says laughing at me.
"She was wearing my jersey this morning."
He finally gets it and looks at me approvingly. I go out in the hallway and he follows me I strip of my globetrotter jersey and replace it with hers.
I walk out in the parking lot throwing my clothes into the trunk. I wave goodbye to Hacksaw and duck into my new blue Porsche.
