" ladies ..this is the game to go to championship, how bad do y'all want this !?"
" are y'all gonna go out there and play like y'all already won the championship!?" Coach shouted .
" yes coach !" We all yelled back .
" we got ten minutes before we go out so - I want y'all to start getting in the mindset right NOW if you haven't already , let's break down " .
We all stood up and got in a circle with our hands up " the grind don't stop on three! 1,2,3 the grind don't stop !" We shouted .
I sat down on one of the chairs and fixed my shoe laces . We could hear the crowd from the locker room which shocked all of us .
We were playing in a real stadium and it felt so real that I couldn't believe it .
It's been a year and I'm now a senior meaning I graduate in three almost two months . I turn eighteen in three weeks and as much as I say I'm ready..I don't think I really am .
Over the year me and Mikey rebuilt our friendship, there would be a little bit of flirting but we're good friends .
Also , me and shareef kissed..well-he kissed me . It was a one time thing but we're still best friends and so are me and skye .
Soon enough it was time to go out so we all lined up in order waiting for our names to be called .
"Standing at 5'8 ,playing point guard ..number twenty four ; Simone James!!" .
I jogged through the little tunnel there was and ran on the court as everyone screamed and I noticed the whole gang and family was here .
I stood on the sidelines and stretched a little while the last three players got called .
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" open! Open !" I shouted and my teammate arianna did a no look pass to me and I caught it .
One of the girls from the other team instantly ran up to me so I started dribbling in between my legs and as I tried to move around , she followed my every step until I made her fall.
I stepped back and shot a clean three making everyone go crazy .
Since I was close to the sideline , dad was standing up cause he was hype " next time you get the ball, dunk it !" He patted my head and I nodded and started jogging to the other side of the court .
The score was 38-42 , we were losing but it's only the third quarter, if coach puts my girl Ciara in with me then it's over with .
As one of the girls dribbled in between her legs , she lost the ball so I I took it and ran down the other side of the court and dunked it .
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My teammates on the sidelines went crazy and so did everyone in the stands .
As I stood fully up , I put my hands under my jersey number and pointed at the ceiling .
The score was now 40-42 ..
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" post x , post x!!" Ciera shouted . There was a minute left in the game and it was tied right now 65-65 .
Janiah passed the ball to cierra and I jogged to the side of the rim waiting for her to find me .
She was about to run but the back got took so we started running to the other side and as one of the girls went for a layup , my teammate jasmine blocked it .
The ball went straight back to cierra . We jogged back over to our side and everyone started counting down the time on the clock .
" six, five , four , three.."
She passed the ball to me and I faked it , took a step back and shot another three .
As the ball went through the net the buzzer went off and the whole team came on the court hugging me and screaming making me smile .
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" before you guys head out ..simone , go ahead and cross out that box " coach smirked .
We had four boxes on the dry erase board for the final four games. I grabbed a marker and crossed out our game and the only box left was the championship.
" we going to championship bitches !!" We all shouted making coach laugh .
I went out of the locker room and took some pictures with fans and then I went to the gang and my family .
" ayeee! There's miss thirty points " my dad joked and gave me a hug .
All the guys greeted me and I hugged skye . " this dunks and threes was something crazy , your like ..better than your dad . No offense " Dior said making us all laugh .
" none taken " dad held his hands up .
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" we going out to eat or..?" I asked as I came back from taking pictures with some more fans .
" I was thinking going to the arcade too " ja said and they agreed .
Thank god I drove here cause I wasn't tryna hop in somebody else car and they start driving slow .
" Ight , I gotta go home and take a quick shower-"
" everyone just meet up at the house then , come on cause it's hella traffic " dad said and all of us hurried out the stadium doors where people and reporters took pictures and asked questions .
I walked to my car and skye , Josh , Dior and my teammate Ciara got in with me .
" bro who put on Megan thee stallion ?" Ci groaned from the back seat .
" you don't listen to Megan ?" Dior asked . " I'm gay..i don't listen to that shit " all of us laughed .
" mann turn it up !" Josh said and skye did it for me . As I pulled up to a red light , ja's car was on my left and Bronny was on my right .
Brandon , Mikey and amari rode with ja . Jalen rode with Bronny , shaqir ,me'arah,Amirah and reef .
The others were behind us . " Aye ! bitch, I'm a problem nobody solvin' , You can keep hating, I'm poppin' regardless! He want a bitch look like Megan Thee Stallion , Don't want your nigga 'cause I want his daddy!!" Me and skye shouted out the windows .
" ayee, ayee!!" Ja recorded me "I'm a Hot Girl, don't try it at home,I wear the shit that be showing my thong ! I like to drink and I like to have sex, I fuck the niggas that's cutting the checks!"
"I'm telling your father !" Amari shouted . I stuck my middle finger up and drove off when the light turned green .
