𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 (𝘈 𝘕𝘰𝘢𝘩 𝘑𝘶𝘱𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘤)

• 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗 •

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"Today we're playing volleyball so stay with your class, they will be your team" The gym teacher, Ms. Ali says, signaling us to our spots with her hands. Noah was in the other team. "Max, guess what" She gives me an interested look. "What?" I smile, trying to hold in my laugh. "I suck at volleyball so if we lose sorry" She's stretching her arms, she seems to be very experienced with this. "Don't worry, I'm a pro at this" I smile then look at the other team. There he was, he looked very confident. Ms. Ali blows her whistle. "Start!" Uh, oh. What do I do. I was in the very front. A boy grabs the ball and shoots it to our side. It's heading towards me. Oh, no. I panic and start looking everywhere. "Uh, Max?" I say, getting more worried. "Hit it!" Uh, oh. I suck at this. Okay, calm down. I place my hands together as I had seen the boy do. Here I go. I hit the ball with my hands..a little to hard. The ball hits a kid in the face and he falls back. Shit. Everyone starts laughing. Ms. Ali blows her whistle again and runs to the boy. "Julie! You weren't supposed to hit it THAT hard" Max says from behind. I'm just standing here not knowing what to feel, embarrassment or worry. Noah walks up to me. "You nearly took his eye out" He laughs while chewing on gum. I feel very embarrassed. The teacher is now taking the boy to the nurse, I assume. "You've got strong arms" She laughs shaking her head and walks out the gym. "You weren't lying when you said you sucked" Max blurts out, earning a laugh from Noah. His previous laugh. "Gee, thanks" I say, sarcastically.

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