Basket Love 💓

1. Basket Tension

"Let's play basketball first please", pleaded Alex.

"No let's go eat first, we don't have time. There are only 20 mins left till the class starts", Harry retorted.

"let's do what she says", said Alex looking at me.

I flinched slightly hearing what Alex said.

There was a thick fog of tension between the two guys that I clearly did not want to get involved with. While I did not want to let Alex down, Harry was right; we did not really have any time to play. Our plan was to go eat at a restaurant which is 5 minutes of walking distance from uni.

If we played basketball, we were definitely going to get late for class. Plus, it was scorching hot today!

"C'mon guys don't get me in between. Decide it yourselves!", I complained in a higher than usual pitch. There was no way I'm taking anyone's side here!

But...then, Alex looked at me and he kept looking at me until his eyes seduced me into what he wants. " This f*cker!" I thought to myself, crying internally at the crisis I was facing.

Trying not to offend Harry, I just took two steps towards Alex to show my support for him.

Alex smiled instantly at my move. My eyes met with Harry's and I could see a bit of disappointment on his face but he covered it up quickly.

"See, the girl is on my side. So what do you say? Let's play basketball or no?" Alex teased.

Harry looked at me before giving out a defeated smile and finally agreeing with Alex.

Honestly, I don't know why I sided with this idiot. It's 32°C and he wants to play Basketball! I cry internally at the thought of getting all sweaty before the class even starts.

Alex excitedly went to the Basketball's court, taking out the ball from his bag before showing me all kinds of moves. "You won't believe this, but I'm a professional basketball player" said Alex proudly as he made yet another goal.

There is something about seeing a man do what he is passionate about that really warms my heart. He looks so happy and proud of himself and I prayed that he stayed that way.

Harry was too tired or you could say too disappointed to play. He sat on the bench while I played with Alex. 5 minutes went by without us even realizing.

I wasn't really playing; I just occasionally tried throwing the ball into the hoop but other than that it was just Alex showing off his basketball skills. The thought of Harry being disappointed by me was bothering me like a buzzing bee. I just knew I had to make up with him sooner or later.

I met with Harry way before I met Alex, but Alex and I had that instant click that neither of us had expected to have. However, for the sake of old friendship, I knew it was wrong to abandon Harry at the time of conflict and take Alex's side.

After we played basketball for 10 minutes that felt like an hour in the heat, we agreed on going to the class late. Yeah, food is definitely more important to the three of us than the class.

My university has 11 floors and the basketball court is on the third floor. Crazy, I know, but it is what it is. There are lifts to go up and down the building. These lifts are usually very packed in the rush time (minutes before classes start).

Before we took a lift to go to the ground floor, I told Harry that I'll be back in two minutes and told them to wait for me outside uni. I, then, looked in the way of where female's washroom is and he instantly understood what I meant.

I really needed to wash my face and apply some deodorant after playing basketball in such a terrible weather.

When I walked out, I saw both of them waiting outside the washroom and I HAD INSTANT REGRET ON ALL MY LIFE CHOICES. That was so freaking embarrassing 😭.

I pulled Harry to side and yelled in a soft voice "Why did you wait here?!".

"Ofcourse, we couldn't leave you", said Harry as if it was the most obvious thing ever and I was just dumb to not realize this.

"These guys are going to be the death of me!" I thought to myself before pressing the lift's button.

Harry and Alex are actually really good friends. They knew each other before Harry met me. While they fight, they always care for each other. Alex never leaves a chance to give Harry compliments and make him all shy and embarrassed. On the other hand, Harry makes sure that Alex is always okay. They are like fire and water. If Harry is fire, Alex is water. But the irony is that they are both earth signs.

Actually, the three of us are. Alex is a funny Taurus, Harry is a serious Capricorn, and I'm the emotional virgo. All in all, we keep each other balanced.

******* i have always wanted to write a journal or something but I rarely got any time. Thanks to load shedding, nowadays I have a lot of time to write about how my life is going on. I'm really enjoying life right now and I wish this moment never ends. Alex and Harry are aliases that I used for two of my dumbass friends in university. I had to block both of these two idiots on my Instagram to make sure they don't read this. Warna zindagi bhr roast krengy********