The Basketball Guys And Their Emotional Gal

1.) The meeting🏀

Loud. That is all that is going through my head. Too much noise. I go out to little area in between the middle and hight school gyms so, no one can see me. I try to ground myself. I softly sing Poor Unfortunate Souls from The Little Mermaid and taped my fingers on each other.

Once I can't hear the basketball shoes hit the floor make that god awful sound. I know it is safe. I let my back hit the wall slowly going down to the ground. My knees come up to my chest, head in my knees. My breath is getting caught as I feel my tears slowly rolling down my cheeks and on my jeans. Luckily when I cry it is silent which means no will come looking for me.

*Laughing* Oh no! I slowly lifted my head, hoping I am just crazy. Standing in front of me is three guys in baseball uniforms, with a wide eyes. God.

"Are..um.......are you ok?" The brown haired one said. A black-curly haired guy slap the brown in the head.
"Oh yea she is definitely ok! No she is not, Bear, use your head! She is crying, how could she be fine?"
Bear snapped back.
"You don't know she could be happy."
"If she was happy she would probably be with her friends or something." Said a dirty-blonde haired boy.
"Ok! I don't know but, you guys know I am bad with people! Especially girls, and when they are crying," Bear pointed his hand at me. "forget it! I am no help. I would probably make her crying more!"

They kept on going back and forth. Oh my god, this is funny. Here I am crying and they are fighting. Trying to hold in is not working, the laughter comes out. They turn and stare at me. Catching my breath so I can speak.
"I am sorry"*more laughter*"it is just. You guy are arguing and I am here crying- laughing now. Thanks" I say smiling up at them.
"Did we make you feel better by.......arguing?" Bear asks.
"I mean I think that is what I said." I half answered half questioned myself.

They look at each other again. I started to get I little self-conscious. I mean, here they are some good looking guys standing here and I am on the floor in my hoodie and jeans. Getting up I start to try to get their names. "Um. So what are your names?" I say quietly as my head goes down. Fidgeting with my necklace a little too. (AN: Image in the top thingy.)

Did they hear me? I wish I was better at social things.
"I am Bear" The brown haired one said.
"My name is Sebastian" Says the one with the dirty-blonde hair.
"And I am Cameron, what is your name?" The one with the black-curly hair.
"Well you see my name is......um my name is Narcissa" I kinda mumbled the last part.
"Did you say Narcissa?" Sebastian said.
"Yes" Looking down at my feet I move them some while also fidgeting with my necklace more.

"I like your name."
Wait what? No one likes my name, everyone thinks that I am a like that one Greek dude or Harry Potter mom, just because my name is Narcissa. With my eyes wide and looking up to see if they are joking.

Both, Sebastian and Cameron, are looking at Bear like he grew a second head.
"Did I hear you right? I you actually like my name? Why?" I say.
"Sorry is that bad? It is a unique name, people will not get mixed up with other people's names, and it's not hard to forget." Bear say with less confidently then when he first said it.
"I have never looked at my name that way."  I say under my breath. Is my name really not as bad as I've been thinking all of these years?
"You are right my name is nice." Smiling up at Bear. He smiles back.
"Oh shit! We have to get out there. Are you good now?" Sebastian says as they all start to speed walk to the double doors.
"Yea. I am good thanks to you guys." They run out there.

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Walking over there too. I put my back to the divider between the two gyms. Standing there watching them shoot a few hoops and then their coach calls their team.

And the game is back on. Bear, Sebastian, Cameron, and their team keep on making their shots. More then my school's team. And it was a pretty close game but, in the end my school lost.

After the game Bear, Sebastian, and Cameron walk over to me.

Why? Only they know, or even they don't.

Bear is at the head in grey sweats, a football hoodie from his school and black Nikes. Sebastian is wearing black sweats, basketball hoodie from his school and blue Adidas. Cameron is in all black. Black sweats, a black shirt, black zip up hoodie, and black Pumas.
"Hello N, what to hang out with us?" Bear asks once we all are standing close to each other.
"Sure. Bear why the nickname?"
"Easier to say then Narcissa."

"Ok, where to?"
"Some place fun." Sebastian said as he smirked.
"What to you mean?"
"It is some place different- that what we mean." Said James. Bear grabs my hand and looks at Sebastian and James.
"I don't like this." I say as Bear take off dragging me too. Letting them take me. They have my full trust, feels like we have known each other forever. Laughing on our way to this place they are taking me too.

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We ran for a long time or maybe I just can't run- it is probably the latter. Running all the way to some park. As we were running I started to think about how comfortable I was with these boys. Bash was nice. Cam was pretty sweet. Bear was sweet, I think? All of them are nice and not assholes, thank god.

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AN:
I hoped you liked that and continue to read. Be safe ❤️