Age Is Just A Number (A Blake Griffin Story)

Chapter Three--Detention

"Anna. Psssst."

"What?"

"Sooo how was practice?"

"It was good." She seemed kind of tense.

"Just good? I think it was amazing and I have to agree with you on Blake."

"Oh, so now you call him Blake too."

"Yeah yeah. You're right he's quite hot. And he even looked at me a few times."

"Oh god Dana. He looked at a lot of girls. Don't think you're something special to him."

"Ok? Now I think you should really take a chill pill. What happened?"

"ANNA , DANA!!!!! Could you please do us the favour of being quiet or sharing your conversation with us?!"

"Sorry Mrs. Fry."

"Do you wanna join practice from now on?"

Anna did not respond.

"Anna come on, because I think I'm gonna do it."

I looked up from my desk and saw Mrs. Fly glaring at me.

"That's enough Dana. Detention. Tomorrow after school!"

"What?!"

"Oh, ok I see you want another hour. Do you want to say anything else?"

*A FEW HOURS LATER*

After school I went to Alex' bike and told him everything.

"Oh baby. Next time you have to be more careful or don't talk at all."

"I know. But now we can't go to the pool tomorrow."

"That's ok, we can go next Friday. "

"Ok. If you say so."

I heard a car door slam shut and turned my head. It was Blake. Oh he must've heard our conversation. Now he knows that I have detention.Great!

Alex dropped me off at home and we kissed goodbye. I told him that he could come inside but he said he had something to do.
At home I ate something and called Anna. I wanted to talk to her. But she did not answer her phone nor reply to my texts.

I was so frustrated and sad that I fell asleep before my parents even came home from work.

*THE NEXT DAY*

"Bye mom. Like I said I'll be coming home later today. Love you."

"Yes honey, be careful."

I told my mom about detention and she was not mad at all.

I went to the bus station and got into the bus.

Alex only drives me to school on Thursdays. But he picks me up everyday after school.

In school I was so bored. But luckily time went by fast. And after the fifth lesson I went to the secretary to find out where I would be having detention.

"Hello Dana." Mr. Young, our principal, said.

"Hello sir."

So most of the teachers are gone and the few who are here have to prepare their next lessons or exams. So I thought that I should just let you go this time but then someone had an idea.

My expression went from sad to happy to sad.

Mr.Griffin said he could find something to do with you for the next two hours. He's waiting in the gym.

"Ok. Thanks"

Great :(I thought as I went to the gym.

Arriving at the gym I could already see his bright smile from far away.

"Hello Dana, right? Come here. I thought we could maybe practice a bit.

"For two hours?!!?"

"Yeah, come on it'll be fun."

"I don't have anything sporty to wear."

"I think you look good like this."

"Fine."

We went to the basket and he handed me a basketball.

I threw and it and scored.

"Not bad, but try it like this, so you'll have a better chance to score every time."

He got behind me and put his big arms around my shoulders and onto my small ones. Then he told me to shoot the ball and it landed into the basket. We mostly played one on one and practiced free throws. He even showed me how to dunk. It was crazy. He jumped to the basket like it is the most normal thing in the world to do and slammed the ball in.

"Wow I wish I could do that too."

"Oh you can. I can help you."

"Ok show me."

He came towards me and put his hands around my waist.

"Can I?"

I nodded my head.

He picked me up and walked me to the basket. I shrieked a bit and laughed.

"Dunk the ball."

"Haha ok."

I slammed the ball into the basket and laughed even more.

He put me back on the ground and laughed too.

"What's so funny?" He asked.

"Nothing, I'm just ticklish."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah. But don't you dare. I laughed as he came towards me.

He stopped and said: "Nah I'm not that bad."

By the time it was already 4 pm. Detention started at 2:30 pm so we had 30 minutes left.

"Ok this has to stay between the two of us. I'll let you go a bit early, ok?"

"Ok, but I have to wait like 65 minutes for my bus anyway."

"Oh, I can drive you home."

"You don't have to do that."

"Come on."

I thought about it. I mean how often do you get to drive home with an NBA superstar?!

"Ok."

We went to his car and he opened the door for me. Oh if my mom knew about this she would totally freak out. I mean she told me not to drive with strangers but come on, it's Blake Griffin.

"So how old are you, if I'm allowed to ask."

"I'm eighteen but I'm turning nineteen in a few months. And you?"

"Oh I'm 26."

"Wow that's old." I said without thinking.

"Really?!?"

"Sorry but I mean that's older than ME."

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-Sofia