Knowing Asher

Chapter|22|

I woke up today with a big smile on my face.

'8am sharp, don't be late'.

Hearing his voice always make me feel so giddy and happy. I headed to the bathroom quickly and brushed my teeth. Putting on a short and T-shirt with black trainers. I put my hair in a ponytail.

"Where are you heading to so early?" Amanda grumbled as I checked myself in the mirror.

"To see Asher." I replied and she sat up quickly. Any sign of sleep from her face gone. "I will tell you everything when I come back." I said quickly, and rushed out of the room.

I spotted him waiting close to the elevator typing on his phone. I took a moment to admire him. Dressed in shorts and T-shirt. His hair was a lot messier than usual.

"Morning." I said in a chirpy voice immediately I got to him.

"A minute early. Not too good." He said, and I was shocked that was all he have to say.

"You are a lot meaner today. You could at least respond to my greetings." I huffed puffing out my cheeks in annoyance.

"I was just messing with you. Morning, did you sleep well?" He asked.

"Yeah. You?"

"I slept well. Let's quickly head out because we are leaving here by 10am. We are going to train for an hour." He said, and I nodded in understanding.

We headed out to the basketball court.
"First we jog round the field to exercise our muscles. Let us do three laps." He said and I started running round.

He finished his laps before me. "We play with the ball. It's not an easy task to collect the ball from your opponent. You have to be fast and sharp when it comes to tackling. Now try." He said and I tried my best to collect the ball.

He wasn't making it easy for me and I was frustrated. I managed to collect the ball and a wide smile took over my face. "You are doing great." He commented and I smiled at him.

"Now try to make a three-pointer. The way you did it the other day." He said, and I smiled at the fact that he remembered our first meeting.

I focused my attention on the net and inhaled sharply as I watched the ball move. I pumped my fist in the air when it entered the net. I was glad I didn't make a fool out of myself. "Not bad." He muttered and held out his knuckles. I bumped mine with his.

"Let's us play a ten minute game to review all you have learnt." He said, and collected the ball immediately.

"You have to be on guard every time." He scolded as he threw the ball into the net.

I nodded and tried to collect the ball from him. He never goes easy on me. He could at least allow me to have this little moment of victory.

I groaned out in frustration when he won.

"That is all for today." He said and poured water on his face.

I swallowed hard as I watched him. I quickly averted my gaze to the net looking at it like it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

"You need water?" He asked shaking his head to get the water out.

I nodded and he tossed me his water bottle. I wasn't sure if I was suppose to drink directly from the bottle since he has also drank from it. It was dumb but that would be an indirect kiss.

You are the only one giving this much thought.

I read too much meanings into stuffs. I drank directly from the bottle and mumbled a thanks as I gave it back to him. We started our jog back to the hotel. I just hoped there wasn't another fan girl waiting for him in the corridor.