"Please, someone tell me why I agreed to this." She murmurs looking around the bleachers, pulsed with a deafening roar, the energy of a thousand fans vibrating through Eliana's bones, causing goosebumps to rise under her shirt.
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[O.O.T.D]
Being a nursing student was already tasky enough, with all the patients at the hospital and long hours lectures in a day, but now attending the university's basketball game was a leap outside her comfort zone, by a long stretch. But tonight, her closest friend Aisha, had dragged her, along side some of their friends/study partners to join. So that's how immediately after she got back from the hospital, she was rushed to take a quick shower, get dressed and sat on the bleachers, waiting to watch an electrifying game, all for her shy friend, and electrifying it was.
"Isn't this amazing" One of her study partners and friend, Brenda says out loud as the UCONN huskies score another goal, close to half time.
"Mhm." Not trusting her words or even understanding anything about the game, Eliana just hums and looks ahead at the players on the court, running around.
The star player, Paige Bueckers, weaved through the opposing team like a whirlwind, her every move met with a collective gasp or an eruption of cheers as she scores, screaming out.
Eliana, despite not being much of a sports fan, found herself captivated by Paige's skills and resilience.
'She's really good.' Eliana thought, staring at the huskies, point guard.
The final buzzer sounded, sealing a victory for the huskies. The crowd erupted, a wave of euphoria washing over the stadium, as the players celebrated on the court, hugging and laughing with one another. Aisha nudged Eliana excitedly, happy that their school won.
"One more win and we can play in the national tournament next month." The only guy amongst them, Cody spoke swinging an arm around Brenda's shoulder as they all laugh and celebrated the win.
"Girly, look who's coming this way!" Aisha whispered, a hint of awe in her voice causing Eliana's heart to lurched, she turns and sees the heap of blonde, walking towards their section, a wide smile plastered on her face, was none other than Paige Bueckers.
Eliana felt a bit small and slowly sank lower into her seat, suddenly wishing she was fast enough to hide her entire head under her sweatshirt. But before she could retreat further, Paige stopped right in front of the group, behind her where some of her teammate, who were doing the same as her.
"Hey, you guys were cheering so loud, I could practically hear you from the court!" Paige boomed, her voice surprisingly warm and friendly, everyone began to congratulate her on the winning shot and everything but it seemed her focus was more on Eliana.
