Grateful (Hayes Grier Fan Fic)

Chapter 5

Harleens POV

I woke up in the morning feeling drained of all energy. It was 12. Yah I know I woke up late. I got up, brushed my teeth and took a shower. I was feeling cold so I put on an Obey sweatshirt and some Lululemon shorts. I made my way downstairs and started making breakfast- pancakes. When I was done I left some for my dad and sat down to watch some TV. By instinct I went to the ESPN channel to see if there was a basketball game on. Then it clicked. I'll go play ball at the community gym. I pulled out my phone and checked to see if there was one close by. It was 5 minutes walking distance so I left a note on the counter to let my dad know where I was. I put up my hair and started walking. When I got there I rented the ball and literally ran to the gym. I was excited. As I got closer I heard a ball bouncing. I walked I to the gym to see a boy about my age dribbling the ball around. He had piercing blue eyes, dark brown hair that stuck up. He was muscular too. I ignored him and went to the opposite side of the gym and started playing. It felt so natural to dribble the ball around. I went behind-the-back, through-the-legs and took a shot. Swish. I still had my skill. If everything else was gone I knew I still had basketball. I stopped playing and realized that the boy was watching me play. He looked at me.

"Hi" he said.

"Hey" I said back.

"My names Hayes, are you new here?" He said. He that type of look and talk that I knew he was the popular jock at his school.

" My names Harleen and yes I'm new here" I answered.

" Your an amazing basketball player wanna one on one?"

"Sure". Why not? I thought. What would happen? I put my balk down and told him to go first. He dribbled around but didn't pull any moves so I stole the ball and did a lay-up. I ended up winning the game and after we both sat on the bench. " Is ball your sport?" I asked him. "Nah its all about football" he said smirking. "I just play basketball because it's fun". I looked at my phone it was 5:15. Shoot. I got up quickly. "I have to go" I said and I ran out of the gym. I ran all the way back home and went to go change. I put on shorts and a black crop top. I let down my hair and put on a snap back. Then I ran out the door to Elizabeth's house. I knocked on the door and Elizabeth opened. "Hey Harleen" she said. I walked in and she explained what to give Skylynn to eat and when to put her asleep. I nodded letting her know I understood and then she gave me her number and left. I sat down on the couch and watched Skylynn play with her horses for a while when I heard someone coming down the stairs. I turned around and recognized those beautiful blue eyes. It was Hayes.