Lily's POV
Cheer Practice
The captain Cassie, walks in with the glass bowl, containing folded up pieces of paper.
Cassie: Ok girls, this year the panthers are bringing back on old tradition... We're being assigned to football players!
Most of the team squeals in excitement, I lean over to Asia.
Lily: Um... isn't that a little sexist?
Asia: Lily, enough with the feminist crap, it's just a little fun and it strengthens the bond between us and the boys.
Cassie: Ok girls, settle down. Now as captain I'll go first.
She places the bowl down on a table and picks a piece of paper out. She unfolds it and reads out the name.
Cassie: Chresanto!
She shows us all the name written in cursive.
One by one we pick names out the bowl, Asia and I line up for our turn.
Asia: Oh I hope I get my baby.
She crosses her fingers and picks a name out the bowl.
Lily: Aren't you gonna open it?
Asia: I'm too nervous you do it.
She hands me the paper and I open it.
Lily: Jacob L.
Asia's face drops.
Asia: This tradition stupid anyway, it's built on misogynist morals designed to keep women in domestic roles.
She goes and sits with Eunice who is a little upset about her partner too, she got Javi.
Cassie: Lily your turn.
There's two names left in the bowl now and I stopped keeping track of which girl got assigned to what boy. I swirl my hand around the bowl for a minute and picked one out, I remember that no one had gotten Jojo yet. Wait? What if I'm holding Jojo's name? I drop the paper and pick out the other one.
Cassie: Want me to read it?
Lily: Sure.
She opens it.
Cassie: Jojo!
Lily: What?
Eunice: It's ok, you can trade with me if you want Lily.
Cassie: Um no you can't, player assignments are non-negotiable. In my freshman year, there was a girl assigned to her own brother.
Eunice: Wow, this is weird. I got assigned to your boyfriend and you got assigned to our ex?
Lily: Our ex? When did you guys break up?
Eunice: Oh last night, he texted me. I wanted to tell you at lunch but I didn't want to ruin the mood.
Asia: Oh my gosh I'm so sorry.
Eunice: It's ok, I'll get over it.
The gym door opens,a boy wearing a muscle tee holding a gym bag and a water bottle enters the gym.
Cassie: Um excuse me, this is a closed practice.
Boy: Oh I know I'm here for practice.
Cassie: Basketball was cancelled today.
