Beauty & The Millionaire

Chapter Three

"Cheaters are cowards that are tempted to chase the fantasy of what could be... Instead of courageously addressing their own self-destructive behavior and cultivating what is."

-- Dr. Steve Maraboli

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Troy

"Bolton! Bolton! Pass the ball!" I heard Nathaniel said out loud.

I threw the ball to him and tried to block the other players with the red shirt from shooting the hoop.

When Nathaniel notice he couldn't make a shot he pass it to Ryan and then Ryan dribble the ball and pass it to me. 

I tried run to the hoop but two players were blocking me. The countdown started going. I had no choice but to jump and make a 3 point shooter. Surprisingly the ball went in.

Everyone on my team cheered so did my coach. 

I walk up to the team we were playing against from, "Nice playing guys. I guess its a tie since last week you guys won in practice." I complimented them.

One of them smile and shook my hand, "Nice playing Bolton." he said, patting me on my back.

I walk away from them and my coach smiled, "Keep playing like that Troy and we'll bring home that golden trophy baby!"

I laugh, "I will coach." I ran into the boys locker.

There was some boys there already. They all clap when they saw me. Jonathan playfully hit my on my hips, "Nice throw man."

"Thanks. How are you and Lindsay?"

He roll his eyes, "We broke up after Chris's pool party."

I raise an eyebrow, "Really? How come?"

Jonathan sigh, "I miss her like crazy dude but every time we do something together..she always fuck up man."

I shook my head and went into my locker, "Girls,"

"Right." Jonathan took off his basketball pants only leaving his fruity boxers. He changed into short jeans.

I took off my basketball shirt and pants. Leaving me with my gray boxers and me shirtless. I only had six pack abs. Some of the guys here likes to stare at me while I take off my shirt then make silly jokes. I put on a black polo shirt and blue straight pants.

Nathaniel walk in the boys locker room and tap me on my back, "Nice throw. Party at me house tonight." he sat down on the bench.

Jonathan throw a towel on him and Nathaniel perfectly catch it. He wrap it around his neck.

"Your throwing a party at you house tonight? How come I didn't get my invitation." Jonathan said.

"You've been such a loner lately without Lindsay. I thought if I invited you, you would not do anything fun there except talk about shitty things." Nathaniel confessed.

Jonathan sat down next to him, "I promise I won't talk about any boring things. Please man."

Nathaniel chuckled, "Okay, okay. No need to cry."

"I wasn't crying I was begging you." Jonathan said.

They both then stare at me.

"What?"

"Who are you bringing with you to the party?" Nathaniel ask me.

"This girl." I answered.

"Who's this girl?" he curiously ask.