Playful Heart [COMPLETE]

Chapter eight: Basketball

Chapter 8

Masato

I’m walking to my locker when some random guy blocked my way.

“Excuse me?” I said.

“I’m Haru Hiroaki!” he introduced with a challenging tone.

“So? Out of my way”

“I’m challenging you in a basketball”

“Basketball?”

“Yes”

“I don’t have time for this” I said, walking, passing him.

“The prize is Aika” he yelled, “I’m Aika Asami’s best friend, childhood friend perhaps. I’ll convince her to be your girl if you’ll win”

I looked around to face him.

“Just one game” I grinned.

Aika

I arrived at school 5 minutes late. Everyone’s attention is on me, glares and stares.

I had enough of this.

“Hey, did you hear? Masato is playing basketball with some Haru guy” I overheard.

Haru? Masato? What’s gotten into Haru?!

I ran towards the school’s gym.

It’s crowded; everyone’s there – cheering for Masato, of course.

The score is 4 – 4, Masato’s moves are swift but Haru’s jump shots are deadly.

I saw Haru play back then, he’s the varsity player of our school back in middle school. He’s good in playing; I can’t say Haru doesn’t have the looks, because he does. In our school, girls always confess to him. But he always say that his heart is set on someone yet he doesn’t want to tell me.

There’s only 10 seconds left,

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3, 2, 1. Haru shoot the ball – shoot!

The game ends in 4 – 5 , Haru won.