Needing One Another

Chapter 3: The meet up

After class was over, the whole entire day went by fast. I kept thinking what happened this morning. But it didn't matter. I came home and saw a package at the door. My father and I have been waiting for a package from my older sister, Lucy. She's in medical school to become a doctor. Even though I haven't seen her in years and I miss her dearly, I know she's making good decisions with her life. Me on the other hand, I have so many options to pick. I could either go to Juilliard for art or become a doctor like my sister. I want to help save lives, but I also love art. I would be going in my mom's footsteps. My father would think I would go into my mother's footsteps. She was on the basketball team. She was the best and she got a scholarship for it.When I remember when I was little, mom would teach me how to shoot and dribble I mean I love basketball. I would play with they guys most of the times. But I have other passions.. Choosing my path is so hard. I'm afraid if I choose the wrong path, I could regret my decision. I grab the box and bring it inside the house.  I'm not gonna open the box. Dad is still at work, so I'm home alone. I head upstairs and I get a text from Bella.

B(Bella)- Meet us at the basketball court like always.
C(Charity)- Okay. Be there in 20.

I change into my basketball shorts and a tank top. I grab my basketball and walked out. I plugged in my earbuds and I run towards the court while dribbling the ball. I close my eyes to feel the wind hit my face while running. I opened my eyes and I bumped into someone.

"Ey! Watch it!" he yells.

"My bad. I should've opened my eyes earlier...You! You're the one who made out at my locker." I said annoyed.

"I have a name you know."

"Oh yeah. Isn't it Austin?"

"Oh wow! So Prick was right that you don't socialize much." He said with a smirk. "You must be really innocent." He takes my basketball and starts spinning it with his finger.

Crossing my arms I say "Excuse me! You know nothing. So back off." This guy is trying to get under my skin.

"I don't hear a please."

Rolling my eyes I said. "Please."

He takes out his hand for me to shake "I'm Ashton. Let's have a truce." I don't know why, but I gave him my hand and shook it. His hand is warm.
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"Um... truce. I'm Charity. Now can I have my ball back." I took my hand away and he looked at me like he's waiting for me to say something.

"Pleasseeee!" He gave me a smile.

"No." And he started running with my ball. Before I knew it, I was chasing him. We both started laughing and passed a house with vicious dogs. I heard them barking nonstop. One broke out of the gate. A black shepherd started chasing me. Ashton notices the dog and grabs my hand and we sprints into an alleyway to hide from it. When we ran to the alleyway, I was out of breath. I realized I was not in good shape anymore. I took another step and I tripped. Ashton puts down the basketball. He caught my waist and pulled me up. His warm hands tight on my waist.

"Um...thank you." I looked up into his eyes. They're dark blue like the ocean color, but if you come a little closer their lighter like the sky during the day.

"Watch your step next time, Cherry" We locked eyes.

"Cherry?"

"Think about it and you'll know." I'm so confused. Why Cherry? We were so close that I felt so warm. But then the wind came in and I started shivering. He noticed, letting go of my waste and taking a few steps back. He took off his hoodie and gave it to me.

"It's okay. You don't have too." I said.

"No I want too."He takes the goodie and puts it in my hands. He's a gentleman. I didn't have no choice but accepted it and put it on. It was big on me that it covered my shorts. But it was comfy and warm.

"Thank you." I said giving him a smile. I noticed his black shirt was clinging to his body. I looked away and converted sight to his face. I realized he was studying me. The way he looked at me, I should be feeling uncomfortable, but I wasn't.

I realized where we were and blurt out, "I should get going. The guys might be wondering where I am. I'll see ya." I started walking away and felt a pair of hands over my wrist holding me back.

"This is the second favor you owe me, Cherry." He winks at me and walks away.
Minutes later, I arrived at the court. I saw my buddies were in a game. Joey, Max, David, Ron, Alex, and Toby who are on the basketball team are playing against each other. I saw Bella and sat next to her.

"Where have you been?" she asked.

"I was on my way and something weird just happened." I gave her a look of not wanting to talk about it.

"Okay. But you know you'll tell me eventually." She said worried but with a smile.

"Yeah I know." She'll know eventually. It's just I want to keep it to myself for a while. I need to know what this means. What is this feeling between me and Ashton about. All I know is that he seems like a player, but is sweet and a gentleman. I'm thinking to much about this. Shaking my head. I warm up and jump into the game.
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