One on One

He came closer peering into my eyes.

" I hope you know who you're talking to?" His words were steely; he wanted to intimidate me.

I took the last stride closing the little place left between us. I wouldn't be the first to back off. He stepped into my space he would be the first to leave.

"Does it matter." I spit back.

He stood at least a head taller; his eyes green. The color of freshly cut grass after it rained. Embarrassed I had been staring I take a step back. By now I could imagine my cheeks blossoming pink.

I shuffled my feet. Blushing furiously I brush past him, our shoulders knocking against each other. When he groaned I didn't turn around. I dribbled the ball at the end of the court, my wrist rolling on the release into a layup.

***
Justice has been homeschooled for most of her life, so when her parents suddenly decide to enroll her into the local high school for her junior year, things don't go too smoothly. She's against the idea, but the decision has already been made.
With school-life comes new things for justice. Sports, teamwork, and boys. Well, maybe not all boys are new. But as new hardships approach she has to take them on, one on one.