AND THE WINNER IS
For You In Full Bloom
I chewed the insides of my cheeks as I wiped my sweaty palms on my jersey, feeling a bit light headed. I watched Kris headed to the officials table to inform them of the players changing and glanced at Chanyeol.
He looked even worse than me. We haven't even stepped onto the court but he's already sweating buckets. Kai kept murmuring for him to relax and not be too nervous. Chanyeol just nodded distractedly.
I clapped his back and he turned his head towards me. I grinned widely, hiding my own nervousness. "Head in the game, Channie. The team needs you."
His eyes lost a little of that clouds of doubts, his jaw clenched as he nodded once. He lifted his head and walked into the court, getting into his position. Chen n Baekhyun made themselves heard over the roar of the crowd, screaming for their friend.
Kai slapped my back and yelled fighting before he walked over to the players' bench and sat there with Tao. Lay even managed to grab hold of my wrist and asked me to slay everyone on the opposing team. Why everyone thought he was the healing unicorn was beyond me.
I took a deep breath before forcing myself to take the first step onto the court. I instinctively searched for Sehun and found he's already keeping his eyes on me. He flashed me a rare smile and mouthed a good luck at me.
I could suddenly understood the phrase 'I believe I can fly' perfectly.
I got into position and waited for the whistle. My time to shine, baby. Let's fly.
As expected, Kris managed to tap the ball from the tip-off into our side. The ball landed in my hands and I felt a surge of adrenaline ran through my body. I signaled with my eyes for them to push their way close to the basket. My strategy was for the other three to crowd the inside of the circle and made sure to keep the opponent in there with them.
Luhan nodded as he kept close to my right side. I stopped short in front of the line and dribbled for time. I faked a pass to Sehun who's in front of me and the opponent kept his hands up. Kris and Chanyeol stayed by their positions under the basket. Luhan pushed his way through and Eunhyuk tailed him.
Once all the players were inside the circle, I drifted to the right and changed the pace. Luhan caught my signal and stepped outside the circle. I passed the ball mid-dribble and he caught it. He calmly jumped and shot the ball and Eunhy
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