Basketball (2)
The New StudentHe grabbed his gym-bag from the back seat while I exited with my backpack. The Floosom Stadium was huge!
"C'mon, lets go Mari."
We walked towards the entrance and opened the doors, only to get blasted with air conditioning.
"It's cold!" I rubbed my bare arms that were exposed by my short sleeved shirt.
Hansol laughed. "When you become an athlete, you start to appreciate the air conditioning and sometimes you want it to be colder. But here." He tossed me my bag, which I caught by surprise. He took off his black turtleneck sweater, revealing a white shirt underneath. "Now we trade." He took his gym bag from me while handing me his sweater. "Stay warm. Don't catch a cold."
I looked at him weird. Did he really expect me to somehow acquire a cold here?
"Hey, I'm just being an over-protective boy caring for a girl. You should appreciate me worrying for you. Hmph." He smiled in a funny way, making me laugh.
"Wait Hansol," I remembered something that he had told me in the car. "When are you going to eat?" I checked my phone. It was 4:30. "When does warm up start?"
"It starts at five. We still have plenty of time."
"What are you going to eat?"
"You!" He me with a scary look on his face and I gasped with horror.
He snickered at my reaction. "I'm just kidding. I'm playing with you Mari."
I felt myself blush. "Hey!" I called out indignantly. "Whatever, lets go eat."
"There's a small food court in here. We can eat there. First let's buy your ticket for entry."
I paid four dollars and acquired a yellow ticket. I followed Hansol through a series of turns into a food court.
"Ta-da!" He smiled. "What shall we eat?"
It smelled really good. There were many fast foods available that smelled delicious but I turned away with much difficulty to face the salad bar. "Salad," I said. "If you're going to be playing that game, you're going to need some good, healthy food."
"No, Mari, let's choose something else..." He whined, sticking out his lower lip.
"No. We're eating salad. You're going to get a stomach ache while you play!"
"Fine," h
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