Don't Mess with the Status Quo

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

Though it's highly expected, it still came out so startlingly quick that thick and heavy silence wraps the place along with hushed gasps of surprise. Before everyone knew it, the ball was already shot like a bullet in its full force - as rapid and ferocious as a flash of lightning.

Just as they expected from one of the academy's varsity top players, Jeremy's hurls and throws are merciless. 

"Serves you right-"

Right then, though, he suddenly came to a halt.

Hal managed to catch the ball just by simply raising one arm forward and seizing it with his bare hand. Thrown off guard, some of the onlookers let out gasps of astonishment while others can only gape with their eyes as wide as saucers. 

By this point, Zeke and the others who are waiting for the two of them back in their table have also started watching the scene.