Chapter 7: Ollie

My favourite moment nowadays is when I'm with Shernia. I don't have any siblings but still mom and dad have no time for me. I'm used to their attitude towards me now. When I was little, I thought maybe if I get good grades, they'll be good to me. Because I've always seen Dylan's mom to force him for getting good grades. So did other parents. At that time, I used to play alone most of the time. Then I got to be friends with Dylan.

I don't want to recall my lonely past. My only target of life is to live every moment of present and never feel lonely like before. Luckily Shernia came to my life at my hardest time. She made me feel how to live a life on all my own. She taught me to ignore the brainless people and be myself at every aspects. She's younger than me but maturer in mentality. Others wouldn't accept me as their friend for some reasons which is still unknown to me. In one word, Shernia is the one who helped me to grow up.

-"Looking at the ground makes me feel like playing basketball..."

I just uttered it and Shernia became 200% more energetic hearing that. She always plays with me and it was me who taught her to play basketball. She's quite athletic and learnt fast.

-"I'd love to play with you but I'm on my period and it's not safe to play now."

Other girls act as if it's a private thing, but I can't understand why I'm blushing and turning all red when she takes it very normally.

-"Well, I didn't ask, so you shouldn't say these to me." I know I sounded a bit shy but I regretted just the next moment for acting like a immature kid.

-"Why are you blushing? It's just normal! Don't you know about girls' physiology? Oo!You're turning red again!" She's laughing like a crackhead again. The way she jumps, runs and acts restlessly all the day, none could imagine that she's sick. However I started to walk quickly to avoid the situation. Things never get awkward for her as she enjoys all her embarrassing sides. It makes me laugh from time to time though.

I can see two heads near the ground stepping towards it. One is Emmaline and I could say it seeing from far behind cause the only pinkhead girl in the whole college is she. But who's the another one? Doesn't seem like a girl. He's a boy, well none of my business, I should carry on what I was doing.

-"You would better act like a girl now, otherwise that Emmaline will again spread rumour of you being PSYCHOPATH". I whisper to her ear. This teasing sentence works best on her.

-"You think I care! Try to say it once again. I dare you to say." She's wrapping her right hand around me trying to choke me as a punishment. I tapped on her hand for 5-6 times and she loosened it.

I stopped right there and tried to connect the dots. Like seriously! The thing I was afraid of has already happened! It's that Dylan Gill! Gosh! He's been more handsome. I can't move. I need time to adjust with this damn reality.

-"What the hell is he doing here!" I said without even noticing. I wanted to pretend that I don't know him. But I just now made it clear enough. We're standing face to face, Emmaline is standing beside him, and Shernia is with me.

-"Yeah? You know him? I never saw him before. Is he new here or something?" Shernia can't understand the situation here and it's just normal for her to not understand. I don't want to avoid her question, but I have to do it now.

-"Oh, you two know each other? That's good, then you can play a match here." That idiot Emmaline suddenly popped up with her lame offer. But there's no logical reason to reject her offer. Wait, what! She thinks we know each other and not answering her now will just help her to reach to a conclusion.

-"What? No way, I don't know him!" I put up with my strong negation and sorted that he said the same thing with me. Could it be more disgusting, embarrassing and stupid! I don't think so.

-"I don't know him but I'd like to play a match with this dude." I said with a fierce look in my eyes indicating him.

-"Yeah, I'd love to!" he also replied confidently which is bothering me.

-"Okay then, I'll be referee." She's smiling as if something great happened. Both these two are getting on my nerve.

I looked at Shernia's smile and then put my full concentration on the game. I know it's not some kind of official match. But still I won't go easy on him. He should know his place before challenging me. Well, I gotta admit that he's a good player. So I need to work harder to keep on being the best here. Basketball match is the most interesting when both team players are in a competitive mood. I just became sure of our interesting match hearing the applause around the ground. Wow, whole campus is witnessing our cold war... no not cold war, more like a different fight! That's great!