thank You Harper

The weather is cold, the morning sun feels soft on my skin, we take our positions. Luke on my right and Dave on my left, Dave didn't really have any real motive for joining the race, he just wants to make a mockery out of me. The mistake he made, that everyone made, was that I had trained like a professional athlete during the three years my parents made me stay home, although I never had any real race. This would be my first and I intend to win, even against Luke.

"On your tracks. Get set. Fweeeetttt!!!" The Coach blew.

We immediately take off without wasting a second. Luke has the fastest take off but so did I, leaving Dave behind. I run with everything I have, after getting to quarter of the track, I notice Luke pulling far ahead gradually and Dave catching up.

"My bet's on the new kid." Andy said.

"Oh!oh!oh! You're on!" Megan replied.

"He's pretty good." Claudia said.

"He's obviously an athlete, the way he moves his body, perfectly balancing his weight on both legs, lifting his legs high and fast enough, his take off is almost on par with Luke. That kid is trained." The gym instructor said to the coach.

The finish line was just up ahead and Luke was about to cross it so I keep my mind off wining and just on not letting Dave get past me. Only problem is I am almost out of stamina, everything was gradually going black. Just a quarter more to the end of the race but Dave already caught up with me so I hold on till the end of the line and makes sure I draw with him, we get to the finish line and I fall, blacked out cold for ten seconds or more then I throw up. Dave wasn't expecting what happened and he knows I'd have won if I didn't have a very low stamina gauge, I've always been lazy on stamina.

Luke takes out a bottle of water and hands it to me. "You good?"

I exhale. "Yeah. I'll live." I pour the water on my head, close my eyes and lie for some minutes.I notice a shadow over me, I open my eyes to take a peep. It's Brittney.

"What's your problem??"

"What??" I said with a surprised look.

"I'll say this once. Stop stalking me!" She said then stomps off.

Shortly after Andy and Megan walks up to me.

"This feels familiar 😂 " Andy said as he pulls me up.

"No it's not😒." I replied

"Hi, I'm Megan." She said as she extends an handshake.

Name : Megan Jahking

Age : 23

Height: 5"6

Nationality : American

Occupation: Student

DOB: September 23

"Woody."

"That's one hell of a race, you drawing with Dave puts you in third place for  two hundred metres and fourth place for hundred, that's if the coach decides to recruit you.😌" She said.

"What do you think? " I asked Andy.

"I think he hates you 😂." He replied.

"That obvious huh?"

"You'll be fine😏. He's waiting, we'll be here." Megan said.

"Thanks."

I meet up with the coach.

"Did I make the team?" I asked.

"Did you make the team!? Did you make the team!!?? Is that supposed to be question? Of course you didn't. You took just a lap and you're all stressed out, sorry but I don't recruit people who could die from a race or go just one lap and ware out, even the ladies here have more stamina and endurance than ten of you put together. Go home boy." He said

His words hit me deep but they have some truth in them. I pack my stuffs and go home, I just want to be alone at that moment but of course I couldn't, I share a room with two girls. Luna was too busy reading novels that she couldn't tell or notice the depression on my face but Harper did.

"Are you alright? You look heart broken." Harper said.

"That's because I am."

"Wanna talk about it?"

"No."

She leaves her bed and jumps on mine. " You know what you need right now?"

"What?"

"Anime☺️☺️☺️"

"Oh God! No. " I said as I turn to the other side.

"Trust me." She said as she pulls me back. " I thought you liked anime."

"I do but not as much as you do and i certainly don't want to watch it at a time like this😩."

She goes to her bed and brings her laptop, plug her ear buds in my ears and plays "shield hero" for me.

I sigh and just watch it. After the first five episodes I cry unknowingly. Harper was laughing at me but I was so focus on the anime I didn't notice her. After i finish "Shield hero" I help myself by starting another anime "Kuroko's basketball." I watch it, I laugh hard, cry a little too. It was already night and I didn't even realize I was hungry. I basically took Harper's laptop everywhere in the house, even to take a shit. It was the low battery notification that brought me back to reality, I check the time and it is two forty-five AM

"Wow!" I turn to Harper but she is asleep,so is Luna. I couldn't find her charger anywhere so I turn it off and go to the kitchen to get something to eat. I go back to bed but I couldn't sleep, the anxiety of "Kuroko's basketball" was still in my head, I kept turning around wondering what would happen and how the MC would evolve. After thinking about that thought, I sit up right with another thought. How can I evolve and get better as well, just like "Rock Lee, Naruto, kagami and Kuroko"  I smile and walk to kiss Harper on her forehead and whisper "thank you, I owe you one."

I set an alarm for four thirty then I go to bed knowing what I have to do.