Suzy: 'I'm happy that i'm able to be of use to you but...Yang...even though i'm able to have your illness to technically not flare up during your games and scrims. You will still have to deal with the brute force of it afterwards as i only can neutralize it during the games and scrims as i don't actually stop it from flaring up.
So if possible you should try to avoid getting hurt as much as you can being that you have to deal with the strain from my system already. With that increasing the more you get stronger so please...do be careful.'
Smiling, after i had heard what Suzy said i gentle 'mhmm...i will moma Suzy...don't worry.' As i giggle internally as i had thought back to what my parents told me leading me to call Suzy my mom as well since she was there at my birth.
Leaving my thoughts before Suzy could say anything being the whistle had been blown twice signaling that a timeout has been called. Taking Lucy hand while i still had the smile on my face before saying "it's ok...Lucy but we have caused the others to worry."
With us looking over to see our coach motioning for us to come to her. When we reach the bench me and Lucy hang our heads knowing that our team is worried and what our coach is about to say.
Coach Ivy: "Yang...Lucy what is going on with you two? you guys have never played this out of sync before. Did the two of you not make up, yesterday after your guys argument?"
I looked at Lucy before lifting my head to look at the coach and said "i'm sorry...we'll do better".
Coach Ivy: Looking at my niece knowing that she said that because she didn't want to talk about it. Sighing as i look at Lucy that still has her head down i say "fine...but if you guys are to continue to play like this one you will be coming to the bench for a breather.
Now get back out there you still have a game to play this is not the time to show that we don't have unison among our best players."
I look at Lucy before heading back on the court, thinking 'even if our chemistry is messed up i'll...just have to wake her up.
This is the only way to get her to realize why things have became the way they are and to show that she doesn't need to worry about me anymore. I can take care of myself as i don't have to be so reliant on her, now we can play as equals and also have her recognize my feelings.'
Jane inbounds the ball to me and the game resumes as i bring the ball down court.
I get to the 3 point line and look at how our team and everyone else is set up. Seeing gaps in their defense because they're trying to prepare for me and Lucy.
I smile and say in my head 'this would have worked if i didn't have my moma Suzy. I'm no longer the old me.'
I change my stance to show that i'm taking on the defender which surprises everyone. The defender smiles and throws up the number 1 and their defense set up for an one on one and i throw up 2 showing.
It doesn't matter if it's a one on one or not i can beat her making them adjust our offense sense if they stayed in that iso defense our players couldn't have gotten open.
The defender looks as if she wants to make me pay for my cocky ness.
I dribble up to her and start increasing my dribble as i do an cross over with an behind the back while i also go between my legs as well before hitting her with an hesi to blow by her to the paint.
Driving the paint the center steps up trying to defend me i hit her with a half spin before going to lay it up. I jump and when i feel her behind me jumping as well i pass it to Lucy with a behind the back pass as she's at the 3 point line in the corner.
Lucy: I catch the ball with a surprise look on my face because i didn't expect the ball to come to me then. 'How did she even know that i would be open at the corner 3...i just got here.'
Shooting the ball seeing a defender try to come back and cover me. Shooting the ball before they reach me i release the ball as i'd watched it going to the rim hitting nothing but net.
The gym is quiet until you hear the clapping and the crowd erupting into cheers. As i'm running down the court i see that Lucy and the coach also the bench look surprised at my play.
As we all get back to play defensive with Lahana inbounding the ball. The point guard for Lahana comes up to the 3 point line and shows 5 fingers to her team as she looks pissed.
But before she can pass the ball i steal it and run down the court as she tries to chase me.
I get to the free throw line and do a floater releasing the ball i start to land as the ball goes through the net as if it wasn't even there.
I turn around and head down the court as i see my teammates still in daze at the show i'm putting on.
Jane: Seeing Yang coming down the court i jog up to her as she smiles at me.
I giggle with my hand to my mouth and say "J if you don't close your mouth you might catch flies."
Jane: "That's what you're worried about, me catcing flies i should be having a thousand dollars with the way your playing. You are playing amazing...scratch that...your playing out of your mind Yang.
I'm used to you reading the other team like you're watching a movie you have already seen. But this Yang its like you know their play book."
Giggling more "Jane, I haven't changed to much i'm just playing the game like i usually have but now i'm just showing what i can do without having to worry about my sickness bothering me as i usually do."
Jane: "Really?...you can play now without your illness bothering you!?"
I wink and say "yup but for now we have a game to win lets go an show them that were not one of the best schools for no reason."
(3rd quarter)
The score is 40-26 as there is 3 minutes left on the clock. I feel the fatigue catching up to me being that my body isn't used to playing 3 full quarters. 'I must have shown that i can play games now without my illness causing me too slow down.'
I get the ball from Lucy as she runs past me while i see that she still can't get in to game mode.
Even though thanks to me she has been able to score her usual amount of points. But her game has been lackluster to the point that the coach has been subbing her in and out the entire game.
I reach the middle between the 3 and half court as a double team is placed on me.
Lucy: 'What am...i doing?...' as i look back to Yang to have saw that she's being double teamed. I move my foot as if i'm goin to help her but i freeze as i do. 'Move!...why can't i move! MY FEET...MY BEST FRIEND NEED HELPS!...BUT YET I..I...'
Stopping what i was about to say before 'is... that...what i really think of her...is that how i... truly...feel about her.'
I lift my head and see that she's trying to break free of the double team Before looking down again.
'Yang has been playing so beautiful...this game...the plays she's made...the way she's been setting me and the rest of the team. Up to score...if...it wasn't for her, we wouldn't be winning this game by the margin that we are.
But behind the beautiful plays she's been doing behind the ways she's been leading us there's...seems to be a meaning to them.'
As the whistle blows snapping me out of my thoughts. I see Yang on the ground i yell out "Yang!" as i run to her as i'm about to say her name and ask if she was ok. Jane steps out in front of me pushing me away from her.