Chapter 54

After I could finally stand up without feeling like I was gonna hurl, Sara gave me some food and we ended up going back to my place. I had been with Sara for a whole two days straight. It was great, except for the part where I almost puked ten times or when I almost fell down the stairs. After I got some food in me though I started feeling a lot better. Back at my house we were doing the same thing we were at her house, which was laying on the bed doing nothing. I was reading a book I had read a hundred times and Sara was laying a the edge of the bed on her stomach playing on her phone. I looked up from my book and for some reason got the urge to throw a pillow at Sara. So I did. I hit her in the back of the head and I could hear her phone drop on the floor with a thud.

"What the hell?" Sara asked laughing. I just shrugged and laughed. As she leaned over the bed and reached around under the bed for her phone.

"Avery." She said still hanging off the bed.

"Yeah?" I asked checking out her ass.

"Whats this black case under the bed?" She asked starting to pull it out.

"Nothing." I said as I went back to my book.

"Liar." She said as she climbed off the bed and pulled out the case. I just tried to focus on my book as I heard the clicks from her unlocking the locks on the case. There were 5 of them total. After I heard the fifth one I knew she was going to throw a fit.

"Ave what's this?" She asked even though she knew exactly what it was.

"Whats it look like?" I asked not looking up from the book. I had read the same sentence about a hundred times already.

"It looks like a guitar." She said just staring at it, too afraid to touch it. I groaned and rolled my eyes. I set my book down on the bed and got off to sit with her.

"Why didn't you tell me you play?" Sara asked as I pulled it out and set it on my lap.

"Because I don't play anymore." I said touching the strings for the first time in actual years.

"Why not?" She asked giving me that look that makes me want to kiss her.

"My dads the one who taught me how to play. After he died I just didn't want to play again. I kind of forgot it was under there." I said making a few chords but not actually strumming it.

"Play me something." She said. The look in her eyes told me there was no way this thing was going back under the bed quietly. I accepted surrender.

"Alright ummm let me think." It took me forever to remember what songs I even knew but as soon as I thought of one my fingers just started moving. I started playing Chasing Cars by snow patrol. As soon as I started playing I could see the shock in Saras face when she realized I was actually pretty good. Also I think she recognized the song. I had only played the intro, now I was really going to freak her out.

"We'll do it all..." As I started singing I could tell Sara was freaking out. I had a really good voice. I mean not to be cocky but its true. I got about half way through the song before I decided to stop. I didn't have calluses on my fingers anymore and the strings hurt like a mother.

"Holy shit Avery." Sara screamed as I examined my fingers.

"Why didn't you tell me you could sing?" She asked still screaming. I just put the guitar back in the case and locked it.

"Because it doesn't go with my reputation as a basketball star." I said jokingly and some what sarcastically as I slid the case back under the bed.

"Be serious." She said even though she was giggling a bit.

"Seriously, I just don't like telling people I can sing or that I play. Or played" I said a little too seriously.

"Well I think its an amazing talent, because I can't do either." Sara said

"Yeah I've heard you sing." I joked as she just pushed me over. I came back and laid her on the ground and crawled on top of her. I looked down at her and said

"Just don't tell anyone. Okay?" She just nodded her head and rolled her eyes. I smiled and leaned in for a kiss.

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For the first hour of practice on Thursday Braddock told us all to sit in the bleachers. I sat next to Sara on the top row and Kris was leaning back on my legs since she was on the bench below me. Braddock and the jv and freshman coach were standing in front of us waiting for us to get situation and to shut up. When we did Braddock started his speech.

"Tomorrow is the championship game. The team were playing against is fast, they're tall and they and shoot outside." The team we were playing was called Clark-wood. They were everything Braddock just said.

"For a lot of you this is your last game. We watched film yesterday and you know what we're going up against, but I now how hard you ladies have worked and I know what you're capable of. So we're going to get out there tomorrow and show them exactly what we can do." I could feel the energy flowing though my body. I wanted to just get up and run or do a flip or something. I didn't notice my leg moving but Kris did cuz she slapped my knee to make me stop. I just looked at her and smiled while she rolled her eyes.

"Alright first string on the court. Jv first string you're defense." Braddock said clapping his hands together.

For the next two hours we went over play after play. We were only playing half court and we would restarted the play every time we scored, messed up, or if jv got the ball. I could tell they were getting annoyed having to just play defense the whole time, but its like a right of passage so they could just suck it up.

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After practice we all headed over to Karas house. It was near the high school and about a street away from Kristinas. They were joined at the hip I swear. Sara rode with me because I had picked her up for school this morning. I really don't know what the point of her car was. We never used it, because I always drove us everywhere. When we got to Karas house it was huge, same as Kristinas. Karas mom had ordered like 5 pizzas and had 3 big liters of different types of soda.

"Guys we have to kick ass tomorrow." Ana said as we sat around the table. I just whispered in Saras ear

"She says it like she gets off the bench." Sara and I just laughed and Kris gave me a look. She always knew when I was talking shit, but she must have been thinking the same thing because she just smiled and laughed a bit.

"Were gonna win this guys." Kristina said as she took a bite of pizza. About 30 minutes into team dinner my phone started buzzing. I looked down and saw that my mom was calling. I stood up and walked into the kitchen so I could hear better.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey honey where are you?" She asked.

"I'm at team dinner at Karas. I thought I told you." I said as I played with the cap to one of the sodas.

"Yes you did. I'm going to be working late tonight do you think you could pick up Lucas from practice he just called me saying they got out." As she said this I could tell she was busy because there was a bunch or rustling around her like she was looking for something on her desk.

"Yeah I can go get him." I said kind of annoyed but also relieved. Team dinners were sort of awkward for me even though this was my team.

"Thank you Avery. I'll see you guys at home." My mom said as she hung up the phone. I walked back into the dining room and told Sara

"Hey babe I have to go get Lucas from practice. Do you want to come with me or stay? I know Kris would give you a ride home. You don't like that far from her." I said. I knew she wanted to stay. She was having more fun than I was.

"Do you think she'd be okay with that?" Sara asked questioningly.

"Yeah I'm sure it will be fine." I said thinking it over. Sara just nodded at kris telling me to ask her for sure. I walked around the table to Kris and sat down next to her.

"Hey do you think you'd be able to take Sara home? I have to go get Lucas from practice." Right as I asked her Lucas text me saying to hurry up.

"Uh yeah I mean I guess." Kris said I gave her a quick hug and went back to Sara.

"She said its fine." I said. I leaned over to give her a kiss and then stood up.

"Sorry guys hate to eat and run but I have to pick up Lucas. Bye guys." I said to the whole team. Everyone just said goodbye or waved, someone said be safe. With that I left to go get Lucas.