You head into the change room. Quite a few guys congratulate you and welcome you to the team. A few guys shoot you dirty looks, no doubt uncomfortable with the challenge you provide.
You get talking to one guy named Bryce Wilson. He is very chatty. He talks to you about the team and the school.
"And how about the cheerleaders?" he says. "Pretty great, huh? We've got, like, the sixth best basketball team in town but the hands down best cheerleaders. Hands. Down. Any you like?"
"Uh, I'm not sure yet," you say.
"Katie... uh, Kate Larsen? You're living with her, right? I've always had a crush on her. Like, since we were in grade school. She is so nice and so hot." He looks over at you and turns red. "But, uh, don't tell her I said anything."
"Why not?" you ask.
"Well, like, I'm just Bryce, all the girls know me too well here," he laughs nervously. "I wish I was like you, new kid to school, with all the excitement..."
Bryce rambles on about that while you change. He follows along behind you as you leave the locker room. There you run into Katie, waiting outside for you.
"Hey," she says to you. "Hi Bryce." Bryce mumbles an embarressed greeting. "So you are so good, maybe even better than Jay!" Katie exclaims with a smile.
"Jay?"
"Yeah, Jay Sutter, he's the captain of the team. He is so cool, but I don't think we've ever had anyone who could dunk before!" Katie bites her lip and looks up at you through her hair. "So Alyssa and I were wondering... We were thinking about cutting class and wondering if you wanted to come with...?"
|