Episode 2 - Boy's talk

The team won the match without much difficulty, the hardest matches were yet to come. The boys were happy, jumping, and shouting in the corridor on their way to the changing room.

-        “Hey, Sean, that girl from our class is always cheering for you,"  said Axel, teasing him.

-        “Shut up! are you jealous or what?" said Sean.

Axel clung to Sean's shoulder and whispered in his ear

- "You know what? She suddenly got my attention. You wouldn't mind if I steal her from you\, right?"

Sean stopped annoyed "what does it have to do with me?"

“Hey, stop it! hurry up and change!" Said Shane looking at them. He continued "There's a party afterwards!"

Axel ignored him and continued, “Well, Sean, I am gonna confess to her after the party, huhu, you can have her friend if you want, hahaha..."

“You are kidding, right?" said Sean laughing, "Wait, you don't remember who's Ivy's friend, do

you?  she was in our same year in middle school... She used to be the ace of the basketball team, haha, don't tell me... Ok, forget it, I don't want to know what you were into back then."

"Haha, no you don't," said Axel winking his eye.

Shane got curious. "Hey Sean, why isn't she playing now? The female team is always scouting for new

players. Should we ask her to join them?"

Sean hesitated for a moment. The answer came out cold, "I don't think they want her in their team. She

stood the team up right at the finals. There was even a fight with the manager... Well, you know, girls..."

"Right at the finals...Humm, You guys, I'll kill u if u do that to me, hahaha," said Shane, looking at them...

It was 5 pm and they were already late for the party. It was raining and their sports bags were getting wet. They ran to the metro station and stopped below one of the monitors. Right beside them Ivy and Rain were waiting on the platform.

Rain and Shane's eyes met for a second. He averted his gaze after realising who she was. He didn't know her but he did feel uncomfortable thinking about what she had done to her team. Ivy ran to Sean but Axel got in the way.

"Hey, Ivy, It's me, Axel, what's up? You two are coming to the party with us, right? Let me accompany you." Axel said while taking her hand. They ran and got on the metro... They were chatting and joking happily. Shane

looked at Sean. He was too quiet. There was a strange look in his eyes, "he is really annoyed" though Shane.

Shane looked at Ivy and Axel, then at Sean, and he understood the situation. Rain met Shane's eyes again and smiled at him. This time Shane did not move his eyes from her. They shared a moment of complicity. "Somehow, she looks different," he thought while closing his eyes.

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