Love Or Friend?
Training Time
"Today you can practice basketball, right, Gaby?" Jenny asked as she, Alexa and Gaby were gathered in their class; precisely on the student bench by the window.
"Of course I'm coming. What about the others?"
"Joe, Fred and Nick also agreed to rehearsal today."
"You sure you can overcome your fears, Gaby?" Jenny asked with a look of doubt on her face, "If you change your mind, I can look for your replacement."
"No way!" Gaby shook her head firmly, "I won't talk twice."
"Well, you have to accept Gaby's stubbornness, Jenny." Alexa added, then shivered.
The three girls then chatted as usual, before Andy came to their class.
"Sister? What are you doing here?" Ask Gaby.
Andy put both his hands in his pants pocket and his eyes looked at Jenny, "Mr. Wild calls you, Jenny." Said Andy.
Jenny just stared with a charmed look at Andy. "Jenny! Andy's talking to you!" Gaby shouted as she waved her hand in front of Jenny's face.
Jenny awakens from her daydreams of Andy, "Eh, m-sorry. Why Mr. Wild looking for me?"
"He wants to talk to you about the basketball game. You better see him now."
"good. See yes, girls! "
Andy and Jenny's journey is filled with silence, it's because Jenny feels very awkward being near Andy at this time.
"Is something wrong, Jenny?" Andy asked Jenny.
"Ti-nothing's wrong. I'm just... Think about what Mr. Wild tell me."
"Take it easy... You're gonna be okay." Andy patted Jenny's left shoulder gently, "After all, I'll accompany you to face Mr. Wild."
"No need to do it. I can speak to Mr. Wild."
"You forgot, Jenny?" Andy asked, putting a smile on his face. Jenny looked at Andy full of astonishment.
Andy chuckled, "I was at the basketball game too, remember?"
Jenny patted him on the forehead, "Sorry, I forgot that you're on a team with Alvin."
"Look easy. We better hurry to see Mr. Wild before he scolded us for being late." Said Andy, making Jenny chuckle then follow Andy who increase the speed of his footsteps.
***
During the course of the study, Gaby paid less attention to the material explanations of the teachers who taught in her class. Until the last lesson, he did not focus on learning because he thought about Alvin's father who came to his house yesterday.
"Miss Bloom? Didn't you listen to my explanation?" Reprove Miss Polly.
Gaby immediately shook her head to return herself to reality, then looked at the fierce face of the current Miss Polly, "Eh, s-I feel unwell, Miss." Said Gaby while pretending to massage her neck. My story will be over if Miss Polly finds out I'm lying, Gaby's mind.
Miss Polly narrowed her eyes at Gaby, then fixed the position of her glasses with her right index finger, "Have a rest in the UKS! I don't want any students who aren't focused on me explaining." Miss Polly ordered. Gaby stood up from her chair and before she walked away from the classroom, Gaby turned her back, "Um, Miss? Can Alexa come with me to the UKS?" Gaby Pinta.
"Gaby's right, Miss." Alexa spoke up before Miss Polly refused, "I don't want anything to happen to Gaby, so I'd better go with her."
Miss Polly thought for a moment, then allowed Alexa to accompany Gaby in the UKS. Seeing her two best friends escape Miss Polly, Jenny begins to think of a thousand reasons so she can also join Gaby. One miss Polly lesson never hurts, Jenny thought.
Without further ado, Jenny raised her right hand, "Miss, can I ask permission to go to the bathroom?" Jenny said, keep raising her hand.
"Miss Lucas, don't try to skip my lesson!"
Uh, shit! Miss Polly knows I lied.
At first Jenny panicked, but she decided to act, "Why am I lying? I really need to go to the bathroom right now." Said Jenny again with a fidgety face made up.
Miss Polly finally let out a sigh of resignation and allowed Jenny to leave.
Alexa laughed amusedly at Jenny's behavior, but Gaby just kept quiet from now on, "What's up, Gaby?" Ask Alexa.
"No, I'm fine."
"Gaby must have felt guilty because this was the first time he'd ever ditched." Knock Jenny.
Gaby clucked in annoyance, not accepting what Jenny had just said, "I'll tell you tomorrow." Obviously Gaby. He intends to tell Alvin about Alvin's father making a deal with his mother, and the exact time it is today.
The three girls also spent the last hours of the lesson relaxing in the UKS. Those who were known as three schoolgirls who never truant even a day, now they have done it. They've been ditching!
As planned, 14:00 is the time when Jenny and Gaby head to the basketball court to train with Joe, Fred and Nick, their classmates.
"Finally, I don't think we're gonna have a basketball leader." Fred said as Jenny and Gaby arrived at the basketball court. Fred's bored gaze clung onto Jenny.
"Yes, I can't believe you've been ditching, either" Joe chimed in, "Where have you been?"
Jenny slightly stuck her tongue out at the two boys and laughed afterwards, "It's none of your business! This is a girl's thing. "
Nick who was silent from earlier started to react, he rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever. Can we start training now?" They nodded, and the five teenagers began their training, with Jenny as the leader.
But Jenny's position as leader this time is not as easy as he imagined. He had to try harder to train Gaby who was afraid of throwing the ball, as Jenny herself knew.
After about an hour of training, Gaby finally trained her fears. Gaby's four friends start throwing balls at her, "Catch this, Gaby!" Excite Nick while throwing the ball at Gaby. Feeling that he couldn't catch the ball, Gaby closed his eyes and wished the basketball hadn't hit him.
And Gaby's hope is granted! The ball didn't hit him because Alvin was standing right in front of him and his head was hit by the basketball, just to protect Gaby, "Are you okay?" Alvin asked as he turned his back on Gaby. All he asked was nodding.
Nick and Jenny walk up to Alvin and Gaby, "I'm sorry. I didn't know the ball was" Before Nick finished his sentence, Gaby interrupted immediately, "It's okay. Thanks for your help, Alvin!" Gaby then glanced at Alvin.
Not wanting to lose the moment, Gaby immediately pulled Alvin's hand and walked a little away from her friend, "I want to talk to you." Gaby said, making Alvin even more confused.
"About what?"
"It's about your father..."
The alexa POV
While my two best friends were busy with their basketball practice, I was also busy practicing ballet in preparation for the race on May 20.
"Alexa, can I ask for your help?" Asked the blond girl while walking towards me. She's Fiona, my classmate and friend in this ballet class.
"What can I help you with?"
"I'd like your opinion on the color of my ballet shoes." Fiona said as she pointed out the cream-colored ballet shoes she was currently wearing, "What do you think? Do these shoes match the ballet white dress I'm going to wear in the race?"
"certain. Added with the right accessories, it will complement your appearance."
"Aw, you praise me too much, Alexa. But thanks for your advice. "
Before I could say anything else to Fiona, Bianca appeared out of nowhere and interrupted us, "Don't dream that you'll be more perfect than me. In that ballet race only I can perform perfectly, and you're just watching." Obviously at length.
Me and Fiona just kept looking at him, everyone knew if they messed with Bianca, they had to be ready for the punishment. And Jenny is one of the schoolgirls who got punished for Bianca.
"Don't look at me like that!" Bianca snapped, and she passed away.
"Well, it looks like I should get used to not provoking our Queen Bee emotions." Whisper Fiona to me.
I chuckled, "Why do you nicknamed Bianca by the name of 'Queen Bee'?"
"So, that name just crossed my mind."
We both laughed, and then we talked for a while before we went back to training.
This ballet practice went well until it was my turn to dance. At first everything went as I wanted, though, yet someone - who I can assure you is Bianca - tripped my leg and I almost fell to the floor if someone didn't catch both of my shoulders.
I poked my head to see who had caught me. How surprised I was to find the man who helped me...
