The Cowardly Yuria

Chapter 23 The Volleyball Game

The volleyball match finally arrived as well, all the club members gathered after training for a meeting regarding the match they will be joining tomorrow.

Coaches advise a lot on what they should do while on the pitch, sitting around coach Yuri can see a lot of nervous faces from his clubmates.

Only Imel and Nora gave an impatient expression until a smile rose on their faces, the meeting was finally over and they were allowed to go home to rest.

Tomorrow morning they have to gather on the pitch for a meeting and go to the stadium together, this will be the first time for Yuri not to enter class because of club activities.

Grandma who has been told once in the morning has prepared breakfast with balanced nutrition to support Yuri's performance.

"I'm just a reserve member, not necessarily going to play," Yuri said, reminding her that grandmother did not need to go that far.

"Although only a reserve player but you must still get balanced nutrition" said the grandmother who insisted.

After finishing breakfast Yuri say goodbye and pedaling his bike to school, after parking his bike he immediately went to the field where Imel and Nora apparently had come from earlier and was warming up.

They greet each other, taking Yuri to do a little exercise to relieve the nervousness.

"Hhhhhhh, my hands are sweating" Imel said, wiping his hands with a small towel.

"Has everything come?" coach as he enters the field.

All the members who were present immediately gathered, listening once again to the words of the coach who gave more advice. After that they went together to use the car that had been rented, during the trip Yuri could see nervousness in the faces of all her clubmates.

Surprisingly he did not feel nervous at all, he did not even feel anything either happy or enthusiastic.

He seemed to be undergoing his routine as usual, but when they arrived Yuri felt incredible heartburn when he saw many people, especially when he knew his team opponents had an athletic height.

He already thought they would lose in the early rounds without being able to score a single point, when the whistle sounded the game sign at the start on the bench he saw the match as a spectator.

Calls after exclamations sounded understated among players, communicating with each other to score.

Yuri was still sitting on the bench but her feet and palms were getting wet, I don't know how many minutes have passed but the first half will soon be over when the opposing team manages to score two points with a win on their side.

Of course Yuri could feel the spirit flaring up among his friends, all their might trying to win the first half even though it seemed like it was an impossible thing as they were five points behind.

Unable to see the struggle of his friends who almost reached the limit Yuri turned his face, while in his heart he hoped for a miracle.

Yuri raised her face, looking at her coach who was with a serious expression observing the match.

"At first glance they're fine but the pressure they're under is too intense to be almost desperate, if I put you on the pitch would you be able to encourage them?" tanyakanya.

"No way!" sahut Yuri was unable to accept such a huge responsibility.

The coach looked at her with a meaningful gaze, making Yuri shudder as she felt nervous.

"I've been watching you all this time, your game isn't bad. You're fit to be a feeder" said the coach.

Yuri finds a trust in her trainer's eyes that comes out of nowhere, like a sedative that then eliminates her nervousness.

At a time that was still a few minutes away the whistle made all the attention to Yuri who was holding the number board on the back of one of the players.

Of course, all were surprised because even though they fell behind their game quite well, many expected the change of players to reclaim points.

But when Yuri entered the field he immediately made a mistake with the service that did not even make it over the net, it made the opponent smile triumphantly.

Sitting on the bench suddenly the coach patted him on the shoulder to see what he was seeing.

Imel, Nora and all her friends were smiling happily. This game is not about losing or winning, but after a lot of time they spent together there are a lot of memories that have created unity.

It's okay if in this match they are very much looking forward to losing, because they have put all their skills in and worked very hard.

At least they've been struggling and enjoying time together.

Priiiiittt...

The match was over, the first half Yuri's team lost but this made them even more excited.

"We'll get the second round!" exclaim coach sure.

Yaaaa....

The cry was so compact and full of energy, making Yuri come to boil in an increasingly larger blaze. In this second half he did not say anything, but the coach knew Yuri wanted to enter once again into the same arena as his friends.