I'm only your best friend. I guess I don't matter that much.
How should I be reacting? But you're putting words in my mouth—I never said you weren't important to me. I was angry and you got me all riled up. Gabriella recoiled; she had expected him to apologize. Gabriella slipped past Troy and moved toward the door of his room.
Troy stayed facing forward, his back to the door. He was internally battling himself. It was only a second before he whipped around to stop her. Troy took that cue to glance back up at the bleachers. Chad followed his gaze and blew out a breath. All of their other friends were seated and waiting for the game to start. All except one gap.
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Chad knew how important it was to Troy to have Gabriella there. Chad wasn't quite sure what to do. They couldn't have their star player run down for this important of a game, but it wasn't likely that Troy's demeanor would improve without Gabriella there.
Chad did the only thing he could do: We need our Captain. The spirit didn't quite light up Troy's face, or reach his eyes. As they reached the rest of the team, he called out. Troy remained completely silent, glancing once again toward where his best friend should be. This is not the team that has won every game this season. This is not the team we took to the Championship last year! The entire team remained silent, only Chad daring to move—stealing a slight glance toward Troy. Troy was off his game, everyone could tell. He was missing shots, getting the ball stolen from him, and he was giving up.
And his team was feeling it, because they were starting to give up too. It's like the spirit has gone out of you.
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You have no energy. Troy had found a spot on the ground to train his eyes on. He focused on it as his father berated the team for things that described what he was feeling perfectly. Everything that was going on with his team had started with him, and he knew it. He felt helpless to change it, though. As they headed back out of the locker room a while later, Chad stopped Troy while the rest of the team and their coach went on.
You can't let this girl do this to you. You can apologize later. Right now you have a game to win. This isn't about you.
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You have to do this for this team. Chad jogged off after the team. Troy took a moment to take a deep breath, before he followed. He felt defeated and that was a feeling he hated. Troy had to force himself to not look at that spot in the bleachers. He was trying to come to terms with the sad reality that she wasn't there and she wasn't coming. It hurt, but he had to handle it. He couldn't let down his team. What happened next could not be labeled as his fault. It was an action of complete instinct. When Troy came up for a free throw, he had a certain routine he followed.
It didn't vary, so he had no reason to change what he was about to do—he didn't even realize. In the moments between when he was fouled and when he stepped up to the free throw line, he had no chance to correct his actions. He went through his usual motions: And he immediately realized his mistake. When it came down to him having to make a free throw, under the usual circumstances, Troy would look up into the stands, searching out Gabriella.
They would share small smiles: It was like a boost of confidence. Only finding her missing made his confidence level drop considerably in a split second. He swallowed nervously before he took his shot. Feeling even more down trodden, if that was even possible, he took the ball for his second shot. His body tensed as his fingers curled around the ball. He felt as if he couldn't breath, as if something or someone had a tight grip on his chest—his lungs, his heart.
He felt paralyzed with insecurity. He resigned himself to the knowledge that he wasn't going to make this shot either. And then he heard it.
C-WHAT? C-DUBB.
His name resounded in his ears. He looked up, uncertain as to how the sound had made it to him.
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It had been distinct, and it was a sound he found most precious. Because there he found her, looking out of breath, starting up the stands toward her usual seat—her eyes on him the entire time. It was like a fire was lit inside of him. She was late, but she was there. Troy quickly made the next free throw and it sunk in easy.
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