After a long and exhausting match, here I find myself, ready to strike.
If I score, it's a win, and we beat the unbeaten. If not, my life will only just be a chapter in the book known as HELL!

So this is it. Pressure's on. My life stands behind that ball...

Emptying my mind, going for it!

Crossing fingers,

That whistle...

I start running, ready to shoot...

And I...

His hair... It looks like...

He looks like...

I shoot... and miss...

*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 

Beep Beep Beep Beep...
"NO, not you again"

I cover my head with the pillow.
I can still hear it.

I open my eyes to turn off the alarm clock my mom gave me with an upset face. How lucky am I to have lost my phone... 

"Off you go!"

"NORAH" my mom's voice welcomes my new dream,
 I told her there is no need for an alarm clock with her presence...

10 minutes later 
I am dressed up now, waiting for Ellen to come pick me up, hoping she'll motivate me to enter the school, rather than running away because of what happened.

There she is, I can't even look into her face...
But sweet Ellen gives me her sweetest smile, making me feel less tense!

"Hello, dear friend," she says with a royal accent

"Well hello, your highness!" I stand up and take a bow
I like her sense of humor this early in the morning, but I am starting to doubt that she remembers my name...

"So, you ready?", she asks as we're approaching the car

"Ready for what?"

"Ready to face the heaven I told you about", she excitedly says

No, I'm not. "I was born ready, remember?", I say, flipping my hair

"Whatever makes you sleep at night..." she says, wiggling her eyebrows

15 minutes later

I am in front of it, this enormous building that is going to witness my humiliation after what happened.

*Flashback*

I shoot... and miss
The crowd is up, screaming their hearts out.
My sight is getting blurry...
Not feeling my body...
Fading into black...

*End of flashback*

"Norah, it's okay. You can do this!" Ellen says, putting her hand on my clenched fist.

Is my stress too obvious to her??
It's been a long time since I met someone this understanding, without any explanation!

We enter the front door, luckily no one has noticed my presence, yet!
I look around and see all the students holding papers, busy reading them, they did not even notice me entering!

This is weird!

2 seconds later a girl pops out in front of us, saying some words, super hype, and leaving.

"Ellen either you explain, or I am out of this school full of weirdoes"

She smiles, saying "So, there is this contest between schools, where you have to enter as a pair in which you compete in subjects. If you win you get you and your pair full scholarship at Harvard with any faculty you choose!!!"

"Yeah, nice one Elle," I reply while rolling my eyes.

"Good morning students, I will kindly ask the seniors to head towards the basketball hall, in which I can give them a further explanation about this contest. Have a nice day, be positive, and productive. Thank you!" our principal's voice echos in the hallway.

"Ellen ITS A SCHOLARSHIP TO HARVARD!" I say scream shouting

"Yeah, and you have multiple chances," she says as we head to the basketball hall...

Imagine me going to Harvard... Class!

"Elle do we choose our partners?" I asked before suddenly a girl comes from behind us, hugging Ellen 

I did not know that Ellen had friends...

"ELLY, I CONFIRMED OUR NAMES TOGETHER JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND YOU CANOT CHANGE IT ANYMORE. BESIDES YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM SO WE'RE DONE, SEE YA!

We enter the hall while students were accumulating all around, and the girl leaves.

"Ellen, who the hell was this?"

"Veronica," she says smiling fakely

"So??" I reply frowning in confusion

"Norah, it's complicated..." we stop at the registration table to sign our names

"Good morning ladies. Your names, please." 

10 minutes later

Finally, I am now done with all the paperwork. I confirmed to my pair, although I didn't know who...

But they told me that her name is Jade, insisting that we make a good pair...

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