*Author's note
Hello, I'm back from my hiatus! School was getting pretty tough, so I didn't have time for writing. I'll try to update this story more often now. Thanks for your patience! 👁👄👁✌


Mel smacked the ball from the air and into the open hands of Rayah. She ran to the other side of the court, faster than the speed of light, and shot a three. The bleachers roared in applause. "Keep it up ladies", screamed coach, trying to beat the loudness of the crowd. The team was on defense now, Mel's favorite. A girl from the other team, number 7, dribbled up to the defense, faked a pass and shot a three, scoring in the process. "Whoo!", suddenly yelled the voice of the other team's Coach, a short woman with grey hair and piercing blue eyes. This was not going to be as easy as Mel thought.

It was half time, but to everyone in the team, it felt like they'd played two full games already. "How the hell have we been tied the...