Chapter 19: Competition (Part 4)

Henry approaches me and examines my gun, "I'm glad you come back," I nod, "glad to be standing in front of you, sir!" She nods, "your score is 80. You did well, Captain!" He put my gun. I saw Sam wet, and he catches his breath.

I have asthma, but I trained my stamina well. It's not a problem, as I said, no need to rush, observe your surroundings, and let you decide the best and take the consequences. "Your scores are terrible, Sam. That's the karma that happens when you have pride!" Pride is Seven Deadly Sins, in Dante's Circle Inferno too. "She has self-esteem! You mock her loser earlier. So who was the real loser here!?" He growled.

"I want a rematch!" Oh, come on! "What if we dueling in your comfort zone, I mean. What can you do?" I looked at him, "I can boxing," I nodded. "Besides boxing?" Sam rubs his chin, "basketball?" I nodded. "What if we dueling one v one, and using street rules? The referee can't touch us when we did a violent or 5 seconds rule." He smirks, "you will lose this time!" Again!? Give me a break!

It's been a year since I retired. I was a basketball player before someone player pushed me from the back. Why? Because I was guarding one of their players. In basketball, you've got second chances, and if you reach the second yellow card, you should be careful because you did something wrong. You will never play with your team for the rest of the game.

But it's different in street rules! You can do anything you did some tricks, pushing, pulling, or do whatever you want, but the ball out still exists. I'm playing both. "Listen!" I sighed, "the score reaches three. The game is over! No rematch, it's one time game, understand!?" I nodded. He was bouncing the ball towards me, and I'm smiling.

"You should focus!" Sam smirked, "I don't need your advice, rookie!" I grabbed the ball, and I dribble the ball as I running towards the basketball's ring. We used half-yard because Rose told Henry about my condition. He blocked me.

I'm avoiding Sam by using a trick, and it's an easy trick name crossover, "oops, sorry!" I tricked him with an in-and-out. That trick works, and I perform a slam dunk! " 1 for Lobak!" I heard him growled," we walked to the side of the court. "So, rookie," I blocked his shot. He tries to shoot outside the 2-pointer line.

So, in street basketball, the score is 1 for shooting inside the line and 2 for shooting from outside the line, "you should learn your lesson!" I try to shoot from here, but I missed it. "1 for Sam!" I wiped my sweat with my shirt, and I looked at Rose. She smiles at me.

I heard a whistle, and I shook my head, "yeah, it's time to focus! Come one! You've got this! Do it for her!" I'm relaxing my body, no shoot this time. "You ready to lose?" I shook my head. "I'm ready to marry her." I'm running towards the ring, but Sam blocked my path.

"I can't let you have her!" I'm trying to run past him. "She's mine, not yours!" I think I made the beast inside him wake up. I should do this! I'm using the spin move to get rid of him, "I'm a PG when I was in high school. A top PG in DBL!" I nodded.

"Nice to meet you then," I jumped back and did some crossover and in-and-out trick on the air, I slammed dunk the ring, and I sighed. "Well, you haven't heard me? I'm the athlete, and nice to meet you." I heard him growled, and this time will be a bloody match.

I try to steal the ball, but he did some pivot tricks! Shit, I hate that tricks! Sam tries to pass me, But I have to prevent him from moving. One move, he's laid up. Draw. I let him past, and I cover his path again.

"Move, or I kill you!" Threatening are prohibited from all over the sports game! Including basketball street rules, you can do whatever you want except threatening. "I said, move!" He bounces the ball, and I grabbed it. He punched me in the face without mercy. I heard Rose screaming my name before I was unconscious.

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I opened my eyes, and I looked at my next, "she sleeps 4 minutes ago," I growled. "What happened?" Henry give me a mirror, and I've been dealing worse. "So, what do you want? You want to sue him?" I shook my head. "Teach him a lesson with violent, never the answer," Henry nods, "he was obsessed with Rose?" I shrugged my shoulders.

"The competition still keeps going?" I nodded, "as long as he stops." I hug her and kiss her forehead. "I'm happy for you," he likes me, but I told him I was gay, and I heard that he engaged with someone.

"Thanks," I sit and hold her hand tight, "what time is it?" He looks at his watch, "4:45 PM" I nodded, "well, we should go home," I stand up and piggyback Rose, "you alright?" I nodded. "I'm alright, Henry. Thank you, I'll come back by Monday." He hums. "You know, I always love you, Lobak. I..." I took a deep breath, and I looked at him.

I did not love him, "I know, try to move on, dumb ass! I know you love your fiance more than me." He looks at me, "what?" He shook his head, "can we kissing?" I shook my head, "we are friends, Henry. Stop saying that!" He sighed, "I never cross the line between friends and my target. So, stop saying that!" I sighed.

"I love Rose because we love each other!" Henry stunned, "she does not look like her, but she loves me, and I love her. So, please stop being a jerk, or I never returned to here, ever again!" He was standing up there and looked at me.

"I'm willing to the death for her, Henry. I love her, so please, I beg you." I hold her hand tight, "I need you to move on. I'm not forcing you, but if you love me, why were you hurt your fiance's feeling?" Rose was heavy. I can't hold it anymore. "If you are happy for me, why would you ask me to kiss you?" He sighed.

"Leave now!" I nodded, "okay, as your wish!" I walked to the outside of the infirmary, "you did well, Lobak." I'm smiling, "Henry likes you," I hummed. "It's before you came, Rose. He can't move on." She nods. "I don't want to see your face right now," I nodded. "Am I heavy?" Yes! "No, you aren't. She kisses my cheek.

"I'm taking a photo of you today," I looked at her phone and smile. "When you did it all for me, I feel you were doing too much," I shook my head, "it's my job to protect you, Rose." She hugs me tight. "What about your face? Is that bruise hurt?" I nodded. "What can I do for you?" I sit Rose on the passenger seat, "don't leave me," she touches my face cautiously.

"Beside..." I kiss her forehead, "I want to you remember, I will fight for you," I place her hand on my chest, "did you heard it?" She hugs me tightly. "Let's we go home," I heard she was sobbing. "Your mom will not recognize me. Can you help me to re-introduce myself?" I wipe her tears. "It hurt to see you crying, Rose." She was sobbing. "I thought you were dead," I hug her.

"It breaks my heart to see you crying." Why do I sing that song!? It's Peter Cetra's song. "We'll live forever," shit I forgot the lyrics, "knowing together." Come on think, "it's an old song?" I'm laughing, "yeah, Peter Cetera - Glory of Love, 1989. You can ask your mom." I wipe her tears. "That we did all for the glory of love," she hugs me again.

TBC