Chapter 5: First Day, Part 3

September 3rd, 2013

Sir John Franklin School, Calgary

POV Sarah Williams

*RIIIIING*

Hearing the bell everyone started to put away their things and leave the classroom for the five-minute break between each class which included me as well. Walking out into the hallway with Alice and Saya I walked with Saya to her locker as there was nothing I needed from my own. After Saya finished putting away her things Alice walked up to us and we all headed downstairs for gym class.

Entering the gym I take a quick look around. The far left of the gym held a stage whereas the rest of the gym was normal like any other gym. With large hanging basketball hoops and red coloured paint (A/N The paint in this instance is the area underneath or near the hoop). In the middle of the room where the basketball tip-off would be held was a phoenix symbol.

From what I could see we were the first students in the room although a teacher was already there. Noticing some equipment off to the side I walked up to the teacher and spoke "Hey is it cool if I grab a basketball from over there?" Pointing at the equipment I asked. The teacher seemed to think for a second before speaking "sure go ahead" Looking at me and nodding I quickly walked towards the basketballs and grabbed one.

(A/N I apologize to all basketball fans for this but I wanted to make a character that was good at sports and basketball is cool. Keep in mind most of the knowledge I have of basketball is through NBA2k. Also, her physical abilities are totally unrealistic and most likely impossible irl)

I started to bounce it to see if it was good and eventually started doing some crossovers while moving towards one of the hoops. Getting to the three-point line I square up quickly and take a shot. *Swish* The ball goes in without hitting the rim and I grab the ball again. Messing around for the next couple of minutes while the rest of my class show up I rarely miss a shot.

Eventually, my whole class arrived and the gym teacher? calls out to us. "Okay everyone come to the centre and sit down so we can start!" Soon enough the whole class is sitting in a shape that resembles a circle and the teacher starts to speak "Alright before we begin I will introduce myself. I am Mr.Jacobson, or Mr.J for short (A/N Joker is that you?)" Taking a quick breath Mr.J continues to speak. "Today we won't be doing much physical activity and will just be laying out the ground rules and letting you know where your changing rooms are and what lockers you will get"

Mr.J continued to speak for 15 ish minutes and finally told us where the locker rooms were. "Off to the left side of the stage is where the girl's locker room is and to the right is where the boy's locker room is" Leading us unto the stage he first walks over to the boy's locker room "This is the boy's locker room" while pointing at a door and soon after walking towards the other side of the stage "and this is the girl's locker room"

After that brief interlude, he continues to explain things to us and gives us a short explanation of the layout of the gym. Finally, he gets to the end of his explanation and says "Tomorrow during gym class is when you will get your locker numbers and locks so please bring a change of clothes that are comfortable to wear and easy to move in"

Since he finished his explanation and laying out the rules he decided to just let us do whatever we want until the bell rings. I immediately went for the equipment again just like most of the class and quickly grabbed a basketball which I noticed a couple of others doing the same. Since I didn't feel like playing alone this time I walked over to Sarah and Alice and asked them a question.

"Do either want to play basketball?" Saya being the energetic girl that she is, immediately said yes but Alice said "I'm sorry but I have never played basketball before so maybe another time" She seemed upset and disappointed so I replied "That sucks. Oh, why don't I teach you so that next time we play you can join us." Nodding to myself like I made a great revelation I asked Alice "Really? You would do that?" She seemed happy but nervous at the same time "Of course I would"

Alice seemed to literally beam at me and soon after she hugged me (A/N Very fast development I know but it kinda makes sense at least to me when considering that she was made fun of for her accent as said last chapter) "Thank you so much, Sarah!" Laughing a little I spoke "No problem Alice. Now can you let go of me please?" Alice quickly backed away from me with a slight blush on her face. After that, I walked over to the others that were playing basketball with Saya and asked them a question

"Wanna play 3's?" The four people that were playing basketball seemed to think for a second before one of them said "Sure I'll play but I don't know about the others" the other three soon after agreed to play as well.

"Who are captains?" One of the boys asked "I'll be one. Who wants to be the other captain" I asked while looking at the others "I'll do it" the tallest of the four stepped forward and spoke. "Rock paper scissors for the first pick" he agreed. "Rock, paper, scissors" I played rock while he played scissors. "I pick Saya" Taking into consideration that they don't know her name I pointed at Saya "Okay then I pick John" He points at someone that he seems to know "Then I pick him" I point at the only black guy in the group. "I guess that means I get you ay" The smallest guy in the group walks over to his team.

"Let's start then" I toss the ball to the other team's captain "You start" Giving them first possession I get ready for defence

FIN

Authors Note

And that's the last chapter of the first day. You will not have to bare me attempting to write a basketball game even if it's short. The only thing you will find out next chapter is who won and who lost. Anyways for some reason, I feel that my writing this chapter was garbage but I'm not gonna bother editing it because If I do I might end up re-writing the entire chapter. If you notice anything that needs improvement I will try to edit it (if I can figure out how). Anyways I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

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