As the ball was handed to me, I felt a surge of determination coursing through my veins. I nodded at him and I accepted the challenge, my focus was razor sharp.As the game began, the senior wasted no time in demonstrating his skills. Dribbling effortlessly, he passed around me with ease, leaving me struggling to keep up. He made his first basket easily with a finger roll, and everyone in the room cheered for him loudly.I picked the ball up and handed it to him again, my frustration was beginning to build up.His movements were calculated, and it quickly became apparent that he was a formidable opponent.Despite my best efforts, I found myself falling behind, I couldn’t hit my shots and was unable to guard him. Anytime I tried to drive in and get a layup I would get blocked.Soon, he was up by sixteen points, and I was at zero.Without my status upgrade benefits from the system, I began to realize how hard it was for me to keep up.I was losing stamina, and was breathing loudly,
After I was done with the pleasantries, I met the coach in his office and filled out some forms, providing him with my personal information.When we were done, he gave me an official jersey, and a timetable for all the times we would have practice.There weren’t any major tournaments coming up yet, so basically all we had to do was practice.I thanked him for the opportunity once again and returned back to the court.Most of the boys had left, but Tucker sat on a bench and was still right there waiting for me.I smiled when I saw him, he truly was a loyal friend.When I got close to him, he looked up and saw me, jumping to his feet.“Bro you were amazing! I mean at first you were playing pretty terribly, but then all of a sudden, it was like you were a different person, he didn’t stand a chance against you, you’re awesome!” He said.“Okay that’s enough bro, thanks for the praise,” I said and we both laughed.I packed my stuff and we began to leave the gym.“So did watching me play mot
I became slightly engrossed in the book that I was reading, that I didn’t realize when the hours flew by, which was weird.I never thought I’d be so fascinated by an educational textbook, however, it turned out I was.It was around ten in the night and soon, the entire library was empty.I didn’t even notice everyone leaving, and soon I was alone aside from the librarian, or so I thought.My attention was finally taken away from the book, when I heard a voice speak above me.“You’re still here? Wow, I’m certainly surprised.”I looked up and saw that it was Emily, and she stood there still grasping the book I helped her pick, smiling.“I’m guessing you certainly don't want to lose to me then,” she said and chuckled.“What do you want Emily?” I said, with a slight frown.“Nothing too much Damon, I’m just checking in on the opposition that’s all,” she said sarcastically.I picked up the book I took, and returned it back to the shelf where I picked it from.And I turned to see her standin
****A week later.I got out of bed that morning feeling more accomplished than ever before.It was the day of the exams that I’d been preparing for, and I was feeling very confident.Not much had happened in the past week, although I decided to go through everything in my head.I've been going to the gym consistently now, and I haven't missed a day.Everyday, early in the morning before class, or in the evenings after class, I would be there getting my grind on.I was starting to feel the slight changes, though very slight, but obvious changes, in my day to day life.‘System, display my status window’STATUS WINDOW Name: Malcolm Shade Race: Human Title: N/LClass: N/L Level: 0 Exp: 90/100SP: 10000HP: 88/100 (In peak condition)Mana: Mana gates not yet unlocked.STATS Strength: [3] Agility: [4]
****A month later.Each day I was getting more and more adjusted to school life.Since the first day I’d been attending classes, I’d made sure to maintain a perfect attendance, never missing a single lecture.Logan had been handling business all this while, so I had nothing to worry about and I was sure that my company was in safe hands.I’d been more focused on my priorities now.Basketball practice, I’d never missed a single day of practice, and I was certainly starting to reap the benefits of it.I’d become so good at the sport in such a short time, that I’d become the team's ace, playing in the small forward position.An inter university competition would be commencing soon, and so the intensity of our practice had increased.But no matter how much I’d practiced, I made sure it never affected me reading or going to the gym.I never missed a day of working out, sometimes I would be so easily that I would turn on the lights at the gym, other times I would be the one to turn off the
I made my way towards the gates of the university, where I was joined by Emily and the other student who passed the written exam, Kevin.I’d expected him to be nerdy, and a geek, but that wasn’t the case at all.He was a senior, and he stood tall, slightly taller than me.He had short brown hair, and had an imposing figure, he looked like an adult.He was also very well built, and I was sure I’d seen him at the gym before.But I was surprised, seeing his figure. I expected him to be strict or firm in his way of speaking, but that wasn’t the case.He was very shy and timid, and was very clumsy.He was also very kind as well, and I liked him.The three of us stood there and waited for the car that would take us, and Emily refused to even look at me.I still hadn’t told her what I wanted her to do for me as part of our deal, but I knew I would think of something eventually.Finally, a car pulled up into the compound, and inside were two people.One was our teacher and the other was a ma
The building turned out to be way larger than I expected and I found myself wandering about, lost in thought.I kept on wandering till I ended up at the bar of the hotel, I found an empty seat and sat down.The bartender came up to me and spoke to me.“What can I get you sir?”“Just water is fine,” I said and she nodded.I didn’t see the point in drinking alcohol anymore, since I would just get detoxified by the system.She soon came back with a glass of water in her hand, and she filled it up with some ice cubes as she handed them to me.“Rough day huh?” She asked me.“You can only imagine,” I responded and she nodded.We engaged in some small talk before she left to attend to some other customers, and I finished my glass of water and left.It was night time, and I decided to go outside and look at the stars, something I wouldn’t normally do, but since I was bored out of my mind I decided to try it.I found somewhere to sit and enjoyed the view.The night sky was illuminated by the m
I woke up the next morning feeling alive and energetic.The king sized bed performed its duty perfectly, and I felt very comfortable laying on it.It reminded me of my home, and how comfortable my living space was.Weeks of sleeping in the school dorm bed had almost made me forget the feeling. This served as a reminder, and for some minutes after I woke up I layed there, just enjoying the warmth of the bed.Soon after I got up and began to prepare for the day.Our interview at the company was today, and I had to get up early to be ready on time.All the students from each school were to be ready by eight in the morning, as was the information passed to us.We would converge in the lobby of the hotel and then be taken to the venue of the interview in a large bus.It was some minutes past six in the morning, and it didn’t take me long before I got ready.I couldn’t rock my usual street wear baggy style of clothing, as the outing called for something more formal in nature.I pondered wha