The final bell rang, and Doki and Nabi rushed down the halls towards the gymnasium. But this time, they weren't running from someone. They weren't trying to find someone. The both of them only had one thing on their minds as they bust through the gym doors:
"Tryouts…"
It had been one week since their last experience at school, and for the most part, many things around the school quieted down. They leaned that Brandon wasn't bullying anymore, and that his father got a new job at the local hardware store.
But most importantly: Tryouts were today…
For Nabi, it was basketball. He had first learned about the sport when he was about 7 year old. But recently, he had to give it up because of all the riots in the city. But now the riots were over, which meant that he had his opportunity to try ir again.
For Doki, it was Cheerleading. She had obviously shown Nabi that she loved cheerleading before, but now that they were in a school, she would finally get their chance to express it here in school.
They looked at each other and held hands for a few minutes. Nabi saw a bunch of guys around his grade shooting baskets. Doki saw girls her age doing cheerleading moves.
"Good luck" said Nabi "You too…" said Doki.
And with that, they parted ways. The coach and the cheerleading captain watched them as they did what they did best. Nabi didn't miss a single shot, and was great and defending the ball. Doki was springing everywhere and cheer as loud as she could. Occasionally, they would look at each other and smile. Then they would go back to what they were doing before.
Before they new it, the tryout period was over, and man were they tired! Nabi looked like he just ran a mile through a hot summer day. Doki looked as though she had done the same, but her voice was a little raspy from all the cheering. She said she would get used to it though.
===The next day===
Once again the final bell rang, and once again they ran to the gym to see if they made the cut. After a few minutes, Nabi ran out the doors being more excited then he ever had. But then something caused him to lose all of that at once. He saw Doki, walking slowly out the doors, looking as though she was about to cry, with a paper in her hand that read: Tryout: Denied…
To be continued…