Chapter 2
Anarchy Homes
(Fiona's POV)
"So Fiona, did you learn anything there?" my mom asked me, while driving.
"Yeah. Crazy people." I answered.
"Yeah right. There's more than that."
'Really mom.' I thought. I swear to God you keep- Let me stop. Let me stop. I don't wanna go back to YDC.
The drive home lasted one hour as we arrived to out home called Anarchy Homes. For as long as I can remember, I have been living here since childhood. I hear gun shots one month later, some drug dealers, and some gang members as well. Just to be clear: I'm not in a gang. That way, my ass would've got shot or something.
Me and my mom got out of the car...
"About time yo' ass got out!"
Boy do I know that voice. Turning my head is Scourge Nevil (skin tone: brown, hair style & color: green short spikey dreadlocks, wearing a white tank-top, black shorts, white ankle socks and Nike sliders sandals), smiling sitting at the porch with his home boy Nack - who's real name is Nackley Hunter (skin tone: brown, hair style & color: purple waves, wearing a black tank-top, black sorts, black socks and black Nike Air Max sneakers). I smirked after seeing him. He's about the same age as me (I'm 14 years old by the way) because I go to school with him. He's not a book worm in school, but he's smart in these skreets (streets). And just like me, Scourge also has been living here in the projects his whole life (as far as I know since I don't know much about him. Not that I care though.) Plus he's a basketball player. I seen him play against some guys here in the projects and he be beasting.
Me and my mom got inside the apartment where we're inside the kitchen. I go into the refrigerator where...
'Goddamn mom. You haven't gone to the grocery store when I was locked up?' I thought, after seeing MMMIIILLLLK, CHEEEEESE, EEEEEEGGS, KOOOOOOL-AAAIIIIID, GRREEEEEENNNS! All other stuff in the refrigerator that doesn't have a lot of drinks or food in here. So I look in the freezer... we got IIIICCCE, ICE CREEEEAAAAMMM, MEEEAAAT (that I barely eat except hamburgers), WAAAAFFLES. That's it nothing else.
"I'll go to the grocery store this weekend. So you won't go hungry." my mom said. Who could have DONE THAT EARLIER! Yes I'm pissed off for that. Which I'll tell you later.
"Okay." I said as I went to my room and laid back-first on my bed.
I swear to you. My mom is broke as hell. I say that because she works for a factory for late night shifts around 8 at night to 9 in the morning, or sometimes 10 in the morning 'til 12 at night - depending on what work hours she does. I know it sounded harsh (in which it is) but what I can tell you is that my mom is broke. We basically grew up having NOTHING. Yes 'nothing.' No Air Jordans (despite I got on Nikes) which I wanted, no fancy fashionable wardrobe, no makeup kit (yes I don't have a makeup kit, but I ain't ugly). And about the bed I'm layin' on, I ain't got no bed designs just two mattresses laying on the floor with bed sheets and covers.
Yes. I. Don't. Have. Nothing. I got some clothes and shoes to wear (except heels, however). But all the clothes I got were from Wal-Mart or K-Mart. And I barely eat anything that's in the refrigerator.
Okay lets stop talking about stuff I don't have. I went to my closet changing into my sports bra, red t-shirt, black long shorts, black ankle socks and Nike Air Max shoes (in boy size, I wear a 9.5; in a girl size, I wear a 8). I walked out of the house and walked to where Scourge and Nack are at.
"What up, Fi. 'Bout time yo'r crazy-ass got out." Scourge said.
"Shut your ass up, Scourge." I said, which is funny anyway, as he and Nack laughed.
I took a seat towards next to Scourge, as he and Nack carried a conversation.
"Aye you heard about Stretch?" Scourge said to Nack.
"No. What about 'im?" Nack asked.
I also know who Stretch is. He's been livin' here for God knows how long.
"He gettin' out this week after some false report or something like that. But what was funny was him gettin' arrested in his drawers. Hahahahahahahaah!"
Damn. I wish I was there to see it. Hehehehe!
"I swear. I was watching that shit upstairs in my room. I was laughin' like crazy. But at the same time I felt bad for him. Because he got arrested in his underwear." Scourge explained.
Hell, I would have felt Stretch's pain on that one, too. If I got arrested in my underwear ...and bra on. I don't wanna be half-naked.
"So Fiona," Scourge called to me. "Since you got out today, what high school will you be goin' to?"
Now that I think about, I haven't give much thought of what high school to go. "No. Not really." I answered. "What about you, Nack? ...And what happened to your knee?" I had just noticed Nack got on a big knee brace on his left knee.
"I'm in Knothole High... And I tore my ACL while playin' AAU basketball." Nack answered to me.
I asked Scourge, "Sooooo... What high school do you think I should go to?"
"Well first off," Scourge announced. "Have you learned some stuff in YDC?"
"Duh nigga!? Wha' do you think!?" I said. Seriously, you thought I was dumb while in YDC, Scourge!? C'mon, bruh.
"Hahahahahahahaha! Damn Scourge." Nack laughed.
"Same ol' Fiona I see." Scourge said. Shut yo' ass up, you idiot. "But anyway. The school I'm goin' to is Moebius." he answered.
Now that I thought about it, Moebius High School is not far from here on the west side. "Heh. I might as well go to that school."
"Shyyyd you need to." Scourge said. "Or yo' ass gon' stay in the house probably ain't doin' shit but fuckin' yourself."
"Shut up! Wit' yo' nasty-ass!" I said. I swear to God, Scourge be trippin' like hell. But I love him - not like we go together, no.
(Normal POV)
The chat between the three went smoothly and humorous later on the day, as Fiona enters back inside her apartment where she sees her mother taking a nap in the living room. Fiona went to her bedroom where she watches only The Big Bang Theory from FOX and other shows along the way. Only to have four channels to watch since the Darcells have no cable.
"Man ain't nothing to watch." Fiona complained to herself. Bored of this, she got out of her room and went back outside seeing some daylight still around. Fiona walks to the open basketball court seeing a basketball next to a goal. "Might as well," she said, after approaching to the ball before playing with it.
Fiona does this for two hours, until Scourge comes in. "Hey Fiona..." he said. Plus bringing his Spalding NBA Outdoor Street basketball, and wearing the same clothes but wearing a pair of black Nike basketball shoes.
Fiona turns her head. "What."
"Since when you started playin' basketball?" he asked.
Obvious to Fiona, "Two years ago." she answered with a smirk.
"At YDC?"
Fiona nods, which shocked Scourge by surprise.
"A'ight then. Show me some of your skills." Scourge said.
Fiona agreed before showing him her skills. Scourge sees some dribble moves looking good, jump shot on point, and other offensive stuff. Plus Scourge was impressed seeing Fiona dunk the basketball with basic dunks, showing off her athleticism.
Scourge was impressed seeing her learn the sport so quickly. "Hmm... Her game on fleek." he said to himself before walking towards Fiona, "A'ight. I see you got game. How about you show that by playin' against me."
"Whatever, bruh." Fiona commented. "Shoot for ball."
Scourge agreed and starts to go to the top of the three-point line. Actually as a matter of fact, the court those two are playing in, doesn't have a line marker - no three-point line, no out-of-bounds line, and better yet no free-throw area where the painted-area should be shown. So for them to know where the out-of-bounds area is at, is when the ball hits the grass from the court's pattern.
Thanks to Scourge of him playing with a 29.5-inch basketball since girls (like Fiona) doesn't have big hands to match with male hands. Anyway going back to Scourge, he right-hand shoots for first possession, ...but misses. So Fiona will be getting the ball first.
Fiona asks, "What we going to?"
"Lets go to nine." Scourge answered. He, who has the ball, and Fiona walks up top as he inbounds the ball to Fiona and the matchup begins...
Fiona triple-threats with a right-foot jab step towards before dribble-drives to her left. Scourge, however, on-ball defends to her right hip as Fiona stops and hesitates towards her left and crosses hard to her right, stunning Scourge for a moment. Fiona goes to the rack with her right laying it up with Scourge contesting; the ball goes off the metal backboard and rattles inside the rim's cylinder for the bucket.
Fiona 1, Scourge 0
"Okay. I see that crossover you got." Scourge praised for the move Fiona pulled off.
Fiona smirked after hearing his comment before approaching back up top for Scourge to inbound. He did so as Fiona receives the ball and gets into a triple-threat position.
Fiona sees Scourge's on-ball stance in a straight position. She dribbles with her left hand before sizing-up by double-crossing through-the-legs, crosses back through-the-legs to her right then crosses behind-the-back to her left hand. She did a hesitation move to her left and attacks, but Scourge was there to stop that dribble-drive. However, Fiona see that coming as she steps back to her left before picking up her dribble and shoots it, Scourge contest her shot as the ball ...missed.
The ball bounced off the back of the rim as Scourge gets the ball before dribbling out to the left side of the court to clear possession.
Scourge sees Fiona on-balling three feet away, but notices how whack her on-ball defense is. Instead of a dribble move, Scourge dribbles to his right hand and easily attacks to the basket with his speed and quickness before finishing with a right-hand layup.
Fiona 1, Scourge 1
"Damn Fiona!?" Scourge cursed, "Yo'r defense is trash." he said after seeing her stance.
"What cha mean?" Fiona asked.
"Simple," Scourge explains after tossing the ball to Fiona, "your on-ball stance was ugly. You just stand up and slightly bend your knees without having her hands out. That's why I blew by you going to the basket. How you're gonna play basketball if you can't play defense?"
Fiona smirks after the two approached back up top where she inbounds the ball back to Scourge.
Scourge triple-threats with a right-foot jab-step towards Fiona, seeing her hopped back a little as he right-hand shoots ...and makes it.
Fiona 1, Scourge 2
"And once again, yo'r defense is trash!" Scourge shouted.
Fiona death-stared at him before getting the ball. "Talk that shit now and see what happens." she said to herself. Fiona walks back up top towards Scourge and puts the ball straight at his chest with no forced impact on Scourge. "Try my defense again, and see what happens." she said.
"A'ight then." Scourge said. "You better back that shit up, too."
He gets into a triple-threat position and sees her on-ball stance perfect - knees bent with her parallel and having her hands out. Scourge smirked of this and left-hand dribbles low by shuffling his feet, hesitating and attacks to the basket. However, Fiona is on his right hip as Scourge spins to his right before picking up his dribble and shoots a floater-
Blocked by Fiona as she retrieves the ball and quickly turns around towards Scourge. She quickly shoots before Scourge would come as the ball goes in.
Fiona 2, Scourge 2
Well... Fiona backed it up when she state to Scourge of 'try my defense.' As Scourge smirked of that good block Fiona did.
The two walked back up top as Scourge inbounds the ball to Fiona. After receiving the ball, Fiona gets low into a triple-threat position before crossing through-the-legs to her right and hopping back to her left. Scourge saw Fiona picked up her dribble and went to close-out- Nope Fiona faked picking up her dribble as she in-&-out's to her right and attacks to the basket all the way for a layup.
Fiona 3, Scourge 2
"Good move." Scourge said, after getting fooled by the move Fiona did.
Fiona smirks with a nod before tossing the ball to Scourge so he can inbound. Fiona receives the ball after he inbounded the ball and dribbles with her right hand. She hesitates then attacks to the basket with Scourge following, but sees that and steps-back to her right before picking up her dribble, shoots ...off the backboard and rattles out.
The ball rattled off the left side of the rim as Scourge gets it before dribbling out to the left wing to clear possession. Scourge sees Fiona on-balling three feet away as he sizes-up with some low crossovers then hesitating with his left hand but looses the ball. Fiona sees this and goes to the ball- Nope, Scourge pulled it back with his left hand completing the shammgod and attacks all the way to the basket, finishing with a two-hand backscratching dunk off two feet.
Fiona 3, Scourge 3
"Where is that defense you was talkin' about?! Other then that block you got?!" Scourge antagonized, again prattling on Fiona's, sort of, 'trash defense.'
Fiona rolled her eyes after getting fooled again, but is really pissed off after hearing his words of her 'trash defense.'
After receiving the ball, Fiona - and Scourge - walked back up top where Fiona inbounded the ball... by letting it roll to him. Scourge picks it up with his left foot and palms it with his left hand before dribbling with the same hand-
Fiona picks his pocket and is able to control the ball. "What were you sayin' about my defense?!" Fiona mocked.
"These nuts." Scourge joked, that made Fiona snickered.
While dribbling with her left hand, Fiona hesitates to her left then right-foot jab-steps towards Scourge. She hesitates to her left again then crosses through-the-legs to her right before hard-crossing back to her left hand and attacks to the basket. However, Scourge is there- Actually, Fiona got by Scourge as she hop-steps closer to the basket before picking up her dribble, goes up with the reverse layup with her right hand towards the right side of the backboard, ...and scores.
Fiona 4, Scourge 3
"Like I said, talk shit about my defense and see what happens!" Fiona mouthed at Scourge.
Scourge didn't say anything after that as he now knows what's up of Fiona taking her defense seriously. And it's likely Myra, Fiona's former prison friend, taught her how to play defense.
The two walked back up top where Scourge inbounds the ball to Fiona. Fiona receives the inbound pass before getting low into a triple-threat position. Dribbling with her left hand, Fiona hesitates to her left seeing Scourge baiting to her direction as she drives to the basket. However, Scourge is there on her right hip (no pun intended), but Fiona sees that coming as she half-spins to her right before picking up her dribble, turns back to her left seeing she got some space and pulls up to shoot ...and scores.
Fiona 5, Scourge 3
The two walked back up top where Scourge inbounded the ball to Fiona. Fiona receives the inbound pass before getting into a triple-threat position, but sees Scourge backing off on-balling five feet away. Fiona sees the space she has and pulls up to shoot ...and missed.
The ball bounced high off the back of the rim where Scourge grabs- Nope, Fiona snags it out of his left hand and goes to the basket with two hands-
Blocked by Scourge as the ball goes out of bounds. "Yeah, I play defense too, baby." he said, smirking at her.
"Whatever, ...Greeny." Fiona mocked with a smile, pointing at his green hair.
"The fuck!?" he questioned her.
Fiona went after the ball Scourge blocked before the two walked back up top where Scourge inbounded the ball to Fiona. Fiona receives the ball and - already in her triple-threat position - checks Scourge's on-ball stance seeing him parallel straight. Fiona dribbles with her right hand as she crosses through-the-legs to her left then hesitating seeing Scourge baiting to her direction, and later hard-crosses back to her right attacking to the basket. However, Scourge was sort of fooled of that crossover as he on-ball defend towards Fiona; Fiona sees him coming as she stops inside the imaginary painted-area attempting a floater with her right hand, the ball bounced off the metal backboard ...and rattles out.
The ball rattles off the back of the rim where Scourge got the ball over the hustle Fiona, and dribbles out to the left wing. Scourge, seeing Fiona on-ball defending, later dribbles up top as he checks on her on-ball stance seeing her parallel straight. He sizes-up with some scissor-crossovers left and right until having the ball at his left hand where he hesitates to his left. Fiona baited to his direction to her right as Scourge sees that and hard-crosses to his right. Fiona followed Scourge as they reached to the basket where Scourge cuffed the ball preventing the swiping Fiona as he goes up with a right-hand layup; the ball bounced off the metal backboard then rattles around the rim ...and in.
Fiona 5, Scourge 4
"You're lucky you cuffed that ball." Fiona said, "Because I was gonna steal that."
Scourge smirked at her, "Uhhhhhhhh... Yeahright." he said fast.
The two walked back up top where Fiona inbounds the ball to Scourge. Scourge receives the ball the triple-threats with a left-foot jab-step, seeing her bite at the move and pulls up to shoot, ...but missed.
The ball bounced off the right side of the rim where Fiona gets the ball and dribbles out to the right wing to clear possession. Scourge on-ball defends towards her as Fiona left-hand dribbles up top then sizes-up on him by crossing through-the-legs to her right, then in-&-out's to her right attacking to the basket-
Scourge bodied on her left hip (no pun intended) and picks her pocket, getting the steal. He quickly looks at Fiona seeing her froze after getting her handles taken, as Scourge wasted no time by shooting from the imaginary right elbow from the free-throw line, ...and scores.
Fiona 5, Scourge 5
Fiona grins, "Damn his arms are so long."
"Hey it ain't my fault I'm tall." Scourge said, before handing the ball to her. And speaking of 'tall,' Scourge is 6 feet and 4 inches tall (6'4").
The two walked back up top where Fiona inbounded the ball to Scourge. Scourge receives the ball and gets into a triple-threat position looking at Fiona's on-ball defense parallel to her left a little. Scourge backs up a little dribbling with his left hand before getting low dribbling towards Fiona; he stutter-steps then in-&-outs to his left and takes off to the basket. However, Fiona is on-balling on his right hip as Scourge uses his left hand attempting a scoop layup. The ball bounced off the metal backboard then rattles around the rim, ...and out.
The ball rolls off the right side of the rim as Fiona gets the ball before dribbling out to the middle of the half-court to clear possession. Dribbling with her right hand, Fiona sees Scourge on-balling three feet away as she hesitates to her right then snatch-back crosses to her right, sees Scourge bite at the move and picks up her dribble, shoots it holding her right arm up, ... ...and makes it.
Fiona 6, Scourge 5
"Man hell nah." Scourge angered himself. "I ain't goin' out like this."
Scourge grabs the ball and walked back up top towards Fiona inbounding the ball. Fiona receives the ball and dribbles with her left hand deciding to size him up with some low-crossovers. With the ball on her left hand again, Fiona hesitates towards her left and hard-crosses to her right. However, Scourge wasn't fooled and on-ball defends her. But Fiona was expecting that as she steps-back to her right before picking up her dribble, shoots with Scourge contesting it, ... and missed.
The ball bounced off the left side of the rim as Scourge got the ball and dribbles out to the left wing. He took a quick glance at Fiona from his left shoulder seeing her coming, and wasted not time as he shoots, ...and scores hitting nothing but net.
Fiona 6, Scourge 6.
"YES! I needed that!" Scourge said after that shot he made. And tying the score to six.
Fiona got the ball before approaching back up top and inbound the ball to Scourge. Scourge receives the ball and went into a triple-threat position doing a right-foot jab step. He later turn his back to her, does a step back move, shoots, ...and missed.
The ball bounced off the back of the rim as Fiona got the ball and dribbles it out to the right wing. Then immediately attacks to the basket seeing Scourge coming as she spins to her left before picking up her dribble, goes up with her right dominant hand with Scourge contesting, and makes it.
Fiona 7, Scourge 6; man those two are going at it with all those shots they're dropping.
Scourge got the ball before approaching back up top and inbounds it back to Fiona. Fiona receives the ball and gets into a triple-threat position with the ball on her right hip, as Scourge is on-balling by paralleling slightly to his right. Fiona dribbles low with her left hand before hesitates, seeing Scourge hops back a little as she step-back to her left. Scourge saw Fiona picked up her dribble as he-
Nope, Fiona faked picking up her dribble as she spins to her right blowing by Scourge, and took off dribbling to the basket and finished with a right-hand finger-roll layup.
"Game point, ...Greeny." Fiona said, mocking at his green hair with a smile.
"Shut the fuck up!" Scourge fired, the shakes his head after getting fooled again.
Fiona 8, Scourge 6; Fiona is now one point away of winning this one-on-one game against Scourge.
Scourge grabs the ball and approaches back up top to inbound the ball to Fiona. Fiona receives the ball then triple-threats with a right-foot jab-step towards Scourge. Seeing he didn't bite at it, Fiona sized him up by scissor-crossing through-the-legs left and right, ball at her left hand doing a hesitation move to her seeing Scourge hoped back a little. Fiona got low and hard-crosses to her right and quickly saw Scourge fooled by going to the basket. However, Scourge didn't give up as he is coming towards Fiona. Fiona sees him coming but it was too late as she left-hand scoops the ball off the metal backboard, and makes it.
"Game over," said Fiona.
"Fuck!" Scourge angered to himself. He later shook his head signaling he lost, ...to a girl.
The game is over, as Fiona won with the score 9, to Scourge's 6. Scourge is mad that he lost the one-on-one game against Fiona, but he has to admit, she got game and he respect that. Same thing for Fiona, even though she beat him and already know how he plays, he got game too.
Scourge walks to her and put his right hand out. "Good game ...Fiona," he said. Fiona looked at him, then his hand, and dapped him.
While the two were playing ball, the sky turned from sky blue to dusk as Fiona waved bye to Scourge. "Bye Scourge," she said.
"AYE HOLD UP!" Scourge shouted, seeing Fiona turn around and jogs to her. "You gon play basketball for Moebius?"
Fiona thought about it before answering, "... ...I ...I might as well."
"Don't think about it, just do it." he stated. "Shit you just showed me your game, so why not just play ball for Moebius."
"Yeah why not." Fiona agreed.
Scourge nods before departing. "AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MESS UP AND SHIT!" he shouted, plus staying outside in the dusk to continue to work on his game.
"WHATEVER!" Fiona shouted back, whom later reached into her apartment with her mom's car gone. "Well... She off at work."
End of Chapter 2
WELL! ...Chapter 2 of A Help on Defense has been published. Now I thought about making Fiona and Scourge play 1-on-1 to 10, but I just decided to just shorten it.
And if you're wondering of Fiona's mother, Hannah, of why she- Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope! I will save that for later on ...very shortly.
However, leave a comment in the review section of how this chapter went.
Until then, be easy to yourself. SelfMadeHooper is out...