Chapter 7
Ryan Donavan left the basketball courts and began walking through the park with his basketball in his hands. He stopped suddenly when he saw Jamie. Jamie walked up to him.
"Ryan Donavan?" Jamie asked.
"Yes," Ryan replied. "I know who you are. You're Jamie Scott. You and your father are the reason I like basketball."
"Cool," Jamie said before punching Ryan in the nose.
Ryan held his nose.
"What the hell?!" Ryan shouted.
"You know that freshman you beat up?" Jamie asked.
"The loser who hit on my girlfriend?" Ryan asked.
"That loser happens to be my cousin Logan!" Jamie shouted before taking Ryan's basketball and hitting him in the face with it.
"Ow!" Ryan shouted.
"You think it's funny to hurt my cousin?" Jamie asked.
"I'm sorry!" Ryan shouted.
Jamie pushed Ryan down on the ground.
"You're sorry?" Jamie asked. "Well sorry is not going to cut it!"
Jamie kicked Ryan as hard as he could.
"Get up!" Jamie shouted.
Ryan continued to lay on the ground in pain.
"Fine!" Jamie shouted. "I'll make you get up!"
Jamie grabbed Ryan and forced him up.
"Please stop!" Ryan pleaded. "I'm sorry!"
"Did that work the last time you said it?" Jamie asked. "Didn't my cousin apologize?"
"Yes," Ryan said nervously.
"So he did apologize because he was unaware you were her boyfriend?" Jamie asked. "And then you punched him anyway and then tonight you attacked him when he was walking to my mother's cafe?"
"Yes," Ryan said in a scared tone.
Jamie punched Ryan in the stomach and then threw him against the fence. He then held Ryan against the fence.
"Now if you ever lay so much as a finger on my cousin again, I will track you down," Jamie said in a threatening voice. "And don't think that me graduating this year will give you the right to bully my cousin next year. Tree Hill State University is only 5 minutes away from Tree Hill High School or 3 minutes by car!"
Jamie let go of Ryan.
"Now go home before I hurt you anymore!" Jamie shouted.
Ryan began to run towards his basketball.
"Leave it!" Jamie shouted. "It's my basketball now!"
Ryan ran off and Jamie picked up the basketball.
"I think I'll give this to Logan," Jamie said aloud to himself.
Jamie began walking home. As he passed Chuck's house, he saw Chuck and Chris talking on the porch steps.
"So I'm not grounded?" Chuck asked.
"No," Chris said. "You're not grounded. But Chris Keller is really disappointed in you. You shouldn't let him get to you like that. And you're lucky that police officer only gave you a warning."
"Yeah," Chuck agreed.
"Hey Chuck," Jamie said.
"Hi Jamie," Chuck said.
"I'll leave you to talk to Jamie," Chris said.
Chris got up and walked inside. Jamie sat next to Chuck.
"What's up?" Jamie asked.
"Long story short, I got in a fight with Donavan Martin while my little brother was around and he got in a fight with Donavan's actual little brother," Chuck said. "The head of the Big Siblings Program wasn't too happy and I've been banned."
"I'm so sorry," Jamie said.
"I feel so bad for him Jamie," Chuck said. "Samuel is an outcast and has no friends. His last three big siblings gave up on him. Now that I'm not allowed in the program, that cycle will continue."
"You have to do something that you've never done before," Jamie said.
"I'm not sucking-up to the head of the program," Chuck said.
"You have to suck-up to the head of the program," Jamie said.
"What did I just say?" Chuck asked.
"Chuck," Jamie said. "Do you really want back into the program?"
"Fine," Chuck said. "Hey, why are your knuckles bruised?"
"I just beat up a 14 year old and stole his basketball," Jamie replied.
Chuck's eyes got wide.
"Whoa Jamie," Chuck said. "I didn't know you had that in you."
"I do," Jamie said. "Now I'd better get home before it gets too late and I get grounded.
"See you later," Chuck said.