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Sorry about the grammatical mistakes. I didn't have time to look this over and just posted it.
"Oh…well…at least we scored some points…that's better than nothing," said Dan, trying to be optimistic.
"Oh shut up, Dan," growled Runo.
"Hey, I'm just trying to help…"
"We'll you're doing a pretty good job at making things worse!" Runo exclaimed. "I mean, yelling at Alice? WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT!"
"HEY! SHE'S THE REASON WE LOST A POINT!"
"WELL IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE ANYWAY, THEY SCORED FREAKIN 62 POINTS!"
"HEY!" Runo and Dan turned to see Coach Harben glaring at them. They'd never seen him so angry before.
"You two. Here. Now," ordered Coach Harben. The rest of the brawlers were behind him.
Runo and Dan obeyed and walked towards their coach.
"Now that I have the whole team here…let's talk. Shall we?" asked Coach Harben as the team gathered around, nervously.
"Look, I am not mad we lost. Not one bit," said Coach Harben gently.
The team had looks of reliefs on their faces, but they were quickly wiped off when Coach Harben continued, "But I AM angry at how poorly this team is functioning…well…AS A TEAM!"
"YOU!" exclaimed Coach Harben, pointing to Dan. "Out of all people, the TEAM CAPTAIN, is lacking the ability to work with the team."
Dan hung his head. Coach Harben sighed. "Dan, I know how badly you wanted to win. But everyone makes mistakes. Alice, good try, but you need to be ready next time."
"Yes, Coach," replied Alice, looking down.
"All right," said Coach Harben, looking at every single one. "There's a lot of things I can teach you to improve your game. But there is no way you can win a game if there is no teamwork here. You have to communicate with each other. You have to work together. Got it?"
Everyone nodded. Coach Harben smiled and put his hand in the center of the group. "Basketball Brawlers on three. Who would like to do the honors?"
"Me," replied Joe, sticking his hand in the center.
When's everyone's hands were in the middle of the circle, Joe started counting, "One…two…three!"
"BASKETBALL BRAWLERS!" everyone yelled.
"Okay, everyone, let's get to our bus!" exclaimed Coach Harben.
Oh, no…thought Alice. Not another ride with Shun!
I know this is short. But I'm trying to update at least once a week, and I only have so much time on my hands. Don't forget to review!
