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Recap:

Peyton walks over to Brooke and pulls her off to the side.

"Peyton," Brooke said.

"You and me, let's put stakes on the game," Peyton said smirking.

Brooke just looked at her. "What kind of stakes?"

Part 15:

"I win you back off Lucas."

Brooke looked at her. "Since when are you back to liking him?"

Peyton shrugged.

"So what if I win?" Brooke asked.

"You pick."

Brooke thought about this for a few minutes. "If I win.you back off Lucas."

Peyton nodded, figuring that would be all Brooke could come up with. "Deal."

"Fine," Brooke agreed.

Peyton walked back to the guys who were all just practicing.

"Ready?" Lucas asked.

"Bring it on."

Brooke made her way to her teammates.

They started the game. Lucas let Brooke take the ball first. Brooke was dribbling it trying to stay away from the guys. Junk was coming towards her.

'I am so not good at the basketball scene!' she thought to herself.

"C'mon Brooke, just like I showed you. Shoot it," Lucas encouraged her.

Brooke looked hesitantly from Lucas to the basket. She set herself up and took the shot.

Swish.

Brooke's mouth dropped. "I did it! I did it!!" she yelled jumping up and down. She ran towards Lucas and jumped into his arms.

He was laughing. "I knew you could do it," Lucas told her.

Brooke was so excited.

Lucas took the ball this time. He passed it to Fergie, who passed it to Brooke. Peyton swiped the ball before Brooke could come near it. She dribbled it, bouncing it up and down.

She jumped up and made the shot. She got the basket.

"Not so bad for a cheerleader," Junk commented.

Peyton glared at him. "Watch it."

They had been playing for about twenty minutes now. The score was 18 to 19. The next basket wins the game. Lucas started off the ball. He dribbled it, taking it back. He was going to make the shot but decided to give Brooke the chance.

He passed the ball to an open Brooke. She was about to shoot. Peyton was not going to let her make that shot. Peyton knocked into Brooke, harder than she anticipated, and knocked Brooke backwards.

Brooke hit the pavement with a force. And her head bounced up and collided with the pavement.

Peyton stepped back. She couldn't believe this. She didn't mean this. She didn't mean for this to happen.

Lucas ran over to Brooke. He lifted her head up. It wasn't bleeding, thank God.

"Brooke, are you ok?" Lucas asked.

"Ow.pain," she said with her eyes closed. Brooke could feel the tears welling up. She refused to let them slid down her cheeks. "Sleep I want sleep."

Lucas didn't know what to do. No one did. He knew you couldn't go to sleep though. "No, no, no Brooke. You can't go to sleep," he instructed. "C'mon stay with me."

END PART 15