Heather was doing really well. It was close to the end of the fourth quarter. Thanks to her they were up 7 points. Seth was in the stands, he was one of the loudest fans for Tree Hill. When Nathan called a time out the girls ran over to him.
Alight girls we are doing really good tonight. Just keep it up. We have a minute left get Heather the ball, I want you to go for the three ok?
You got it.
Alright make us proud girls.
The girls were back out on the court five seconds later, all set up to take the ball in bound. The referee blew the whistle; Heather got the ball and went for the shot. It seemed to all go in slow motion. The ball flew through the air, hit the backboard, and bounced into the goal. Making three more points for the Ravens just as the buzzer sounded; the team all crowded around Heather hoisting her up on there shoulders. They ran around the court meeting up with there parents and whoever was there. Emily and Seth ran up to Heather both giving her a big hug.
You did great. I'm so proud of you.-Seth
Yeah, good game girl. -Emily
Thanks guy.-Heather
Ok, ice cream then home sound good?-Seth
Sounds great to me.-Emily
They headed outside. Seth made them stay up in the lighted parking lot while he ran the 3 blocks to his truck. He was amazed when he and Heather got there an hour early and he still had to park 3 blocks away. He was a fast runner though. Heather took congrats while she and Emily waited. While Heather was surrounded by about 15 people, a stranger walked up to Emily.
Hi, you're a cheerleader for the Ravens right?
Yeah... and you are?
I'm Sean. What's your name?
Emily. So were you here for Ravens of Wolverines?
I was here for the wolverines, and then I saw you rooting for Ravens. So I switched.
Oh...
So, I was wondering if you wanted to go to a party with me and my friends...
Oh. Umm no I don't think so...Maybe some other time.
Come on, we could use a hot girl every now and then. All the ones that hang out with us are ugly.
No, I can't
Hey, when I ask you to come to a party with me, you come to the party.
He reached out and grabbed her upper arm, squeezing it so hard she practically lost feeling in her arm.
Look, I don't know who you think you are, but my friend is gonna be back anytime now, and when he gets here he's gonna kick your ass. So you better let go of me.
Really? Oh no, it's not the same guy that just ran off like a chicken is it? Yeah he looks real scary.
As a matter of fact he was going to get his truck.
Suddenly Emily felt someone standing behind her, or so she thought. When Sean looked over her head she guessed she was right. Suddenly she heard another unfamiliar voice.
Let her go Sean.
And if I don't?
Gee, lets see, I'll kick your ass
Yeah right beat it Chris.
Sean started to pull Emily away. She felt some one push her aside, and saw the boy named Chris, hit Sean across the jaw. Before she knew it the two were throwing punches at each other. Sean wasn't doing very well, but he still managed to hit Chris a couple of times. Then there were three figures, there in the dark. The new one was trying to break it up and managed to do so. It was Seth, he pushed Chris back and wasn't surprised when he stood still, and didn't move. Seth then grabbed Sean by the throat.
Get out of here, before I let him loose on you again.
With that said he pushed Sean backward and turned around as Sean ran off.
Are you ok Em?
Yeah I'm fine, Thanks Seth. And thank you Chris right?
Yeah, your welcome.
I'm Seth Cooke
Chris Porter... um, I guess I should go I got a long walk home.
You have to walk?
Nah, I'll probably catch a ride with someone or something.
How about with us?
No, I don't want to inconvenience you. You probably live in the opposite direction of my
home anyways,
We live in Tree Hill..
Ok, so you live in the same town I do.
Great, you can catch a ride with us then, we owe it to you anyways.
At that last part Heather came running up.
What's going on?
Oh. Uh Heather this is Chris we're gonna give him a ride home.
Cool, the more the merrier. What happened to your arm Em?
It's not important, come on we need to get home.
With that they all piled into the truck. They were half way home when Seth realized Emily and Chris were both asleep in the backseat. Emily's head was on his shoulder, with his head on top of hers. He smiled to himself, then looked down at Heather, who was looking out the window. He couldn't believe what a day he had had. He wasn't looking forward to tomorrow, but he had promised Heather that he would help her go through her parents old records. Maybe if they were lucky, they would find out they had some rich uncle who was about to die, and had no one to leave his millions to. Yeah, right not that lucky. Seth turned the radio on and down to low. He pushed the gas down just a little farther making him reach 80 mph. He loved his life. It was perfect. It could only go down from here. Little did he know, it was going to go way down, real fast.