I walked out into the almost empty gym, after getting changeing in the locker room earlier. I noticed Alex in the corner of the room, still wearing a white top and green cargo pants. She didn't notice me, and was clearly frowning at the two vollyball nets set up in the middle of the room.
"I take it you don't like vollyball?" I mocked. She whirled around.
"Please don't bother me." It didn't sounds like she upset, but bored. I could change that.
"Whatever the lady says." I sauntered away towards the general direction of the teacher. I asked him a few favor, mainly pertaining to set up of the teams. I knew the teacher, seeing as I was quite the athlete, and he agreed. A few minutes later, the whole gym class was set up to play vollyball. Alex was on my team, although not next to me; and a couple of my "friends" were on the other side.
Our team served first. The ball soared over the net without foul, and a kid on the other team hit it back. This was my chance. I jumped up into the air and spiked the ball at one of my former friends.
"What the hell was that?!" He angrily declared.
"Oh, sorry, I was aiming towards the floor." The pathetic loser believed me, and I turned around to look at Alex. She was smiling. The same thing repeated, and I hit the same kid in the face.
"Sully, try to hit the ball softer." The teacher instructed. I could hear Alex snickering in the backround.
"Yes, sir." I said, but I didn't obey. By the end of the gym class, I hit the kid seven more times, accidently spiked the vollyball at some freaky goth girl, and really angered my old friends.
I jogged up to Alex towards the end. "Enjoy the show?"
"Oh, I have a whole new respect of you."
"Really?"
"No." We both broke into laughter. I realized that what I had just done was not just to amuse myself, although I thought it was hilarious, but to make Alex laugh. I also realized that her laugh was the best sound ever.