Hey. I would like to thank HauntedWhisper714, HorseLover20693, WildcatSuperstar14and Mocha Addict for their reviews on Chapter 6.
Anyway, for this chapter this is IMPORTANT. I talk about Class A and Class B for basketball. Those are like leagues that the schools play in. It says that Blue Mountain played in Class B last year. That means that Blue Mountain was a smaller school that got larger and their team got better, so they got to move up to Class A, which has the biggest schools in the state and the best teams. Thanks for reading, but you would be completely lost if you didn't know what Class A and B meant.
Anyway, enough about that!
Chapter 7
"We're going to lose," Coach Bolton said seriously at halftime. "Don't get me wrong, we're going to lose." He looked into the faces of his players. "This going to be the worst score in East High history...but it was worth it."
"How," Eddie asked.
"We were a team," Calum said, standing. "Win as a team, lose as a team, teammates. You know what guys, it doesn't matter that we lose tonight. And do you know why?"
The boys shook their heads. "Because those stands are packed with people cheering for us."
"But we're getting beat by a new team."
"So! So what if the Blue Mountain Eagles haven't played in Class A basketball before. So what that East High was always the Class A winners. We are a team, a family. I've never been a part of something like this until I was on this team."
"Calum's right, these guys deserve the title," Adam said standing next to Calum. "If they can shut down my man Calum here, they deserve it. But we don't need it, because you know what, we have something better. We know we're a good team, we don't need a dumb title to tell us that."
"We're winners at heart," Calum said. "These guys were the best in Class B."
"They've never been out scored in the second half," Eddie said.
"If we outscore them, than we beat them at that and we have a prize," Adam said. "How about it?"
The team cheered. "Boys," Coach Bolton said, bringing out a box. "I think, if we're going to win this challenge, we need the lucky championship uniforms." He opened the box to show the uniforms that hadn't been worn for three seasons. The uniform design had been changed the season after Troy's jersey had been retired. "They may not have your names on the back, but they are lucky."
"I say lets do it," Adam said. "Wildcats, lets go eat the Eagles!"
"Eww," Calum said. "Adam, the Eagle is on the endangered species list."
"Oh well."
They team put on their new jerseys. Calum was passing them out while Coach Bolton went to do something. "Eddie!"
Eddie walked up to Calum. "Take care of my brother's jersey, alright?"
"Don't you want to wear it?"
"You wear it. I trust you."
Eddie thanked Calum and went to change with the rest of the guys. Once Calum had passed out all the jerseys, Coach Bolton returned. "You may have noticed," he address the team. "We're one short in that box." The team looked around. Coach Bolton walked to Calum and took a jersey from behind his back, placing it in Calum's hand. "This one's collected a bit of dust, but I think it wants to be in one more game before it has to watch them forever."
Calum took a deep breath before he turned the jersey over. The entire team was watching him. "It's Troy's jersey," he told the team.
Jack placed a hand on Calum's shoulder. "Make me proud Calum."
"I'll try," he said.
Bailey, Mack and Keisha were seated in the stands. Watching them shoot, Bailey was the first to notice the uniform switch. "Mack! Calum's wearing Troy's jersey! That's why your dad was taking it down!"
Before long, the game had started and the score was 15-58. They game was interesting. It seemed that with the uniform switch, the boys had new energy. Unlike the first half, Jack had changed his strategy and Calum had barely touched the ball. The Eagles were starting to not guard him and double team Adam who was the boy always with the ball.
With five minutes left, Jack called a time out. "Okay, they fell for it. Now, Adam start passing to Calum. At all costs, get the ball to Calum."
Even with the score still lopsided, the East High crowd was on the edge of the bleachers they were sitting on. It was as if the Wildcats were behind by five points instead of forty-three. But the Wildcats had made it fun for them to watch.
There was no heroic shot at the buzzer. The Eagles were confused by the Wildcat's strategy, but kept scoring. At the end of the game, the Wildcats and the Eagles were cheering. The Eagles because they won, the Wildcats because they outscored them in the second half 31-29.
Adam and Calum lifted up the runners-up trophy with pride. "This," Jack said after the game. "Is my favorite trophy."
"Hey! I think we need to celebrate," Adam said. "What do you say?"
The team cheered and ran out of the gym to the auditorium. The girls team followed. They sat in there, just talking and passing the time, until Keisha and Bailey walked in. Calum and Mack, who were too immersed in their conversation with each other, were the only two that didn't realize what the girls were holding was a karaoke machine.
"Does Mack know," Adam asked Bailey as she set it up on the stage.
"No, but Teagan says Calum knows," she said annoyance in her voice.
"Nope, I told him a false plan. He has no clue."
"You're brilliant," she said forgivingly.
"But, Keisha said Mack can't sing."
Bailey laughed. "Keisha's just jealous. How could Mack not have a pretty voice, she's Troy's sister and have you heard him sing?"
"Yeah."
"Then you know he's good."
"Yeah, he is."
"Adam, do you think this will work?"
He looked at Mack and Calum before saying, "it will at least point them in the right direction."
She sighed and looked out at the crowd. "Should we get this started?"
"I believe we should." The two walked out onto center stage. This event had been planned for a while by both the boys team and the girls team. Now, Adam was getting nervous. What if it didn't work?
"Hey, how are you wildcats doing tonight?" There were cheers and Mack and Calum had decided to pay attention to Adam. "Well, we have a very special machine up here, so why don't we use it? Who should be our victims?"
The boys shouted Calum and he sent a look at Adam that clearly said, 'pick me and I'll hurt you.' The girls grabbed Mack and pushed her up there. Teagan and Eddie tried to do that with Calum, but it was proving to be hard. Calum really didn't want to go up there.
"I can't sing," he whined.
"Too bad," Teagan said with a smile on his face.
When Calum passed Adam, the blond boy smirked. "Good luck!" Calum's eyes widened, knowing that Adam meant for this to be the plan. He walked the rest of the way to the microphone. Mack didn't look happy either.
"I can't sing," she said.
"Me either," he told her as the music started. Mack looked at the words and started to sing.
"We were strangers,
starting out on a journey Never dreaming what we'd have to go through Now here we are, and I'm suddenly standing,at the beginning with you."
'Wow, her voice is just as beautiful as she is,' Calum thought. Then he turned to the machine himself and sang the words.
"No one told me
I was going to find you, Unexpectedwhat you did to my heart."
At this point they both sang the same thing.
"When I lost hope
you were there to remind methis is the start...
"And life is a road
and I wanna to keep going love is a river I wanna keep flowing life is a road now and forever wonderful journey. "I'll be there when the world stops turning I'll be there when the storm is through in the end I wanna be standingat the beginning with you."
There was a small musical part before the words appeared again and Mack started to sing.
"We were strangers
on a crazy adventure."
Calum had the next line of the song. He smirk and grabbed the microphone off the stand.
"Never dreaming
how our dreams would come true."
Mack smiled and did the same thing as they sang again.
"Now here we stand unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you.
"And life is a road
and I wanna to keep going love is a river I wanna keep flowing life is a road now and forever wonderful journey. "I'll be there when the world stops turning I'll be there when the storm is through in the end I wanna be standingat the beginning with you.
"I knew there was somebody somewhere
that made love in the dark Now I know my dream will live on I've been waiting so long Nothings gonna tear us apart."Life is a road and I wanna keep going."
"Love is a river I wanna keep going on," Calum sang by himself.
"Starting out on a journey," Mack sang to the audience before they turned to each other to sing the final verse of the song.
"Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing In the end I wanna be standingat the beginning with you."
As the audience clapped, Mack and Calum put their microphones back on the stands. Calum grabbed her hand and led her out of the room. Bailey and Keisha shared a look.
"How did you know to do this," Adam asked after he kissed Bailey's cheek.
"Let's just say a little birdy told me." She smiled and walked to the back of the room. She took out her cellphone, dialed a number and waited for an answer.
"Hi is Troy there...tell him it's Bailey...hey Troy, it worked."
So, how did you like that? The song was 'At The Beginning' from Anastasia, the Disney movie.
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