At 3:55, Chad was pacing the locker room, and Troy was calmly sitting on a bench, putting on his shoes. "I'm telling you, he's not gonna come." Chad said, nervously.
"Man, this isn't a blind date. It's just a basketball practice. Calm down."
Ryan was standing outside the gym, dressed in gym shorts and a T-shirt, wondering weather or not to enter. He finally heaved a sigh, and pulled open the door. The whole team was there, warming up, except for Chad and Troy. They all stopped and gave him a confused look. He picked up a basketball and walked over to the group.
"Chad is… um…I ju-…maybe I should go…" He started to leave when Chad walked out of the locker room, smiling.
"Ryan! You came!"
"Well I just…"
"Cool!" Chad turned to the team. "Troy and I saw Ryan playing today at free period…you've probably heard…. He's pretty good! We thought he'd make an excellent addition for the team."
"No, you though he would." Troy said, taking a shot. "I still don't trust him."
Chad rolled his eyes. "Okay, let's start with some drills."
Ryan easily kept up with all the drills, and the whole practice to him was a piece of cake. He scored nine baskets during the scrimmage, and was easily the fastest runner. Mr. Bolton was thrilled with the new addition. He sat on the bench, grinning, during the whole two hours. Afterwards, he congratulated Ryan.
"You've made it on the team." He said extending his hand.
"Thank you, sir, but I don't know if I definitely want to join."
"Why?"
"It's… not what I do."
Troy stopped immediately remembering the first day back from break. Shaking off the idea that he and Ryan were somewhat alike, he headed to the locker rooms. He wanted nothing to do with Ryan.
"Well, maybe you should try it." Mr. Bolton continued.
"Maybe…"
Mr. Bolton gave him a schedule. Ryan checked it over, and couldn't decide weather he was happy or upset that he was free all of the practice days.