From Hatred To Love

Chapter 5 – Kyle's Part

I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Today is the basketball championship game. If I mess this up now, I'll be the biggest idiot in the whole school. All I have to do is think about basketball, nothing else, not even… well maybe…

"Hey, you ready for tonight? Hello? Any one there?" waves hand in my face. "Wha-? Huh? Oh, sorry about that Trin, I just kinda spaced out and was thinking about some stuff" "What kind of stuff?" arches an eyebrow. "Its nothing. So you coming to the game?" "I don't know, I have homework and-" "Don't try and pull that homework thing. Its Friday night!" "Fine. What time does it go till?" "Starts at 6:30 ends at 8:00. So I'll see you there?" "Sure. Gotta go. See ya Kyle" "Bye" we said as we went our separate ways.

"So what was that all about?" "Vince I swear it was nothing, we were just talking about the game tonight." "Riiiiight, and I'm supposed to believe that?" "Believe what?" "Hey Justin" "Hey, so…believe what?" "Hey Justin guess what? Our little Kyle here might have a crush on Trinity" he said laughing.

Ok what Vince just said was way out of line, so I have to…

"Seriously? Can I just live my life for one day without getting mocked or made fun of from either one of you?" "Ok, we're sorry. We just wanna make sure you're all ready fo tonight." "Justin, if you know me at all, you would know that I'm always ready."

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Ok school was ending and the team is getting ready for the game of our lives. We had waited for this for a long time. I just hope my mind doesn't wonder off during the game.

"Hey Kyle! That was a great game, and congrats on the win!"

"Thanks Trin. So I was wondering if you're coming to the after party-"

"I'm there."

"Great and um one more thing…" moves closer to her…

"What is it?"

"This…" kisses her passionately and pulls away. "So I'll see you there?" smiles.

Blushes. "Ya of course. Bye!" walks off smiling.

"Kyle! Kyle! Come on! Game is starting in 20 mins! We gotta go!" I snapped out of that thought by Vince's shouting. "Um sorry 'bout that. My mind wondered off again." "That's alright but it better not happen during the game, or you'll know that the team will kick you're ass." "Please, the team can kiss my ass instead of kick it"

Alright. This was it. Game time baby! I swear if we lose this game all cause of my mind wondering off at some times, I'm never gonna forgive myself.

"Hey Kyle" a small voice said from behind me. Well three small voices, there was just one that stood out.

"Oh hey! What are you girls doing here?" "What we're not allowed to see our boyfriends before the game?" Haley said then realizing what she had just said making her eyes widen in shock.

"Boyfriends?" "Haley!" Sarah hits her on the arm. "Sorry, I forgot he doesn't know" "Uhhh I didn't know either" said Trinity who was still beside the two ridiculous girls fighting.

"Well we do know. So is there any other reason you're here?" "Well Haley and I wanted to go kiss our boyfriends for luck so while we do that you talking with Trinity" "What she said." After that the two girls ran off to Justin and Vince.

"Good luck tonight" "Oh thanks. Its nice to know that you came" "Ya well they made me, and so did you." "So um—"

That conversation was immediately cut off cause of the Haley and Sarah who came back.

"Ok well good luck Kyle!" "Thanks Haley." "What, I don't get a thanks?" "You didn't say good luck to me" "Fine be a jerk." Sarah walks away pretending to be hurt. "Well that's typical Sarah. Ok well we gotta head to our seats now, before they get stolen." "So true Trin. Ok well we'll see you after the game. Bye!"

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"Listen, we have 6 seconds and we're on the lead! Whatever you do, no opponent! Not one! Goes near that basket!" the coach yelled. "Do you understand?!" "Yes coach!" the team responded. "Now, what team?" "Wildcats!"

Ok this was it! 6 seconds and we all knew that they we're gonna pass to their best player, and that person was…Mark, and best thing was… I'm guarding him.

"You ready to lose tonight Kyle?" "Mark…just shut up and finish the damn game, by the ways, you won't get passed me."

Ball was passed to of course Mark. He went in for the lay up and just as it hit the board I slammed it against it so the ball would stop at its position.

"Wildcats win the championship game!" yelled a referee.

"Congratulation!!" a small little girl said who had hugged me as I turned around. "Thanks Trinity, and I'm not sure you wanna hug me. After all I'm all sweaty from this game." "Ok that's true." Trinity pulled away from the hug.

After that time Trinity and me stayed at the school a bit longer with Justin, Sarah, Vince and Haley.

"Dude, you made us win!!" "Vince come on, it was just a block." "Just a block? It was more of a "Get out of my court!" kind of block" "Haha nice name for it Justin."

We we're walking home since the girls walked to the school instead of drive.

"It really sucks that you walked here. Cause it's night and all, it's dangerous for 3 beautiful girls like you to be out." "Vince! Hit on your own girlfriend" Justin yelled then hugging Sarah.

"Yeah Vince why don't you?" a familiar male voice said from behind us.

When I turned around I was expecting something to come at me so I was very cautious of the guy.

"That was a nice block Kyle. It would've been better if u didn't block it at all, well it would've been better for me at least." Mark came out of the shadows with an evil look on his face,

"Justin, Vince. Get the girls out of here. This might get ugly." "Now way man! We're here for you no matter what."

Next thing we know we see 5 other guy come from the shadows getting ready to beat us up.

"So you lose and you think beating us up will change that?" "Oh Kyle, how stupid you are." Mark made the most evil smirk on his face.

"Speak for yourself!" Trinity yelled getting all mad at Mark. "Oh! So you have a girl stick up for you? Isn't that just so pathetic?" "Leave her out of this Mark" I said just watching his every move.

Ok, I wasn't afraid of this guy I was just afraid that the girls might get hurt.

"You know it was really nice seeing your face without a scratch on it, but I bet it'll even be better when I see bruises and cuts on it after this. They're all yours boys" and with that he just walked back into the shadows watching the fight.

The five guys started walking toward us while cracking their finger, which I think is pathetic.

"Justin! Get everyone out of here now!" "But—" "Justin just do it!" "Kyle please just walk away from this!" Trinity began crying. "Sorry Trinity, but this is one thing I won't be able to walk away from"

I didn't know what was gonna happen that night, but as long as my friends are safe. Then I don't have anything to worry about. I just hope I get out of this alive.