Hey guys, I'm back! It's been…a while, so sorry about that. Yes, I've been busy with school and sports (coincidentally, basketball) but I'll admit I have been a bit lazy to continue this story. But now that I stopped procrastinating, this story is officially continued.
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I know I probably let a lot of you guys down by not updating for so freaking long and if you lost interest in this story, I don't really blame you. For those of you who stuck with me, I really appreciate it and am grateful. Also, I know that I've read and reviewed a couple of your stories as well and I probably stopped due to my work. If that's the case and you'd like me to review your story (be it someone I've already given a review to or someone new) don't hesitate to ask.
Note: I sort of screwed up how the rounds of basketballs went. I guess I got a bit confused with the team names and such so the round robin probably didn't make sense in the beginning. I can't really explain what went wrong because I'm still pretty confused myself, but I will explain how the ones from this point on will work. I know this may be a bit confusing and you may have questions such as "how the heck are the Neathians back" but please just accept the fact that they're in the semi-final.
Basically, the Brawlers need to play the Neathians for the last round. The winner of this game will get to play the Gundalians in the championships. I have a feeling this isn't the correct way of having a round robin (if it is, yay!) but since I screwed it up from the beginning I'm just going to stick with this. Again, sorry for the confusion.
I realized that after writing this chapter, I probably should've added it to the previous chapter because this is way too short. Apologies, I really need to work on making my chapters longer. The next one should DEFINITELY be longer than this, however. And I'll try my best to get the next chapter up as soon as possible to make up for this short chapter (but the next chapter should definitely be up in less than a week).
Sorry for any mistakes/errors.
Enjoy!
Later that day in Ren's home…
Ren groaned as he shut the front door behind him after walking into his house. To the average person, the Gundalian's practice at the park went extremely well, but for Ren, he was off his game. With Fabia to distract his mind, there really wasn't much room for any basketball strategies.
"Ren, are you home?" asked a voice. "Please come into the kitchen."
Hesitating a bit, Ren slowly walked into the kitchen to see Nurzak boiling a pot of soup. "Hi, Dad."
"Hey, Ren," said Nurzak, looking up and smiling. "I made your favorite dinner."
Now Ren was suspicious. "It's not my birthday."
"I know," replied Nurzak.
"Did I win something?"
"No."
"What's the special occasion?"
"That's what I need to talk to you about. Have a seat." Ren obeyed as Nurzak took sat beside him.
"Ren…" started Nurzak. "I really don't know how to tell you this but…"
"It's bad news, isn't it?" asked Ren, always sharp.
"We're moving."
Ren shot up like a rocket, knocking the chair aside. "We're WHAT?"
Nurzak sighed. "We're moving. I got laid off. I lost my job, Ren."
"When was this?"
"…A while ago…"
"Is that why you've been at home a lot lately?"
"Yes. But, I have been looking for jobs and setting up interviews. Fortunately I found one in the last few days, but in order to do this job, we will have to move out of Bayville, meaning you will have to switch school as well."
"Why…why didn't you tell me?"
Nurzak let out another sigh. "I wanted to Ren but you always looked so happy with your friends at school and basketball I didn't want to burden you with my troubles. But I guess, I can't protect you forever."
Angered, Ren kicked his chair. "Argh, WHY DAD? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER? IF YOU DID, I DON'T KNOW, WE COULD'VE WORKED SOMETHING OUT! I COULD'VE PLANNED FOR THIS!"
"What are you talking about Ren? What do you need to plan out?"
"MY BASKETBALL SEASON! THIS WOULD'VE BEEN OUR THIRD CHAMPION WIN IN A ROW, BUT WITH THE CAPTAIN MISSING, HOW WILL THE TEAM FUNCTION? I MEAN YEAH, THEY CAN FUNCTION FINE, BUT I'LL NEED TO TELL COACH ABOUT ME MOVING AND…AND..ARGH, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A BIG MESS!"
"Ren…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry. I know what I did was wrong but…what's done is done. Forgive me."
Ignoring his father, Ren gave his chair another kick and stomped towards the stairs. But before he started to climb, he paused and turn around. "I'm still angry, but out of curiosity, what's the name of the school I'm going to attend?"
"Vestal Academy," replied Nurzak.
"Do they have a basketball team?"
"Oh, yes, of course!" exclaimed Nurzak. "In fact, I even think I know their team name! What was it…uh…Basketball Ballers…no…oh yes, Basketball Brawlers!"
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