Take Me Away

Each of the two teams readied to their positions as Spencer and Sam went to the center to represent their teams.

"Is he one of your classmates? Why isn't he participating in the game?" Spencer asked, glowering at Ryan.

Sam glanced at Ryan's direction and said with a smile, "Well, he did not come here for sportsmanship, I'm well enough to occupy you. He came here to impress a lady."

'A lady? Is he referring to Fiona?' Spencer narrowed his eyes at the thought. He turned his attention to the game as he crouched down to the starting position, Sam mirroring his actions.

"Ready!" The referee looked over them with a whistle pressed between his lips. He blew his whistle and tossed the ball into the air, starting the game.

With the ball in the air, Spencer and Sam jumped high in the air in an attempt to possess the ball, but Spencer was faster in obtaining the ball, dribbling it to the opposite side of the court.

"You can do it, Mr. Cheng!"

"Go! Go! Go! You can do it, Sam!"

Cheers erupted from the bleachers as onlookers encouraged their respective teams. It was the start of what would be a very intense match.

Fiona was seated on the rest area, her moods fluctuating in every turn of the game. She sighed with relief as Spencer had the ball in his possession, dribbling it across the court. She sneered at the knowledge that he had the tendency to rile people in and out of the court.

"You can do it, M. Cheng! Go! Go! Go!" Sophia cheered, her voice overpowering the rest of the crowd.

Spencer slipped easily past the opponents' defenses, striding towards the net, and jumped. The ball went inside the net, gaining two points for his team.

The crowd stood as their cheers erupted from the bleachers, getting louder and louder every second.

Spencer preened at the attention, his face smug as he arrogantly turned to face Sam.

"What?" Spencer asked as he raised his eyebrows in mock question, baiting Sam and the rest of his team. Sam dismissed Spencer's arrogance with a sigh as he patted his teammate's back reassuringly as he encouraged them, "Don't mind."

His mind wandered from the game

elsewhere. She was only jerked from her musings as Sophia continued

caused her to flee that

have the answers to his questions, but at the same time, he dreaded them. Ryan was no fool. He called her that night.

tightened around the bottle in his hand at the mere thought of it. His eyes wandered towards Fiona once more, loosening his grip on the bottle. Regret colored his features as he thought, 'If I were in the court, would

use the restroom for a bit," Fiona told Sophia as she stood to her feet. Sophia looked over to her friend and

stay here and watch the game. Come back

Fiona answered as she bobbed

left his own to follow her. Diagonally opposite the locker room

she started to make her way towards the stadium. She just went out the door when she saw Ryan casually leaning on the door of the locker

Noticing that Fiona might bolt

time, Fiona? Just please hear me out." Ryan's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed nervously. "Look, I'm not trying to harass you into forming a relationship with me. Just, give me the proper reason why you're rejecting me. The truth, please. Otherwise, I'll never be able to

Now knowing his family background, she

"We can't be together, not in the way you want

as he tried to contain himself, his hands fisted to his sides. "I thought I made myself clear

only

are the best that has ever

shrill sound of a whistle blown echoed through the place, startling the both of

that would follow, a certain someone might notice her absence. She looked apologetically to Ryan and said, "I'm afraid I can't reveal more than what I just told you. You're better off with someone else, Ryan. I'm only sorry that I couldn't fill that

even create some distance between them, he gently grasped her arm and said, "If I enter the court to play, will you watch me and cheer

"Ryan, I..."

dragged to the bottom of the sea and she was drowning. She was drowning in pain as she dragged him down with her. It saddened him, she made him feel like that. She didn't want him to feel like

use the restroom!" A couple of voices announced the arrival of

"Good job, guys!"

keep the momentum going all through

on Fiona's arm. He looked at her sadly and said, "I'll get changed and

corner and quietly observed their interactions Ryan turned his back from her and went inside the locker room. Fiona heard her heart break and shatter, knowing that no matter what happened next, she would never be able to put