Being Whitney (Book one of the Being Series): A Young Adult Novel by Elizabeth Thompson

Author:Elizabeth Thompson [Thompson, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-22T05:00:00+00:00

On Wednesday Whitney shot around for ten minutes watching the door with anticipation and telling herself she was crazy for thinking he’d come again now that he knew she was there. When he strolled in with a smile she tried to play it cool, but failed wonderfully shooting an epic air-ball as she watched him walk by.

“Wow! You need this more than I thought,” he said.

“Shut-up,” she said. Her cheeks bright red again.

They filled the next hour with more drills, more shooting practice and more flirty jabs and on Thursday they repeated. It never seemed weird when they were together. Afterwards though, the anxiety always returned. She worried someone would find out. She questioned why she was letting herself get wrapped up in him again. She wondered why he wanted to hang out with her. But in the end, the flirtatious exchanges would over-rule her better judgment and she’d fall asleep dreaming of the next afternoon.

Friday brought wins for both the girls and boys varsity teams. The girls played first and full of enthusiasm from the win Whitney stayed to watch the boy’s game with her friends. Leif did awesome and with each point he scored she cheered silently to herself.

On Monday Whitney again waited in anticipation to see if Leif would come; he didn’t disappoint.

“You had a great game Friday,” Leif said. Making his way across the gym, still in his practice jersey, Whitney struggled to look away from his perfectly showcased biceps.

“I had a better game Friday,” Whitney said. “It was far from great.”

Leif looked at her suspiciously as he walked over and grabbed the ball she held in her hands.

“Do you honestly believe that?” he asked. He stood less than two feet away from her as they both still held the ball between them. His crystal blue eyes stared into hers like he was hoping to discover something mysterious within.

Whitney nodded. “Yeah. I’ve played much better and my best isn’t even great,” she said letting go of the ball and taking a step back. Leif continued to stare at her.

“What?” she said after she’d reached her uncomfortable limit, which was low with him.

“I just don’t think you see yourself as others see you,” he said.

“Does anyone?” she asked.

“Fair,” he said. “I’m worried for the rest of the girls if Friday night wasn’t nearly your best,”

“Oh, the rest of the girls…” Whitney said. “I’m sure they appreciate your concern.” Leif laughed and passed her the ball.

Tuesday the team traveled and Whitney played well, yet still not “up to her potential.”

“I don’t understand how someone as intelligent as you cannot be working on and hitting your free-throws,” her dad said when he called on her way home. She stood outside the McDonalds the team had stopped at and let him rant as she watched her friends joking inside. She longed for parents who hugged and loved regardless of the game’s outcome. She couldn’t even imagine what it’d be like.

Wednesday she made Leif work on free-throws with her for over half the time.

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