A woman's dilemma - Episode 66

 

Benedict:

"Hey man! Where are you going? The game is going to start in thirty." Cole yells to me as I make my way out of the locker room.
"I'll be back soon." I just want to make sure Amy's here and comfortable. I check my phone for the text she sent earlier when coach was talking to us.

I'M HERE WITH CLAUDIA AND HER BOYFRIEND. DANIEL OBI . THE MOVIE STAR IS MY FRIEND'S BOYFRIEND. ANYWAYS I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR GAME. WE'RE IN THE SEATS YOU GOT US.

  I can totally picture her saying all these. Her spirit is just amazing. A great contrast to mine. Isn't that why you like her? I shut that part of me as I walk through the back to prevent the fans from seeing me as I type a message to Amy asking her to come to the back of the locker room.

I barely recognize the woman when I see her walk towards me. With a letter jacket, a hot as hell pair of ripped jeans and high heels boots, she was unlike the reserved woman I've come to know. A leather bag is hanging on her arm with her phone on the same hand.
"Hey." She comes to a stop in front of me and I actually search for the right words to say.
"Wow." It's all I've got. Amy blushes and looks down at her boot.
"Hey, look at me

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. You look absolutely stunning." I use my finger to pull her chin up so I can look into her pretty eyes. She blushes still but nods.
"Well, Claudia picked the clothes for me. I think it's cool. I'm glad you like it." She says.
"Well I guess I have to thank you friend. Did you find out what happened with her last night?" I ask her. At the mention of last night, Amy's eyes go brighter than they usually are. Last night, after her friend was carried out by Daniel Obi, I'd taken Amy out to the hotel's outdoor swimming pool. We'd looked at the sky for hours while we seam in the warm pool. I really don't remember having that much of a good time in a long time.
"It's a long story but I'm glad that her and Daniel worked out their problem." She says and I nod.
"I'm glad your friend is fine."
"Yeah me too. There's something I want to show you. It's like a bit of encouragement for you to win the game." She blinks rapidly like she's shy.
"Come on. Let me see." I say even though I have no idea what she might want to show me.
"Okay. Here goes." She says and starts to take her jacket off. I lean against the door and wait for her to take it off. That's when I see what she's wearing inside. It's a crop top Jersey with my number in the front. It hits above her belle button and fits her perfectly. I must say, seeing her wearing my number has me feeling too satisfied. Her hand comes to my arm as goes up on her toes to whisper into my ear.
"My new favorite number." Her breath is warm in my ear, sending thrills up my spine. I'm almost slipping my arm around her back to kiss her senseless when she pulls away with bright eyes.
"God, I'm so nervous. And I'm not the one playing the game." She chuckles lightly and rub her hands together. A small smile plays on my lips when she looks up to the stadium filling up fast.
"Well are you nervous?" She asks me. Truth is, I normally am before a game but with her smiling at me and showing me my number on her body with such glee. My mind is too crowded with her to be anxious as usual.
"I'm not." I shake my head.
"Well I am for you. I feel like my beating heart is sitting on my bladder. I've been looking for a toilet for a while now." She says as she squirms a Little.
"Oh. There's one in here. The guys should be out of there by now. Why don't you go do your business. I'll wait for you out here." I point into the locker room. She looks relunctant for a moment but I think she's really pressed.
"Go on."
"Your game is about to start. Can you wait for me?" I look down at my watch. I still have a little more than five minutes.
"You should be quick then. Go."
"Okay. Here. Hold them for me. I don't want to drop them in there." She hands her bag and phone to me.
"Hey man! She's with me. She needs the toilet!" I call to the big guy guiding the back door. He nods at me from inside and I motion Amy inside.
  I've been waiting for about three minutes when Amy's phone vibrate in my hand. I really don't want to pry into her privacy but when I look down at the phone, my brother's name on the screen is enough to get me curious.

I JUST GOT OFF WORK. IT'S REALLY LONELY IN THIS HOUSE WITHOUT YOU, AMY. I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO COME BACK HOME.

What?! I have to read the text a few more times to be sure I'm not misreading this shit! She's living with Benson? Like living with him? Gosh, I've been eying my brother's woman? I thought with how excited she always is to see me, that they didn't end up dating. She could have said something. I can't believe this.
"F*ck!" I slam my fist into the door in anger.
"Benedict!" I shrug the man off me as he comes to my side to fuss over me. I let my head up to face him and I shake my head.
"Give this to the woman who just went in. I have a game to get to." I push the phone and bag into his chest before storming off. Thankfully, he doesn't say anything.
"There he is!" Coach sees me as I walk to join my teammates on the court. It seems the game was almost starting without me.
"Where have you been?!" Nate seethes at me.
"I'm here now." I growl at him. He must notice my fowl mood because he just pats my back.

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. I get in position at the side of the court.
I blank out the formalities before a game until the referee throws the ball into the air in the centre circle. I glare our opponent down like he's the reason for my fowl mood as Cole catches the ball in the air, dodges a player then throws it to me. With my eyes only on the ball, I move fast and catch the ball before it hits the floor. With the ball in my possession, I move fast, bouncing the ball from one hand to the other before making the jump for the net. I think I hear my team mates calling to me.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO COME BACK HOME!
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO COME BACK HOME!
F*CK! SH*T D*MN!
"Benedict!" My name sounds distant in my ears from my brother's text echoing in it just before I feel someone crash into me. The air is forced out of me as I land on the ground hard. The snapping sound my knee makes is as loud as hell as my knee buckles under me.
"Arggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!" I scream at the sharp pain as I clutch my knee. I hear screaming around me as I'm flanked by team members and officials alike.
"Get the stretcher. He's hurt!" I think I hear but my eyes just goes to the seat I know Amy to be sitting with her friends. She's not there. A commotion makes my eyes move to the front to find Amy fighting to get to me just as I'm carried on to the stretcher.