Chapter 216 - Talking Trash

Seeing how we were able to easily score as we tied up the score, the guy started getting mad, but he couldn't do anything about it. He had done the same trick before. We were to play to 11 points before determining the winner so we checked it up. I passed it to Isabella, who did a few dribbles and did a step back and took the shot.

This surprised the crowd as it went into the net.

Everybody there was shocked because that was an advanced move that a little five-year-old was pulling off, but I wasn't too surprised as I gave her a thumbs up, she smiled and said "thanks for the ȧssist".

The game continued, we checked it up once again, I dribbled a little trying to get past the guy but he was pretty strong but not strong enough to stop me as I put in some extra strength to pass him. His daughter was in shock as she had forgotten to focus on her own defender, she thought I was going to lay it up but I did a quick bounce pass to Isabella who had gotten by her and she laid it up.

We were up by two now and checked it up once again. I passed it to Isabella, the girl gave her space so Isabella decided to take the shot from the mid-range adding another point to our score.

The guy started yelling at his daughter, "come on get a grip check your person we have to win this not only for the trophy but the prize money".

I completely forgot that there was prize money along with the first place trophy. We really didn't care about the money, we just wanted to go out and have fun.

We checked the ball once again, I made some eye signals to Isabella and she knew what I was trying to say right away as she had seen me do that in many of my games. Going full speed ahead but she had to cut back right after surprising her defender as she created space and received the ball for an open jumper, giving us a bigger lead. 

We continued this game of hide and seek until Isabella had run out of breath. Now we were up by nine points and the opponent was tired too. Now it was my turn to take over, Isabella checked up the ball this time around and she passed it to me. The father was all up in my face saying I hadn't taken a shot the whole game and that my daughter was better than me. I shrugged his words off and said "maybe she is" and took the shot anyway right in front of his face from the three-point line giving us two points and winning the game.

I wonder if we would still get the prize if they were to find out who I am and that I was going to be a professional basketball player, it wouldn't be fair to these normal guys but in all honesty I would return the prize money and probably give it to the second place person since it really wasn't fair.

Our next match was in an hour so I decided to get some rest as we refilled, there was still time and still in the morning and after talking up a little bit about more strategy with Isabella and what to do on the next game. We continued to grow closer as the game had finally approached and we're back on the court.

Isabella was having the time of her life playing alongside me for the first time. I checked up on the ball, this father was slightly taller than the other one that we had just played against and seemed to be more skilled as he even guarded me as his legs spread out and his arms wide open.

His daughter was slightly older and she was 7 years old so she seemed to be more experienced than the previous person we played against. After checking the ball I tossed it to Isabella who pump faked the girl getting her in the air and she ran around her and laid it up giving us the first point.

The guy shook his head wondering how her daughter had gotten tricked so easily but I didn't pay any attention to cuz I know he could get tricked just as easily too. We checked the ball once again. I passed it to Isabella, Isabella dribbled one two step back and took a shot, made it. Now we're up by 2.

The father was getting annoyed as he told his daughter to strap Isabella and stop playing around, they needed this money.

The girl got serious and she didn't give Isabella anymore room. Isabella quickly noticed a sign I was giving her and she ran behind me and I pretended like I was running off causing both the girl and the father to chase after me. Isabella had the ball at a three-point line and she took the shot to give us two points now we're up by 4.

The guy was getting annoyed but this time he couldn't blame the girl as he had gotten tricked too.

We checked up the ball once again, Isabella ran behind me. This time the guy and the girl chased after her but I didn't pass the ball as I took the shot from 3-point life giving us another two points.

I felt a little bad for them, I decided to mess up and see what they could do as I tripped losing the ball. The girl got the ball turned around and saw the father running, she lobbed the ball over to him. He got it and laid it up for the first point and decided to celebrate as if they had won the game.

All I can do is shake my head in disappointment at these guys. I gave them a chance and now they're thinking they won the whole game with more confidence. They checked the ball and he passed it to his daughter and asked for the ball right back. He didn't trust the ball in his daughter's hands anymore and I noticed that he was going to try to take over the game. He did a few crossovers and blew by me to make a lay up. He made a mistake when he started talking smack to me, now I was pissed.

I thought this guy can't be serious. I let him get the ball and score and now he's talking trash, all right it's game over for this guy.l The guy could also see it in my eyes that I was going to get serious as he checked up the ball, just when he was about to pass the ball, I used time freeze which I couldn't believe I was using on a scrub like this guy.

I intercepted the pass and took a step back at the three-point line. Time unfroze and I took the shot to give us two more points now we're at eight points.