our long game | josh matthews

double senior nights

SOPHIE POV

this morning i was at topangas in a booth studying for my finals, when topanga came from the back holding four plates.

i got up noticing her struggle and took two plates that were bound to fall. "oh, thank you sophie." she sighed in relief and we put the plates on the counter.

"no problem." i smiled

"what you working on over there?" she asked looking at all my papers

"oh just studying for finals. studied so hard i'm seeing numbers everywhere. and i mean everywhere. your eyes look like the number 8." i told her making her laugh as i blinked a few times.

"oh i remember when i did my finals. cory and shawn were very distracting while studying. they just wanted to do anything else." she remembered with a sigh

"i would think so." i laughed along

"oh- by the way we're driving up to philly for josh's last basketball game." topanga told me and my eyes lit up at the mention

"oh yeah, his senior. night he told me about it." i recalled from our facetime last week.  "well would you like to come?" she asked me already knowing my answer

i started nodding with a smile "yes. i'll text jessie, but she's probably busy helping bertram prepare for his solo performance at the metropolitan opera." i said with a shrug pulling my phone out my pocket. i looked up at topanga and she was pretty confused "yeah i know long story." i waved it off

after texting jessie i cleaned up all my papers and when cory riley and auggie got to topangas we all piled in there car.

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when we got to josh's school which was john adams high, we all went to the gym and found some seats with his parents. "oh sophie, it's nice to see you again." amy smiled at me opening her arms with a warm smile

"hi mrs matthews, its nice to see you too." i told her giving her a hug

"oh i told you call me amy." she said as i sat down and nodded

since it was senior night they had a while ceremony for their seniors. after the cheerleaders the players walked through some balloons and the captains were first. all of josh's family were walking him so i got pictures for amy without josh seeing me.

"and now number 24, one of our captians joshua matthews." i- along with the entire gym cheered for the boy as he walked down the court.

once the ceremony was over they cleaned off the court and the game started.

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it was now the 4th quarter with 5 minutes left and josh had 15 assists and dropped 55 points.

i only know these terms cause when i found out he played basketball i started watching the knicks and the 76ers games.

at one point josh has just gotten fouled hitting the ground quite hard on his hip. it took him a minute to get up and when he finally did we all clapped for him. he stood at the free throw line making it in with ease even with the pain in his hip.

the score then stood at 125-120 with john adams high in the lead.

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when the game came to an end josh's team won with him making the game winning shot with the buzzer going off a second later and everyone started jumped up cheering.

we all walked down the bleahcers and after josh left his teammates and greeted his parents he seen me beside riley.

"sophie?" he said with a smile and immediately tackled me in a hug making me stumble back slightly