Her love and Trials

Chapter Thirty Three~

We got to the place and to my surprise it wasn't an outside court like the one Michael used to take me to. It was like our school basketball court but bigger, with different guys playing in the court, some shirtless, some sweating. I sat down and watched as Alex greeted the other players, giving them bro hugs and stuff.

"Michelle?" A voice said behind me, I turned around to see Diane's cousin Liam, he was shirtless and holding a bottle of water.

"Hey, uhm Liam, How's it been?" He smiled and sipped from his bottle,

"Well, I came to Florida for the holidays, I got tired of the hustle and bustle of New York".

I nodded, "Oh, uhm Diane told me you guys were coming though, I didn't know it was so soon"

He dropped his bottle on the bench and turned round, his dark messy hair falling over his forehead, his grey eyes looking into mine and he smiled, "Well, I'm here now".

He turned to look back at the court and whispered, "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me, probably go to the movies?".

I was contemplating whether or not to accept his offer. "I don't know, I'll think about it".

He sat down on the bench and turned to look at me, "I know our first time seeing each other wasn't all good, I was drunk and didn't know what I was doing, I've been battling with myself ever since, I felt I took advantage of your situation and I'm really sorry".

I was shocked at the way he apologized for something that I didn't even remember, "Its cool, funny story is that I didn't even remember anything that happened until recently when Diane mentioned it".

He laughed and rubbed the back of his neck, "She really didn't let me have it she would always be like, you owe me a new bed, or she'll say buy me a new bedspread on your way out". He said, mimicking Diane's voice which sounded exactly like her.

I laughed so hard, while holding my stomach and ate my cookie and offered him some.

"Want some?" He shook his head, "I don't eat while training".

I wondered why they always refused to eat while they were practicing, "Why?"

He shrugged and ran his hand through his hair, "It's just not advisable, makes you feel weak and you get tired easily".

I nodded and picked at my sweater. "Oh okay, anyways are you coming for the big game tomorrow? Everyone keeps talking about it".

He shook his head and stood up. "I'm not sure I'll be able to come, I have other stuffs to do".

I chewed on my bottom lips and that's when I noticed how handsome he was, his muscles were well defined, with a smooth tan skin and black hair which kept falling on his forehead, he had to run his hand through it to take back only to have it fall back again. His lips so pink and full and his grey eyes which looked like it was reading into one's soul.

"Okay, that's cool".

I felt a tingling feeling on my feet and my head began to turn and everything began to blur, I heard Liam's voice asking me if I was alright, but his voice wasn't clear and I stood up and fell on my knees. I held onto the bench and the voice which I had been hearing for sometime kept saying, Come back home, Come back and fulfill your destiny, you alone. I screamed and everything suddenly faded out.

I woke up again in the same strange forest again, but this time I was floating in the lake. I stood up and walked out and noticed I was in the strange white attire again with the red waist bead on my waist and my neck and hand adorned with coral beads. I looked around and noticed that no one and nothing was in sight.