Chapter 31 Admitting Defeat
Cameron dribbled the ball back toward them.
“Man, you’re not even gonna say hi to your own little sister?” Milena caffed out, throwing in a wink at Cameron, hoping she would introduce her to Xander.
Cameron glanced at her coolly. Xander, hearing that, turned and looked at Milena again, then asked Cameron, “She’s your sister?”
Cameron replied flatly, “I don’t know her.”
Milena was stunned. ‘Did she just say she doesn’t know me? What the hell? What’s wrong with Cameron? First she refuses the gender reassignment, and now she’s pretending she doesn’t even know me? Has she completely lost it? she thought Xander also didn’t spare Milena another second. He followed Cameron to the other end of the court, right beneath the opposite hoop.
He froze. ‘Wait, what? He’s gonna shoot from here? From this end of the court to the other hoop? Is he out of his mind? Does he even know how long this court is? Ninety–two feet. Earlier was around fifty–two. This is straight–up insane.
But Cameron’s expression didn’t budge. She didn’t look like she was joking at all.
Xander’s face stiffened. Still, he had to ask for confirmation. “Cameron, how are we doing this?”
Cameron answered mildly, “I’ll go first.” Then, without any hesitation, she gave the ball a light bounce, stepped into position, and launched a clean, effortless shot.
The moment Cameron made the shooting motion, the crowd erupted.
“Oh my goodness.”
“He’s insane–Cameron’s seriously shooting from the opposite end of the court?”
“There’s no way that’ll go in, right? If it does, he’d be a straight–up legend.”
While everyone was still buzzing, the basketball sailed through the air and dropped straight into the hoop on the other side. Gasps broke out in every direction, the crowd stunned by what they’d just witnessed. They all started cheering for Cameron.
“He made it.”
“Wait, did he actually make that? Am I dreaming?”
“This can’t be real.”
“Holy crap. Is Cameron even human? That was unreal.”
“This is way too insane.”
“With someone like Cameron on the team, what’s there to worry about in next month’s game against Horizon Academy? We‘ ve got that in the bag.”
And yet, at the center of all the attention, Cameron remained calm as ever. What seemed like a miracle to everyone else didn’t even register as impressive in her eyes.
She looked over at Xander, whose jaw looked like it might hit the floor, and said flatly, “Your turn.”
Xander couldn’t even speak. His emotions were a tangled mess of shock, disbelief, and frustration. He had lost to Cameron. He might be arrogant, but he wasn’t delusional. He knew damn well he couldn’t make a shot from one end of the court to the other like Cameron had just done.
Just as everyone was staring at Xander in anticipation, he suddenly shouted, “I forfeit.”
The crowd was stunned, their jaws practically hit the floor.
“Did Xander just admit defeat? Xander? That proud guy actually gave up?”
“Well, Cameron is crazy good. Even Xander had to admit defeat.”
“Xander knows when to hold back and when to step up. No wonder he’s one of the school heartthrobs–dude’s got real class.”
While everyone was murmuring their praise, Cameron turned to Xander. “Forfeit? You mean you’re admitting full defeat and agreeing to leave Room 316?”
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Xander snapped. “Pretty boy, don’t push it,” he wins jabbing a finger ather
Cameron remaine expressionless. “Understood. So you’re only admitting defeat in basketball. Let’s go. Track’s next.” With that, she turned and walked off the court.
Xander clenched his fists. ‘Losing in basketball was a fluke. But running? That’s my thing. Long–distance, sprints–I’ve
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never lost. No way Cameron can beat me there.‘
With a relaxed look, he followed right behind her. The rest of the students, sensing the show wasn’t over, eagerly trailed after them toward the track.
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