Troublesome

Lincoln is at basketball practice. The whole team is lined up on the court and they are practicing shooting the ball. He is behind a curly haired boy and is chatting with his fellow players when Nathan enters the court, already in his jersey. Coach Nelson looks up and frowns at him.

“You’re late, Jacobs!” He barks. “Ya know I hate late comers! Ten laps around the court!”

“Yes sir,” Nathan mutters and begins to run around the court. He’s used to Nelson’s punishment but also knows that as the best player in the team, Nelson has to keep him with the Eagles. Nathan’s gaze meets that of Lincoln’s and the latter only smirks at his punishment.

By the time Nathan is done, he is panting hard but is ready for practice.

“Listen up y’all!” Nelson yells. “You’ll be shooting the hoops in a serial today. I gotta go to a family event so the session won’t be long. But our next game is in a month so we’ll be practicing twice as hard from tomorrow!”

“Yes Coach!” Everyone declares. Lincoln is the first