Chapter 54: Basketball Prodigy

"I’ll go first. I hope you can keep those bones of yours cracking when this ends." Kelvin sneered and stepped forward.

Miles grinned, taking a defensive post.

thud! thud! thud!

Squeak! Skid! thud!

"Take this!"Kelvin roared.

Dashing, he pushed the ball forward, skidded one foot away from Miles and performed a sharp twist with his back against Miles. A spin move.

" Got you." A wide grin stretched on his face as he walked past Miles’ defense. Or so he thought.

The spectating crowd witnessed an astonishing sight however.

The moment Kelvin used a spin move with his back turned, Miles actually shadowing him, cloning Kelvin’s movement from behind.(Note, not mirroring as in opposite him.)

High above the stands, a few senior year seniors that had come to spectate were left shaken and wide eyes, including Jason the captain of the basketball team.

Miles’ cloning was so perfect that Kelvin hadn’t even realized he was spinning around air halfway through.

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Just as the ball was about to leave Kelvin’s hand, a firm slap from Miles chased it back down.

thud!

The striking thud left a pin drop silence across the court.

Kelvin froze, trying to comprehend what just happened.

" No way!"

" Did you see that?!" The crowd erupted into chaos.

From one side, Theo, Simon and Oliver were left completely shocked. They couldn’t believe what just happened.

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"I wasn’t the only one to see that was I?"

Oliver whispered softly.

Theo and Simon nodded in sync.

What was going on?

As long time friends who knew almost everything about each other, the three were the most shaken by what just happened.

"Simon, Oliver, have you ever seen Miles play with a ball?" Theo asked and the two responded with a negative nod.

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"Not so arrogant,boy."

Miles whispered in Kelvin’s ears before swaggering back.

To be honest, he himself was quite shocked by what he did since he only followed his instinct.

Hearing the spectators erupt in cheers honestly felt good.

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It took Kelvin a moment, but he quickly recovered from the shock and scooped up the ball.

With one missed, Kelvin had four more shots. The air was thick with tension and the crowd quickly fell silent.

All eyes were on Kelvin, he was one of Dominion High’s Basketball Team’s most talented, he couldn’t lose to a no-body right?

thud!

Kelvin repeatedly pounded the ball, every thud resounding across the court, as he moved closer to Miles who stood guarded with arms out, yet to move an inch.

Squeak!

Kelvin burst forward, his legs pumping like pistons. Flashed Steps- a sudden, explosive acceleration propelled him past Miles. But the crowd witnessed another astonishing scene.

The moment Kelvin brushed past Miles, Miles simply lowered his hands and snapped the ball out of Kelvin’s hands in an extremely fluid motion.

thud!

Kelvin’s eyes widened right after and a dead silence fell across the court.

"Holy Moly!"

A brief moment later, the whole crowd erupted in cheers.

" Fuck! Not once! Twice!"

" Who said that was luck?"

Ben, Tyler, Chris and Daniel’s faces turned grim.

It wasn’t a fluke. But how did Miles who they bullied all these while possibly know the ball.

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’What did he do?’

Kelvin clenched his fist, anger on his face, he scooped the ball impatiently and walked to reposition.

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Miles smirked, he could literally read Kelvin’s move and react faster due to his increased agility.

"I’ll crush you this time."

Kelvin quietly spat and got into form.

"Bring it." Miles responded calmly.

Kelvin smirked, took an abrupt step backward, and leaped, wanting to perform a pull up shot but was quickly defended by Miles who closed the gap and tipped the ball off mid air.

"Damn."

The spectators let out a cold hiss, both at how close Kelvin was to getting the shot and Miles’ brutal defence.

At this point, they all knew Kelvin was done for. Some felt mixed feelings, others who hated Kelvin as a bully rejoiced.

Miles retreated.

Since he couldn’t beat Miles in close confrontation and range engagement, Kelvin decided to use it to showcase his dribble skills.

He tried a jab dribble and a cross over, but Miles was like a hot wind on his tail.

The crowd gasped in amazement feeling pity for Kelvin at this point.

For his last attempt, Kelvin tried a drop fade but missed.

Silence filled the court as Miles skillfully scooped the ball and took offense.

thud! Squeak!

There was no fanfare, Miles dashed and skidded like a flash. A foot away from Kelvin he pulled up a back spin to the right. Seeing Kelvin fall for the bait and he pulled back half through with a precise break to the left.

"Ohhhhhhh!"

The crowd roared in shock seeing Kelvin stumble.

Embracing the cheers, Miles leaped and shot it into the basket with uncanny precision.

A wave of amazed shouts and boos echoed through the court.

Kelvin knelt in defeat, his eyes half dazed and boiling with anger

From afar, Jason’s pupils squinted dangerously.

Had they provoked an awakening?

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Letting out a dry chuckle, Miles picked up the ball and turned to Kelvin.

" You left your dick at home? Get up."

The crowd burst into laughter, covering their mouths as an attempt to lower Kelvin’s embarrassment.

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’Bastard... I’ll make you pay for this.’

Kelvin gritted his teeth and stood up, a vicious thought implanted into his heart.

Taking up defense, his eyes narrowed dangerously watching Miles about to mimic his second move, Flash Steps by slamming the ball hard continuously and creating an abrupt charge as opposed to rhythm. And Miles did just that, his action clearly meant to leave a deep scar in Kelvin’s memory.

"You’re going nowhere!"

Kelvin shouted and charged to block Miles.

’Fuck!’

He didn’t want to steal the ball out of Miles’ hand since that was impossible. Instead, he had a more sinister plan, to commit a foul that would cripple Miles

"Shit!" The crowd’s eyes widened noticing this. Some already foresaw the misfortune.

’How dumb does he think I am? Or is it because I’m holding back on my speed?’

Reading Kelvin’s vile intent to drive his knee into his thigh and shatter it with the force of his charge, Miles’ grip tightened as the ball snapped against the floor once. With a sharp squeak echoing out loud, he further ignited a burst of raw acceleration. Narrowly avoided Kelvin aim to deliver the vicious blow and slammed his elbow right into Kelvin’s chest.

" Don’t tell me this is real..." It was a cinematic moment for the crowd as they were all dazed.

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Bang!

Kelvin was roughly jolted to the side from the clash, and Miles swerved up to perform a dunk.

Bang!

Cheers!

The crowd erupted in a cheer but it was short lived as the electronic bell rang, followed by Principal Hayes voice through the speakers.

" Enough! To your classes now or you lots might as well serve your detention here."