The Best Friend (10)

Little Norah called Millie several times in the night, and Millie blocked her number after ignoring the calls. She had made her decision and was not falling for that anymore. She thought of the numerous times Norah had found excuses not to be with her and imagined this was what had been happening behind her back.

She would have forgiven any kind of betrayal but not that. Maybe she would have understood if Norah had come clean and confessed about her acts earlier on. Having found out everything by herself made it worse.

What had started and sparked between them had come to a trembling end, and this was not up for debate.

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Softly dribbling to the ground, hearing the echo of the sound from the ball while looking down, James continues preparing his heart, throbbing heavily against his chest. He knows the whole team, fans, and city are all counting on him, and judging from the completely quiet stadium with over twenty thousand basketball die hard fans, the