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I woke up early today because the competition is happening. I was so excited last night that I hardly slept. After putting on my backpack, I rode my bike to the hospital to see A Fei. I looked through the glass of the ward door and saw A Fei sleeping peacefully. Not wanting to disturb him, I reluctantly turned to leave. "Jie, is that you?" Just as I turned around, I heard A Fei calling me. When I pushed the door open, A Fei was looking at me, showing no signs of sleepiness at all. I smiled and said, "I thought you were asleep! Why are you awake so early? Did you get a shot of adrenaline?" I joked as I sat on the chair beside his bed. A Fei smiled slightly and replied, "Today we have to compete in the City Finals, so of course I'm excited and woke up early, even though... I can't contribute to the team." A Fei's eyes dimmed at that thought, and I quickly interrupted him, "Hey, hey, hey, don't be so heavy-hearted! Just stay in the hospital and wait for us to bring back the trophy!" After hearing this, A Fei nodded slightly and seemed to ponder something.
"Alright, it's almost time. I'm heading to school for the assembly. Just wait for our good news!" I stood up and turned to leave. "Jie!" Just as I took a couple of steps, A Fei called me back. When I turned around, he tossed something to me. I caught it and realized it was his silver Eagle Pendant. "Jie, help me soar in the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium!" A Fei shouted at me. I held the Eagle tightly in my hand and nodded confidently at A Fei. "I will."
When I arrived at the school gymnasium, everyone had basically gathered. After I rejoined the team, Teacher Qiu shouted, "Let's go!" We walked out of the gymnasium and boarded the bus. I found a window seat and gazed at the scenery flashing by outside, wondering if we could make it through this final challenge ahead. However, I had left Chu Yuetao with an embarrassing record: as long as he faced me, he would always lose.
Today was the day of the City High League finals against City No. 2 Middle School. Throughout the bus ride, I hardly spoke; I just stared out at the passing scenery in a daze. After what felt like a long time, I sensed that the bus had slowly come to a stop. "Captain, we’ve arrived," Li Kanglin called out to me. I stood up slowly and replied, "Okay, let's go!" After getting off the bus, I took out the silver Eagle pendant hanging around my neck and said, "A Fei, I'll definitely help you win the championship!" Kobe came over and patted my shoulder before we walked into the grandest gymnasium in the city: Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.
Once inside, I noticed that almost all of the seats were filled with spectators. The gymnasium was huge with an intense atmosphere; however, we had never played here before. Oh? It was then that I realized about one-third of the audience were fans from our school. I saw familiar faces like Shuai Dong, Pang Hao, Zhao Bin, Ding Fang, Xia Ying and her Three Sisters, Sha Xiaomei, Yin Long... and even our principal and teachers were there—what a spectacular sight!
At this moment, City No. 2 Middle School had not yet arrived; we entered the Locker Room first. The Locker Room was equipped with luxurious facilities—it felt amazing! Discussing strategies in this space felt different. Li Kanglin, Tu Lei, Wei Weiwei, Liu Xiao and several other young players were exploring around in the Locker Room when after a while our coach opened the door for us to warm up on the court.
As we walked down the long corridor, I focused on regulating my breathing until we reached behind a curtain specially set up for this final match. Outside there was a cheerleading squad performing lively songs and dances followed by a deep voice from the host: "Hello to all basketball fans present! Today is the final of our city's high school basketball league! After a whole month of competition, our city's top sixteen teams have battled down to just two outstanding contenders. Thank you all for your attention to our campus league over this past month..." As the host read out his opening remarks outside, we felt a bit nervous behind the curtain—here it comes!
"Alright! First up is our peak powerhouse team: Yulin High School Team!" At the host's command we lined up and walked out in formation with Teacher Qiu leading us in his suit. We wore specially designed blue uniforms with long-sleeved jackets on top; I thought our uniforms looked particularly beautiful with a logo for City High League on the left chest area and a golden crown on the right side symbolizing championship finals—Yulin High School printed prominently across our chests along with our jersey numbers below.
After we lined up outside, the host continued: "Next up is this year's new rising star team from City No. 2 Middle School!" As soon as he called out their name, their team emerged from another passageway. The first person who stepped out shocked me—it was Coach Luo Qixing! As more players followed behind him into view one by one—Chu Yuetao, Haoshuai! Luo Yudong! Mulin! Yuce's Giant Center!... This lineup was nothing short of "dreamlike."
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