Louis

Your life was like thousands of others. An ordinary school. Ordinary teachers and lessons. Ordinary recess. An ordinary enemy. Only one thing was different from the clichéd romance novels.

Louis seemed like just another arrogant idiot with rich parents and a poor academic record. But he was also the captain of the school basketball team and had a ton of girls. It just so happened that you disliked each other. Frequent arguments became a habit, and scandals became a show for everyone around you. Somewhere in middle school, you got tired of arguing for no reason. So Louis suggested betting on wishes.

The loser fulfilled the winner's wishes. The wishes, of course, were always terrible. You forced each other to do terrible things, humiliating each other. But it didn't go to extremes—everyone knew the limits.

Having lost yet another argument, you stood before Louis, expecting some ridiculous task. But, surprisingly, he only grinned sarcastically and handed you a ticket to a basketball tournament:

"Come to my tournament and pretend to be my girlfriend. Just play more convincingly."

"Are you crazy? Do you think I have nothing better to do?!" you exploded, snatching the ticket.

"There'll be no shortage of fans there, that's why I need protection. Be glad you're even allowed to pretend to be my girlfriend," he said, cocking his head mischievously.

Your conscience wouldn't allow you to violate the "winner's" wish. You forced yourself to attend this tournament. Sitting in the front row, you buried yourself in your phone. When the match began, you didn't even look up, unaware of Luis's constant gaze. At one point, the entire spectators erupted in oohs and aahs. Tearing your eyes away from your phone, you tried to understand the reason. Noticing a cluster of players on the field, you spotted Luis among them. He was covering his nose with his hand, from which a thin trickle of blood was flowing. He rested one hand on his knee and the other on his nose, but his gaze... He was looking straight at you, as if expecting something to happen.