Basketball Players’ Secrets

I will always remember that summer, a summer with slow-moving air, hot and humid. It was when I just entered college…; I was just admitted to college and was considering which club to join. In fact, I really wanted to join the basketball club, but I was not tall enough, so I was always rejected; Oh, I really hope to play with a group of muscular basketball players; Suddenly, I saw the notice posted by the basketball team: “Managers are wanted with no restrictions” A desire and courage surged in my heart, I must take this position!!! So, I walked into the basketball team’s club office. As soon as I walked in, a short-haired handsome guy who should be about 187 cm tall asked me with a smile: “What can I do for you?” Oh my God! How come his muscles are so strong? I smiled and responded to him, but my eyes couldn’t help but glance at his strong chest muscles under his sleeveless basketball vest, and his hard black nipples; my lower body was unruly and raised, oh no, in order to avoid being discovered, I found a seat and sat down, he shouldn’t have seen it – I thought.

“Oh, I saw your poster outside. Are you looking for a team manager?” “Yes, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ah Xiu and I’m the captain of the team.” “Hello, just call me Xiao Ke. By the way, why are you suddenly looking for a manager?” “Well, because the previous manager suddenly quit and said it was too tiring!” “Well, it doesn’t matter. I’m not afraid of being tired. I can do it!!!” After saying all these words in one breath, I realized that I was too excited and I shouldn’t have scared him… He was stunned for a moment and then laughed out loud, “Haha, okay, since you are so confident, please give me your guidance in the future, manager!” From that day on, I began my career as a basketball team manager, which was both bitter and joyful. The bitter part was that I had to accompany them to practice under the scorching sun every day, help them prepare drinks, and take notes on the sidelines; the joy was that I could get along with a group of burly men day and night, especially after practice, when the players returned to the club office to cool off and change clothes, it was like a dream. Since we were all boys, we didn’t shy away from changing clothes in front of others. Oh my God! A bunch of solid bodies swayed in front of you, and the tight sports pants stuck to them; most importantly… every time they changed clothes, I had to sit still and pretend to sort out the records, but Ah Xiu always ran up to me and asked me some questions; … … God, my sanity is about to break, stay away from me!!! But every time I went home, … After several months of intensive training, we finally had to play. After a series of tough battles, we won the third place in the national junior college. Everyone was excited; after all, this was an unprecedented good result. Ah Xiu even hugged me excitedly and said that it was my good luck. That night, yes! That day, we all bought several boxes of wine and drank crazily to celebrate the hard-won victory; that day was strange, Ah Xiu kept pouring wine into me, and the expressions of others were also strange. I didn’t think too much at the time, and I fought with them one can after another for face… Gradually, my consciousness became a little fuzzy, and I didn’t know what I was saying anymore. My eyes gradually closed, huh? Why do I see Ah Xiu smiling… I don’t know how long it took, but I finally woke up. Strange, why was I so cold? It hurts, what happened? It was dark all around, but I heard heavy breathing, and a man’s breath mixed with sweat and alcohol. Suddenly, the room lit up, and I saw sweat dripping from the strong muscles of all the team members… Finally, I saw a familiar face speaking, it was Ah Xiu “Finally woke up, we’ve been waiting for a long time, hehe” The expression on his face when he said this was completely different from his usual cheerful look…

I didn’t resign or leave the basketball team. Instead, I stayed on. Like a possessed person, I showed up at the training ground on time every day to pass water and take notes. I was satisfied with this secret stimulation.
Occasionally, Ah Xiu would pat my shoulder and say with a smile, “Xiao Ke, you did a good job.” His smile made my heart beat faster, but also made my back cold. I began to doubt whether all this was what I wanted, or whether I had already been trapped in a vortex that I couldn’t escape. The memory of that summer became a secret in my heart, a carnival of satisfaction and an lingering fear.