"Man Judah that last dunk you put on there was horrific"
"Nah what you mean Tyrell if it wasn't for your equaliser my dunk would have been useless"
Tyrell gave a good smirk and said
"So what you're saying is I carried the team"
I giggle a little and push his hair down, Tyrell responded
"The waves man you gotta respect it"
I give a good look around before saying
"Haha whatever man, ay man wasn't your mom meant to pick us up"
Tyrell gives a sudden look around looking remarkably confused and mumbled
"She should have been here by now"
I turn away for a slight moment before I hear sounds of someone gagging, I turn my head around and see Tyrell getting carried into a van
"Aye, what are you doi-"
Before I could even finish my sentence, an abnormally large hand covered my face two other people came from the side and grab a hold of my arms.
I look around frightened not knowing what's going on, not long after I blank out.
"Ugh, what is going on"
I would say after regaining consciousness, I still did not have my vision but the only thing I could hear we're a loud crowd talking and laughing.
"Tyrell you there?"
I would say with every last glimpse of hope that I would hear even a little response
"Judah is that you man it seems like it's just the two of us"
I give a heavy smile before saying
"Ay man, what happened? We got abducted, didn't we?"
"Fuck man who are these people anyway"
All of a sudden we hear a loud announcement
"Good Day to you all and all our viewers watching from home I nearby announce the starting of match 1, we have a special matchup today two teammates now will be competing with their lives on the line"
Then immediately after my vision was recovered, I saw Tyrell and a man in black holding a microphone. We both gave each other looks and it seems we both have this device on our necks.
I look around some more and I see a half-court basketball hoop with one ball at the three-point line.
"Aye you bastard what is this"
Tyrell would say while holding an exasperated expression, the man in black would turn around with a huge weird smile and say
"Oh, it seems you're a tad bit curious aren't you, well you glimpse most of it you see we are bored so we have decided to set up a death game fully about basketball and you two will be competing to the death for your survival"
I give an anxious look at Tyrell and then I hear the words
"Judah you start since Tyrell here spoke out of line"
I was hesitant at first but I slowly started thinking about it, it's either me or him, survival of the fittest but should I do it to my best friend. You know what it's alright I'll let him win, the man then explained the rules
"The rules are simple we will be calling the fouls and we have cameras everywhere so don't try anything funny, it's up to 7 inside scoring counts as 1 and three points count as 2 that's it now let purgatory be painted red"
Immediately after I hears a bell ring, As soon as the bell right I hesitated to the right and crossed him left, I faked the jump shot spun around and got the layup and then the man announce
"1-0"
I didn't know what was going on why I was trying so hard but I realize something friendship doesn't cost my life, before I could realize I was already in the zone for my survival
"6-0 game point"
Tyrell begins to break down and mumbled
"Judah you really gonna do this to your best friend, please man I don't wanna die"
I didn't bother to feel what he was feeling I just wanted to
"Survive"
I drive right, he jumps, I jump and I slam it in.
"I'm sorry my friend"
As I said that his head blew up right in front of me and that's how this all happened, that's how I ended up in purgatory.