"Are you two ready?"
"Yes!"
"The game is set at 15 points."
Hyoni (haniya) and Altair were about to engage in a friendly game. Even though it was a friendly match, their passion was much greater. A fire to extinguish one another, a fire to demonstrate who is the best.
"I won't go easy on you, even if you're a girl".
"That's exactly what I want too!". Altair's statements were met with a caustic response from Hyoni.
"Show me what you've got, Mr."
It was time to serve when the referee blew the whistle to start the game. Altair positioned himself and elevated the ball to make contact. It was an overhand serve. Ball travels quickly in Hyoni's direction, but it didn't actually strike the ground as it appeared to be about to do. Hyoni lowered her shoulders and lunged to the right to catch the ball. Her forearm was struck by the ball.
"Yes, Haniya, you've got this." As she received the ball in her hands, she murmured to herself.
Although the ball was destined for Altair, the save was flawless. The obvious conclusion is that he will spike without a second thought.
"Nice save! How about this? ". Altair uttered this as he leaped to hit a smash.
"Not going to happen." Hyoni responds, As she moves in his direction.
The moment Altair struck the ball, two hands appeared out of nowhere to impede his path. His spike was stopped by Hyoni's right forearm, causing the ball to fall on the ground. Which resulted in Score as, Hyoni 1, Altair 0. Hyoni leads 1-0.
"what! She…"
"She can block?". In a startled tone, Altair exclaimed as he spoke in his head.
"How was that, pretty good, right?". Hyoni inquired while wiping away her perspiration by lifting the upper jersey toward her face. It had a certain air of coolness.
"Hmm, nice one though," Altair smirked as he gave his response.
Now it was Hyoni's turn to serve; it was an overhand serve, similar to Altair's, but at a slower speed. A mini heart attack struck Altair, When the ball landed in his direction unexpectedly after touching the edge of the net.
"Oh!"
He exclaimed and with an awkward stance took his left hand to shield the ball.
"Oh, Crap! That was really close". Altair mumbled, his face showing signs of relief.
When the ball landed on his upper left arm, it traveled straight upward as if it had been intended for Hyoni to spike the ball.
"Now my turn," she remarked, extending a leg in preparation for a jump.
"See, if you can get..."
"...this one."
She loaded her right arm as she leaped into the air. She smacked the ball into the ground of zone 5 as soon as her hand made contact with it. Altair stood there looking menacing since he was unable to respond to her movements in time. The score at this point read 2-0, Hyoni 2, and 0 for Altair.
"Didn't I tell you, I'm the one who's in control". She spoke with a sinister smugness on her face.
"Of what…?, Of your dream?" Altair enquired while grinning.
As soon as she heard the words he had just uttered, Hyoni's demeanor changed to one of confusion.
" Huh?".
"What do you mean by that?"
When she noticed Altair's reaction, Hyoni completely stopped. "It's strange. How did I pull off such a flawless blocking when I had never attempted one before?. Also, why are there only two of us here?". She pondered her own thoughts.
"Wait!". She said while casting a doubtful glance.
"Am I…"
"Am I experiencing a..."
"DREAM!!!"