And here it was, the Friday, that Renji and I were supposed to challenge in a basketball match. Chizuru was sitting at our usual bench while Renji was warming up on the court. We both agreed that the match point be 15. Renji smiled at me in a cunning manner, ‘you're so gonna lose, Ryu. '
And the match started.

Chizuru knew nothing about it , nothing. She thought we were just playing for fun.I knew that if she would to know what that match was for , she would have felt dejected by the truth. I was pretty stunned that I was able to score in as many as Renji. I shot in a 3-pointer and the score was 14-14, which meant it was the last ball to the match point. When I wanted to shoot in the last ball, Renji purposely tripped over my leg and fell over. The next moment, he was crying in pain. Chizuru rushed to the court.

'Ahhh... it hurts! I think I sprained my leg! ' Renji blamed me.

'But, I did not...!' I tried to defend myself but Chizuru snapped into the conversation.

' Hey Ryu! It's only a match, nothing more. Why must you do this to win?' Chizuru said while helping Renji with his leg.

'Let me apply some medication for you. Come on, let's go over to my place.' Before I could say anything, Chizuru helped Renji over to her house. While limping back to Chizuru's place, Renji turned back and smiled cunningly. I was fuming in anger, why did Renji totally became another person? Someone I did not even know.

The next day, another matter made me furious. Chizuru was ignoring me, she did not even bother to look at me. I felt flustered for taking up the blame when I did not even do anything wrong.

'Sensei, may I request for a seat change?' Renji voiced up from behind, alerting the whole class in the middle of the maths lesson while Goku-Sensei was teaching.
'Why Renji? Aren't you fine behind with Ichigo?' Goku-Sensei questioned Renji when he put down his textbook.
'Yes I'm fine here. But I’m afraid that my eyesight is getting bad and I can't really see what you're writing now. I would like to swap places with Ryuzaki. He agreed that he would change places with me today when I talked to him about it yesterday.' He lied.I turned behind and glared at him. I did not even agree about swapping places or even hearing him talked about it. And before I could say anything, Chizuru thanked me.

' ThanksRyu! You're so sweet!' She smiled to me, sweetly and politely.'Very well then. If Ryu is okay with it.' Goku-Sensei continued with his lesson.
I faked a smile back to Chizuru and moved behind while Renji smirked at me while he feigned a limp over to my seat.' Thanks, Ryu my brother. 'I stared at him lividly. I sat down and thought it through a lot.

How does it feel when that person you treated best now betrays you? The person that you regarded as a best friend is now with the girl you loved most. That was how I felt. He stabbed me on my back , thrice with the same bloodstained knife.

First, it was Renji and Chizuru, getting together as a couple when one was my best friend, and the other was the girl I loved most. Second time, lied to Chizuru, faked a fall and a sprained leg . And I did not even do anything wrong. Thirdly, lying to Sensei saying that I agreed to swap places with him when I did not even remember doing so.I just kept quiet, real quiet. I did not even think about having revenge. I forgave Renji, but I will not forget what happened. And I finally realised why I kept in silence. It was because of Chizuru.

I am willing to sacrifice everything I have for her to be happy. Renji was smart. He outsmarted me, knowing that I'd not tell her because I loved her too much. And also, even if I told her about the incidents, would she have even believed me?