Chapter Eighteen.

Tobby keeps the shine.

Moving a few feet, the Blues braced themselves for the coming strike. As usual, they had left them a spot to overlook and strike yet this time, the strike was never aimed at the targeted place but to a rather random spot that was never to their expectations and it was a clean goal to the Reds.

That was it. They are moving on plan so we only need to play using the wild method and we shall take the bull by its horns for sure.

With such a revelation, the Reds were elated to the maximum and took the wild method for their beautiful saviour for this match.

The Red House members cheered the more as it was now their turn to laugh. It is only a difference of one goal to go. Winnie you are my hope, it's one to go and we shall stand atop the table after this...

All sorts of claims rang in their ears 👂 as they motivated them to hold tight. For the enormous treasure was only a few feet walk.

But still every thing got merits and demerits. Since they resorted to the wild method of playing, the risks of being scored were. very high as their team spirit had lowered.

Using this chance, the Blues scored more 5 goals leaving the Reds with an interval of 4 goals before they could change for the next half.

Like the first half, the blues still chaired the second half as they ended up with a new score of 8 to 5 goals. Adding to the first half, the Blues won the match with 13 to 8 goals leaving the Reds with a clear gap difference.

You have fifteen minutes to play the next game. With a coin, the referee called up to the four Captains and requested them to vote. Each side had to give one voice. Like, the winners were to give up an answer and so were the losers.

As though not interested in the picking, Tobby called to the Green House captain to take the picking.

We will take the head, Winnie said first leaving the Greens captain with tails.

The referee tossed out the coin and the result was the tail indicating the Greens were to play first.

You may go rest for fifteen minutes and then we shall start with you, pointing to Tobby and her teammates.

In no time, the fifteen minutes were done and the two teams stood in place to start the match. They were more like soldier clad in line and ready to match for the strike.

Standing in position, the referee threw the ball to the Greens who started it in a flash like speed.

As always known. The Blues and Reds were chairmen in such a game. They always held tremendous achievements when it came to these competitions. Although the Red House had chaired the previous competitions for two consecutive setions, the Blue house still did receive more respect than it as it held the most cups of these competitions.

The match started in no time but just as the, the Greens made a cheerful start as their accord was of no means below that of the Blues.

Do as planned, we will still win the match the moment they lower their gurd. Tobby cautioned her team. Being the captain, she always had to find a clean solution for the team to achieve victory.

Since her record in such games was beyond the chat, no one dared to defy her orders as they always ended up the champions. She always knew when to change or keep to the initial strategy, and for this, the team found it pleasing when it came to listening to her ideas.

Who would fail to listen to an advise from a successful personality? Even when his speech is false, they would open their ears wide and many wish they held one like that of the hare to pick every nick and crany of his speech.

The match was like that of Manchester United versus the wolves. The answer would always be clean and clear that the red devils are to chair such a match.

However, karma is always an invited guest that does love to dine with the Lords. As though holding an invitation, he will always stand firm in search of a clear sight seat that would leave him a clear topic among the on looking crowd.

It is never questionable if you find the Wolves taking the lead of a match with the red devils.

Condensing the ball, she made way for her colleague to strike with might yet she only set the ball in mid air.

With great momentum, the Greens team captain jumped out and made a clean strike that crossed the net in no time and reaching the court grounds with a clean goal.

It's a goal, this early and we are charming the match. We are really favoured to stand atop the legends now.

And like they were proving themselves, the second goal made a knock on the door and the Blues remained emotionless to their scores.

Then let's strike that they don't leave us that behind. With such a strategy, the team remained put like they were never that redundant in the first place.

Taking the chance to start and lead the match, the Green House team started the ball this time with pleased smiles.

Their only goal was to win this match for sure yet they just had to watch a tremendous change in the game.

As the ball crossed, number four condensed it with a pass to the vice who also did set for the captain to make a move.

Although everyone was in place and their opponents in the lead, Tobby jumped to the sky, and this time she never gave her all in the strike, her target was the open place and with a casual strike, the ball fell in the Green team's court.

That was what we call strike at thought and keep mumm. Tobby exclaimed.

The Green House Captain remained calm. They were the ones in the lead and she would have got a chance to strike by the time they think of catching up to them.

Who said they can't win the match the moment the Blues won their match with the Reds? Although she also held a little fear of the Blues, she still showed it not to anyone as she knew what would come next.

Their captain was an expert from the American lands, ones said to even dream their games when asleep and then came the vice captain, who didn't know her talent in volleyball and netball?

She was the reason as to why the Blues chaired almost all ball games in the previous House Competitions and many knew her of her pride yet she let Tobby be the captain this time, every team came prepared for her yet the reds still had to end up at the losing end.

Starting again, the Greens this time were ready to counter attack. They had braced themselves first hand as they waited for the ball, now the chance had come and they had to use it sparingly.

They did not want to miss a golden chance that did only come every after a period of 50 years. Who would wait for the next season to plant his crops when already in a planting season?

Condensing the ball as she made a clear pass to the captain, the captain followed in setting a good shot for her vice who was ready in place. With a step, she jumped high enough to look at her opponents' heads and after confirming her spot, she gave a forceful strike that could leave her opponents in pain the moment they decided to condense the ball.

As though reading her brain, Tobby called out to her teammates not to interfere with the ball. Just let it.

Her worry was never to the goals, they could give them back tenfold but her concern here was the team. Seeing her kind of strike, she was determined to leave one of her team injured there by giving them a chance to score un restrained but she was playing a professional here who knew more than she thought.

The goal landed giving them a raise by one goal. That was now a lead by two ✌️ goals let's try giving them the third one, so they thought.

The Blue House vice captain looked at Tobby, followed by the all team. That was a close call yet only the captain got of the idea that their opponent had in mind. As they turned to look at the spot where the ball landed, everyone of them came to know as to why their captain called her out. So, this is what they have resorted to!

Just stat put, I am to give her back the same weight that she has thought.

Hearing her words, the team relaxed and went on with the game as though they never for once noticed her line of thoughts the moment she took her strike.

This is the time, let's give back now. For it sounds bad for us to stay dumb and walk empty handed to a clear celebration the likes of birthdays or anniversaries.

Crossing the net, this time the other members held back leaving only three to strike. As though knowing the result to their move, they brimed with smiles more like a guy who has laid his girlfriend for the first time.

Condensing the ball with a slight pass, number four sent it to the vice captain who was long ready for this. With a slight push, the ball went high in the air.

On seeing this, the Greens captain called out to her team. That was the very move used on the Reds and they still failed to stand it. At least they had seen it's trick before so she thought as she called her team on its lerts.

Tobby made a step forward increasing her momentum before taking a high jump. Just like before, her eyes scanned for a loose end to the opponent's side giving a great scare in the eyes of the captain.

Although her eyes were scanning the opponents, her focus was only the vice who had made a mistake the moment she got the thought of injuring a member of her team.

That was an action she never once tolerated in life. And it was for that that she was giving her a lesson.

Observing her closely, She took the strike, this time with great pressure as a company to the ball and went straight to the vice captain.

Like, will the vice captain stand the force of the strike?