Chapter 5 Five

Madeline was the one who approached me about joining the club when I was in my first year of college. It is beyond my comprehension how she came to know that I am playing badminton. In fact, she is a member of the dancing club, and she was the one who convinced me to join the club together with Patricia and Stacy during our first year together. The majority of the time, we were in close proximity to one another.

As soon as I finish, I reach for my beloved yellow racket, which was a gift from my father. The first thing I did was glance in the mirror, and then I proceeded towards the court. I was pleased with how I appeared. I never for a moment imagined that we would have such a large number of individuals. About twenty-four of them are interested in giving it a try on their own.

The warm-up began, and I decided to participate. The command is given by Madeline after ten minutes have passed. At this point, we are going to begin with singles as our initial group of individuals. Additionally, it is a single elimination, which means that if you lose your first game, you are free to leave the competition. The number will drop from 24 to 12 after that. The next group is the doubles, and the twelve of them will be paired off by a random drawing of lots. Now, we have a total of six pairs, the three pairs that are successful will advance to the next level, while the other three pairs will be eliminated from the competition. Due to the fact that we are only required to choose two individuals each week and the tryout is only for one month, if you do the math, you will find that the club will only admit eight new players over the entire year.

Regarding the amount of players, the final three pairs will be played as singles at this point. And the person who was their partner earlier will be their adversary. Starting at six, it will decline to three. There is a need for these three to engage in play with Madeline and I. At the conclusion of the game, we will make a decision regarding which participant will be accepted. According to their score and their abilities.

As I counted the players, I noticed that it was finished. I looked at the players. However, I was under the impression that I could avoid Hilary's gaze, however, I was mistaken because she is present. putting on her black shirt and shorts, which were customized to match her physique exactly. I took a deep breath as our eyes locked and she began to run in my direction.

"Hey Dianna, you're going to try-out too?" I made an effort to pull myself together and maintain my composure.

It's not! "In all honesty, I am a player," she trembled in response to my remark. It was her reaction that left me perplexed, especially considering that she was staring at me.

"Earth to Hilary?" she asked, blinking her eyes slightly before responding to my question.

I'm sorry. Having stated that, she continued with self-assurance, "Well, I guess I have to impress you before then." In addition, I believe that I wanted to pass away when she winked at me.

As Madeline made the announcement, "Okay ladies, let's get this started," I was left in a corner of the court, very bewildered by Hilary's actions. How about you, Dianna? You should choose to ignore her allure!

While I was watching the game begin, I noticed that the numbers were gradually going down. In the beginning, there is the single's stage. While I was watching some players simply exchange the shuttlecock in the air, I found myself becoming increasingly bored. On the other hand, when Hilary walks in, everything changes, I really don't care how I look any longer. Because her adversary chooses the head, Hilary is left with the tail as a result of this arrangement. After being thrown into the air, the bird landed in Hilary's favor, allowing her to have the opportunity to serve first.

She is not a typical player, judging from her position, she appears to have a deep understanding of the game. She is a backhand server, as I have pointed before. Backhand servers typically release the bird in a slow motion, and that is exactly what she did in this particular instance too. She lets go of the bird in a delicate manner, which caused her opponent to simply stand on the opposite side, thinking that the service would be brief. Nevertheless, Hilary couldn't help but grin when the shuttlecock landed precisely at the line. Each and every person, including myself, clapped their hands.

One of the rules of the game is that the winner is the player who reaches 15 points first. Due to the fact that she was awarded the first point, Hilary is going to serve the bird once more. This time, her adversary is getting ready to serve, and it will be his backhand serve. Both of them are currently trading strokes. Hilary, however, is far too brilliant. She positions herself in such a way that she appears to be about to crush the bird with all of her might when it is on her side, nevertheless, she strikes the shuttlecock with such a minimal amount of force that it results in a netting method taking place. The entire world was awestruck by her. As the game proceeds, Hilary continues to obtain a perfect score. Due to the fact that she did not even allow her opponent the opportunity to serve, I feel terrible for her opponent. At the conclusion of the game, the score was 15-0.

We are now ready to go on to the doubles. A woman who is taller than Hilary was chosen to be her partner, and the two of them make a very wonderful couple. I am solely paying attention to Hilary's turn the entire time. As she had done earlier, she and her partner were successful in defeating their adversary. Waiting for the next level is a tedious experience that I have to go through. Following the completion of each pair, the focus has now shifted back to singles. At the moment, Hilary's opponent is going to be her partner, I've heard that her name is Mitzi. It is imperative that we should not undervalue the other girl because she is also highly talented. At the beginning of their encounter, she shot Hilary in the abdominal region. The fact that she was struck in the stomach caused everyone to let out a gasp. I could see the fire in Hilary's eyes, but, based on our conversation earlier, it is clear that she has a short schedule. In response to Mitzi's serve, Hilary swiftly received it and then promptly unleashed it with a powerful smash. The moment it hits Mitzi's nose, Hilary gives a smirk, there is no doubt that they comfortably defeated their opponent earlier.

Hilary is currently in the lead with a score of 14-13. On account of the intense nature of the game, the players that were inside the court were only looking at each other. A championship event for the singles category would appear to be taking place right now if you were able to visit them. Mitzi was in charge of the nets while Hilary was serving the bird. As a result, Hilary makes a daring dash for the net and attempts to return the ball, but Mitzi is too quick to grasp it and send it flying to the opposite side. They were the focus of everyone's attention, particularly when Hilary performed a split in order to catch Mitzi's smash, but she was unable to push it off with sufficient force. oh no! " It is not possible for the bird to fly through the net. Because Mitzi was confident that she would win, she decided to turn her back on her. However.

When it finally arrived, the bird landed just in front of Mitzi's feet. This is how Hilary comes out on top, 15-13. Finally, the final stage will determine whether or not she is eligible to join the squad.

Against me, she must emerge victorious.