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Chapter 11 - She Waited by the Court - by Arvin

[Verse 1]

She watched from the lines, from the edges of play

Where glances were fleeting, and dreams stayed at bay

He moved like a breeze through the sweat and the sun

With laughter that lingered when practice was done

She offered him water, returned him a ball

Laughed at his jokes, even when they would fall

She stayed in the silence, not needing a name

Just showing up steady, not playing a game

[Pre-Chorus]

Others were louder, chasing the spark

But she found her place in the calm and the dark

Where effort was quiet and feelings ran deep

And love didn't shout—it simply would keep

[Chorus]

She waited by the court, she served with her heart

He saw her in motion, in how she took part

No grand declarations, no need to pretend

Just rallies and rhythm that never would end

He looked and he saw what others had missed

The kindness, the fire, the grace in her wrist

And slowly the distance between them grew small—

Sometimes love doesn't leap

Sometimes it falls

[Verse 2]

He once chased another, with curious eyes

But that crush was surface, a flicker in skies

Then came a flat serve, and she shocked them all

A gasp from his corner, a spark from the fall

From then, he'd watch closer, and offer his time

Invite her to volley, to match him in climb

And she didn't flinch, didn't boast, didn't chase

But he found himself drawn to the calm in her face

[Pre-Chorus]

They'd talk after practice, just minutes or two

About serves and the weather, and sunsets in view

But sometimes the softest of voices can show

Where deeper emotions quietly grow

[Chorus]

She waited by the court, she served with her heart

He saw her in stillness, in standing apart

No fireworks needed, no urgent applause

Just knowing her silence had purpose and cause

He noticed her laugh, the dust on her shoes

The way that she stayed when others would choose

To hurry away when the daylight would fall—

Sometimes love doesn't shout

It softly calls

[Bridge]

And one golden evening, he walked by her side

Past chapels and gardens, with no need to hide

He spoke of a time when his eyes looked elsewhere

But now when he saw her—he truly stared

He told her he noticed the strength she would keep

The kindness she gave, the way she believed

And asked if he could be the one to remain

To match every step, through sunshine and rain

[Final Chorus]

She waited by the court, but not anymore

He met her in stride, and opened the door

No need for confessions wrapped up in haste

Just honesty blooming in time and in place

A question was asked, an answer was shown

In two hands that reached where seeds had been sown

In a world full of noise, theirs softly began—

Sometimes love finds its way

With no set plan

[Outro]

And under the sky where they once trained alone

They rallied as two, where something had grown

A serve, then a smile—like destiny's cue

Sometimes love takes its time...

But it knows what to do.

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