I stay there, on the edge of the roof, my eyes trailing Nico’s every move. Not that number 24 allows himself to be missed.Īfter the National Anthem ends, the team captains take the field for the coin toss, and then it’s game time – Spartans set to receive. Thankfully, I have perfect vision, so when I move closer, I can make out each jersey. Freeman’s voice float across the field as he announces the game. Sure enough, right when the wind blows in, and the summer night’s air hits, I can only faintly hear Mr.
I drop my Gatorade and survey the sky as the sun begins to set while I wait for the game to start.
I take the stairs Nico led me up when he shared his spot with me, not bothering to move toward the edge of the rooftop this time but drop into the chair Nico sat in the day we were up here together. Shaking off the annoyance, I park on the backside of the school so I can walk the long way around the building and slip into the library. I have my normal dance studio and team, and if I didn’t need this on my college applications, I might not even go back. Still, I want to tell her to fuck off and find a new center who can do what I can. He’s an eighteen-year-old high school senior with the body of an NFL star and the allure of Hollywood’s finest. The last thing I need right now is to be angry with an instructor of mine. She said she needed to get a better idea of space for proper placement since the gym is more wide than narrow like the field and apparently being there with her handy little GoPro for cheer’s half-time performance will help with that. Not when I know Miranda will be there trying to get attention. Now, if you add in my boyfriend being on the team, I’m expected even more to be loud and proud and present.
Carley and I are always around to cheer them on. Other than the few away games the girls’ squad didn’t travel to over the years, there hasn’t been a single game I’ve missed.
It’s almost six-thirty when I look at my watch, and I know the girls have called me at least a half dozen times by now with it being game night. So, to kill time and make sure they can’t seek me out, I drive to the coffee shop across town and study until my eyes begin to burn. I know the girls, and they’ll sense something is off the second they lay eyes on me and I can’t exactly explain what’s going on without giving up mine and Nico’s secret and I’m not ready for that. All so I can jump in my car and take off before anyone spots me. Thankfully, my last one of the day is teacher’s aide, so I’m already allowed to leave five minutes prior to the bell every day, but I decide to slip out a few early.
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