Chapter 19: The game

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Hey y'all, it's been a cool minute. How's life? School? Um I can't even begin to fathom the lyrical talent and the mind blowing vocals on Zayn's NIL. Girll, the R&B Soul/ Contemporary base carried through the entire album made the black girl in me really happy. Like he is a fuckin genius. But why the fuck are people CLAIMING this as Zayn AND Gigi's album. Y'all won't let this man win. He wrote MOM before he was even with Gigi, he did not need her to write this fuckin' album. It's honestly the whole audacity for me. I swear wypipo are always doing the most. 
 
It's funny because when Zayn dropped NIL the media is only talking about how Gigi relates to this album. Like okay Ms. Girl if that's really what you want then it sucks to be you sis because I remember specifically in one of his songs he called you a dog. (I'll be getting more into this in another book because I have A LOT to say) 
 
Anyways... thank you for joining my ted talk even though y'all didn't ask for any of this. Onto the story...
 
Friday morning
 
Now Now. I knew this whole 'rivalry' with Pallas was serious and today is the homecoming game against them but I was NOT expecting this. I was informed yesterday that JV Pallas got their asses kicked 60-0 by our team. We expected them to be salty, I mean shit that's embarrassing you guys didn't score any touchdowns? SHEESH. But what we didn't expect was to walk into school today to see our ENTIRE campus trashed. And I mean TRASHED. 
 
"What the actual fuck, is that dog food and milk? Are they fuckin maniacs?" I gasp as I almost step into a pile of dog food shit. Our school mascot statue, the blue mustang, was white as if someone threw paint on it and when you walk into the main building all of our posters are destroyed, the streamers are on the ground, toilet tissue trashing the halls. Then when you walk outside the center of our courtyard where the 'M' is, it is crossed out and redrawn with the phrase STANGK.
 
It's normal for the rivals to say or hashtag STANGK, the same way we yell out DOGK when we see them but I think vandalizing our school property is a bit much. Especially when you take into consideration what STANGK means. MUSTANG KILLA is what that stands for... it's supposed to be a silly threat. What is even worse is that the ground is covered in dog food, in their white and red paint, and dirt. In other words our school looks disgusting and all because they are mad they lost in the JV GAME. That's not even the homecoming game! It doesn't mean ANYTHING. 
 
"Gross, I feel bad for the janitors," Liam says. "Right, this isn't even our mess they have to clean up." The walk through the halls is tense. Everyone is quiet, either thinking about the game later tonight or how Pallas vandalized the school yesterday. I walk into 2nd period nervously, as some of the students in this class are in fact football players. I sit down next to Gigi and start pulling out my materials for class. "Hey Z," she smiles. I like Gigi, she's funny and a real sweet girl. "Morning Gigi," I say, returning her smile. 
 
"Oh my gosh, did you see the fight at Pallas yesterday?" She whispers after the teacher starts lecturing. "umm no. I was kind of busy," I murmured back. "I'll send it to you, it was crazy." She said, pulling at her phone. I quickly watched the video of two boys fighting, one of them I recognized as Tee who goes here and the other is some boy from Pallas. 
 
"Why were they fighting?" I asked her. "I don't know. Some football drama from what I heard," she shrugged before turning to face our teacher. The rest of the period went by quite easily, Gigi and I exchanging answers and talking shit about people. After the bell rang we walked out of class together and went our separate ways.  
 
💚💛-Lunch
 
I haven't seen Harry all day and I'm worried about him. Ever since what happened yesterday with Damien, I'm worried he won't want me in anymore. I'm shaken from my thoughts by the speaker sounding meaning the principle was about to give an announcement. 
 
"Good afternoon Murrow students. I'm sure you've seen our trashed campus by the hands of Pallas High School. I want to ensure that we become the bigger person and do not stoop down to their level. I will not condemn anyone breaking into Pallas as a sort of revenge. As true people we will handle our issues out on the football team tonight at the homecoming game. Go Mustangs!" 
 
A crowd of scoffs and boos were heard across the courtyard. Louis then walks over to me and I ask, "are you going to the game tonight?" He shoves me playfully and says, "Of course stupid. I have to record you singing the National Anthem." He smirks. "Oh my gosh, I forgot about that and I only asked because tonight is also Halloween so I wasn't sure." I respond. "Yeah it kinda sucks the homecoming game is on Halloween this year but hey at least you don't have to go trick or treating with your little sister." He says. "That is very true." 
 
"So are you going to homecoming?" he asks. "I don't think so man." I sigh. "Why? I thought you had a suit and were meeting Harry there?" He asks, looking confused. "Yeah that was before my math teacher decided to drop my grade for no reason two days before homecoming. I'm not going to be able to get my grade back to an A in time for Saturday so my mom probably won't let me go." I explain sadly. 
 
He pats my back and says, "It's alright, there's always next year. Who knows maybe you'll go to prom with Harry instead." He smirks and wiggles his eyebrows at me. "With our toxic ass relationship? I highly doubt it," I laugh. "Speaking of Harry. There he is looking ready to kill," Louis grimaces. I scan the crowd and find Harry standing next to Ashton on the stairs, with his jaw clenched, tense looking shoulders and his hands stuffed in his pockets. "Damn, what crawled up his ass?" I snorted. 
 
"I don't know but go over there and make him feel better," he says pushing me towards them. "How am I supposed to do that?" I say, slapping his hands away. "Bitch I don't know. Offer him your ass or something. Not that there's anything there but he seems to like it," He says before stepping out of my reach so I wouldn't hit him. "Come with me then. You know I get uncomfortable around people," I pout reaching for his hand. "Fine, you're lucky that Ashton isn't that bad to talk to," he says, pulling me in their direction. "Speak for yourself, he's an ass." I mumble under my breath. 
 
💚💛-After school at the game
 
After talking to Harry for the rest of lunch he seemed to calm down a bit. As of right now I'm on the side of the field warming my voice up to sing. We watched the homecoming king, queen, prince and princesses present themselves, then the players were introduced and now the game is about to begin. I'm a bit nervous because there is a camera right in front of my face.
 
"Why is there a camera crew here?" I whisper to Isa, who is standing right next to me. "The game is going to be on live TV that's why," she whispers back. I look in the stands to see Liam, Louis, Rhea, their families and my family waving at me excitedly. "Okay guys get in your spots. Zayn, stand in front of this mic. You come stand in front of this one, and you go to this one. Okay countdown is in 2 minutes," Our choir teacher says. We sing the National Anthem and immediately after kick off starts. 
 
💚💛-Half an hour later
 
Our crowd is screaming in joy as we see our boys completely destroy Pallas. They set up for the next play, their wide receiver catches the ball and starts running towards the end line. A defensive tackle from our team goes to stop him but he crashes right into him instead. A loud smack of the helmet is heard as our player falls to the ground. Everyone goes quiet as he doesn't seem to be standing up anytime soon. 
 
The coaches run out and help him up. He limps to the aid table as the crowd claps for him. Suddenly the ref blows the whistle and gives him a foul for the play. That sent everyone into a frenzy because that wide receiver has been getting fouls all game. "That should be a fuckin red card!" Someone yells. The commentator starts re explaining everything to the camera as the refs huddle up. 
 
A few minutes later the whistle is blown again and the ref pulls out a red card on Pallas' player. He slams his helmet to the ground and walks off the field. "That's supposed to be their team captain," Liam cackles. 
 
💚💛-Later
 
After 35 minutes of shivering in the cold stadium the game ends. Murrow wins 65-15 and our players run over to our reward. Unlike other schools we have a bell that we receive after a win against Pallas. It's a tradition that happens every year since the 1950s. Pallas and Murrow meet at a homecoming game on this exact field and whoever wins gets to take the bell home until the next year. 
 
The boys all climb unto the bell and ring it, as the sounds beams through the entire field.
 
I smile at the scene. "Awww Zaynie, look at the bell it's so gorgeous. I remember when I rang it for the first time, so fun!" My mom squealed, smiling brightly at the field. I jump when I hear booms of streamers trickle down over the stadium. 

"Okay can we go eat now?" Louis whines. "Alright let's go hangry," his mom laughs as we walk out the stadim. I pout since I didn't get to see Harry so I text him instead. 
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@zayn: good job tonight! You did so good, I'm proud of you 😘
 
@Harry_Styles: thank you baby xx also what are you doing tmr? 
 
@zayn: apparently my mom got me free tickets to go Knotts Scary Farm with some old friends 
 
@Harry_Styles: but I thought you were in trouble? 
 
@zayn: she said I'm not allowed to go to homecoming but my asshole teacher raised my grade an hour ago so she feels bad. So I'm doing that and then going to sleep at a friend's house after 
 
@Harry_Styles: oh. So can you come over to my house after you get back from Knotts? 
 
@zayn: we'll see. 
 
@Harry_Styles: just lmk 

 
Hiiiii. Ik it's been a cool minute since I've posted. Zayn's lives though 😩 I know his sleeping schedule is fucked 💀. 
 
Do you think Zayn will go to Harry's house? 
 
What will they do there? 
 
Question of the day: It's more for me but any suggestions for what to write for my next book? 
 
Kisses😘-N

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