A College Lie (A College Tale #2)

Chapter 19 - Don't know what to think anymore | Dax

My blood is pumping with a violent force inside my veins as I sprint off the field after my last catch. It was a tricky throw from Mac and I really had to fight for it but it managed to make me forget everything for a few seconds.

"Wicked catch Mad Dax!" Dom says as he pats me on my shoulder pad. No one else dares to talk to me right now.

I haven't been violent or anything like that but for some reason, Dom is the only one I can stand right now. Always jovial and happy but somehow I don't want to kick his ass.

"You know I hate that name" I mumble to him but he doesn't care.

"I know that's why I use it" he says while laughing at me.

If Olivia was here by the sideline she would definitely have some input to my route and catch. She always had something to add or that she wanted changed, the football really runs through her veins with her dad being the coach and all.

But that's it, she's not here anymore giving me pointers simply because of her being just like her dad. How she neglected to tell me about that teeny tiny detail is beyond me.

She knew how deep in shit I was after last year'stupid behaviour, that I caused myself, and she still managed to dig my hole deeper.

Coach has been really cool about it now that he knows I was kept behind the light on it all.

We had a good talk after practice one day and I accidentally broke apart like a baby and after that he understood that it wasn't anything I was doing to piss him off.

I wouldn't have blamed him if he kicked me off the team. Everyone knows that the first rule of an athlete is to not date your coach's daughter, it's a receipt for disaster.

"Oh come on man, don't think about her, not her, not now, this is your sacred place" Dom says and jolts me back to reality. I guess that's why I put out with him, he has an ability to stop me from going too deep into my own thoughts.

"Thanks" I turn towards him with my whole body as I say it.

"No worries.." he says but my mind is not present to hear his full response as soon as I see her.

She is not sitting by Ella and Mariam today, that must mean that Ella is still holding a grudge.

It both saddens and delights me at the same time. I don't want her to vibe alone but I still want her to suffer for this a bit.

I'm disgusted by myself because of those feelings but I try to push away those thoughts.

I take the opportunity and give her a thorough once over. I have only managed to steal glances here and there on campus and it never satisfies my need.

I have this itch in me that no matter what I do to ease it, nothing helps. I feel a little bit better after seeing her but it never goes away.

I hate that she still affects me this way.

She looks tired, looking around the audience like she is looking for something or someone.

She is wearing her regular jeans and jacket but what feels weird is that her face is empty of any makeup.

She was never the type of girl that plastered makeup with a thick layer on her face but the lack of anything on her face feels weird.

On top of that she looks tired, like bone deep tired. I guess she is getting about the same amount of beauty sleep as I am.

Misery loves company I guess.

Her shoulders tense as she locks her eyes with a figure moving and when I locate the moving target I see that it's a furious Ella with Mariam in tow.

Olivia takes a deep breath and looks like she is bracing for impact. Some dude sits between her and where Ella is now standing, pointing furiously at the innocent guy trapped between.

I wish I could be a bit closer so I could hear what they are talking about but judging from here I should be happy where I am.

Ella looks to be furiously shouting at Olivia, still pointing at the guy that has now started to analyze the commotion around him.

Olivia looks like she is trying to so the Ella which only makes her angrier. Even Mariam steps in between but Ella is having none of it.

If the situation wasn't so bizarre I would be able to appreciate Ella's dedicated way of probably standing up for me.

Finally the guy stands up and he completely towers over all three of them. He is massive, like a tall fucking guy.

He starts throwing his hands up in the air to protect himself and start speaking. I think I recognize him from somewhere.

He must be an athlete and with that height he can only belong to the basketball team.

Now all four of them are engaged in their heated conversation and as Ella continues to yell at Olivia I can see her strength waver.

Olivia is trying really hard to hold on and not cry, she is fisting her hand like a maniac to not fall apart in front of Ella.

It looks like she is pleading for something, maybe forgiveness, but they are not having it. Mariam is obviously not as angry as Ella but it's obvious she is really uncomfortable right now.

I feel this urge to run up the stairs, find Olivia and take her in my arms and run away. To be that protector and support was all that I ever wanted.

I shouldn't still feel this way but I can't just turn it off. Seeing her like this is making it even worse, it's making me angry even.

Suddenly the mystery guy turns towards Olivia and creates a wall between her and her former friends.

He grabs her by her shoulders and something in me snaps and my whole body tenses.

It's not until I see that he is talking Southey to Olivia that I notice that I have taken about five steps towards them.

He talks to her and she nods her head like she has given up.

What he does next takes me completely by surprise.

That fucker pulls her in for a hug and then positions her under his arm and leads her towards the steps, leaving a shocked Ella and Mariam standing by their stop.

Is she attending the game with a new guy?!

Is it possible she has already moved on, with another athlete to top it of, it can't be possible. Not my Olivia, this can't be true.

This makes no sense, she said she loved me that day, did she lie about that too?