Locker Room Judgement

Chapter 10

   1 Week Before Game Day:

  I was up and ready by 5 am. I made myself some breakfast. I finally feel back to my old self, almost. I put all my focus on the game more than anything else because It's important to me. I cautiously sit across from my dad at the table and prayed. I start to eat my food slowly and try to enjoy it for once. It was quiet and unnerving but I'm here because I wanted to ask him something.

I look at him and I don't know how to approach him, I can't figure out what kind of mood he's in. "Yes Michael?" He looks up from his newspaper to acknowledge me. "I have a important game Saturday, I was wondering if you'd come?" He sets the paper down and takes his glasses off. "You know I'm very busy son, and I'm trying to get you transferred into the army by August. I have no time to see a game" I look down and nod. "I understand." I finish the last of my breakfast and my father excused me from the table.

I text Ryan because we need to get a run in today. 

Michael: Hey are you alive? We should really get a run in before the game Saturday.

5 Minutes ago

Ryan: Ugh, why are you up so earlyyyy!?

I laugh, it's pretty much payback for doing that to me last week.

Michael: Because I am, now hurry up!

Ryan: But I sweepyyyyyyyy!11! 

He must be really tired, his texts are bit all over the place.

Michael: Okay, we are taking my car today. Be ready, I'm on my way.

Ryan: Okie

I make it to his house in under 10 minutes. He's still not up yet so I knock on the door. His brother Bryan lets me in and I run up the stairs to his room. I quietly open the door and he fell back to sleep. 

Ha, I knew it!

I quietly as possible grabbed a pillow and threw it at his face and he wakes up immediately. I don't know what happened but he quickly had me pinned me to the wall and was breathing heavy. I think I triggered attack mode or something. Oops!

He calmed down and noticed it was me. "Michael, don't ever do that again. I could have hurt you really badly!" He tugs at his hair. "I'm sorry, I should have knocked." I say shyly.

He shakes off my apology. "It's ok I needed to wake up anyway." He steps away from me and starts to get dressed. I see something on his desk and I picked it up. It's a sharp dagger that had a dragon metal cover on it with red jewels on the handle.

"Oh cool, how did you get one of theses?" I hold it up to show him and his eyes widen as he snatches it from me. "It's um, my grandfathers. It's very old, don't touch it please."

I might of overstepped my boundaries I didn't mean to invade his space. "I-I'm sorry. I'll wait outside." Before he could say anything I left his room and went back to my car. I sat in my car and turned on the radio. He finally came out and put his stuff in the passenger's seat and closed the car door. He walked up to my window and tried to study my face but I tried to act like I was unbothered. He can probably see through me right now.

"I'm sorry I snapped at you. I just have been stressed out lately but it's not you and i'm sorry I got angry." I nod shyly. "Hey, look at me." He lifted my chin and I probably look bashful at the moment. I tried to look away. "Michael!" I looked at him and his eyes are glowing and he looks really nice. He smiles at me and keeps looking down at my lips. Wait does this seem weird? I'm straight.

"Um, are we gonna go on a run? It's starting to get late." He snapped out of it. "Oh yeah, let's go slowpoke." He says trying to egg me on. I roll my eyes and I race him in the woods. We mostly just chased each other like tag. We just goofed around instead of actually going on on our 2 mile run.

The suns coming out more and we got into pretending we owned the forest and we just made a peace treaty on our land. So now we are in a partnership to rule this place together. Like we were children again.

I innerly panic because I was not watching the time! I checked and it's 9:30! We missed homeroom and first period. "Reginald! We need to leave like yesterday!" He peeks out from inside the treehouse. He checks his watch. "Oh shit, come on!" He jumps down not even using the steps and we both drive off in my car.

We arrive at school at 9:50! I am flipping out because I've never been late to school before. If they call my parents, I'm screwed. We rushed into the school office and we got our tardy slips. The office lady looked at me with disbelief. Now I feel bad because there goes my perfect attendance. 

"Can you move already, I'm not standing here all day." A guy behind us is waiting impatiently for his turn. He's wearing all black and has lots of piercings. He looks like trouble. I feel like my situation might be better than his. 

"Shut up. We're all late anyways." I look at Ryan. He never raises his voice with people and him standing up to a delinquent like that seems really risky. Especially when he looks like he can kill us.

"Suck a cock you prick!" the guy smirks evilly. Ryan looks tense and he turns to the guy. "What did you just say!?" I grab Ryan's arm. I give him pleading eyes to not start a fight then I will really be in trouble.

"What, is your gayness to loud that you can't hear me, Ryan?" He chuckles and looks amused with Ryan's state.

Ok so apparently they know each other from somewhere...

I keep pulling on his arm and pleading for him to stop this. "You best stay away from my sister, Luke. Or I will personally end you myself." Wait, that's Luke!!!!???

Ryan grabbed me by the arm and started speed walking away. "Hey, I do what I fucking want!" I look back and Luke left the building, I suppose he's skipping?