It's Nala's senior year at Cherry Creek High School. She's been running track since Freshman year and this is her final year to get scouted by LSU. She wasn't going to let anything distract her from getting into her dream school. What will she do wh...
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I gather the things out my locker and into my bag. The great thing about being a senior is that I didn't have many classes so I didn't need much for the day. I look to my right and see Chris talking with the Assistant Coach. We lock eyes for a moment and I look away. We haven't talked since I stormed out of his house last week and every part of me was regretting everything I said. I missed him and I missed spending time with him. Being away from him I've actually been able to get in touch with my "feelings" and as much as I didn't want to believe it I was actually falling for my coach. As much as I don't want to it's best that we distance ourselves from each other. For the sake of his job and my track career.
I close my locker and walk past him avoiding eye contact to my first class of the day. I had this class with Kalani and she never told me what happened after going to Skai's house so I was looking forward to seeing her.
"Nice of you to text me back bitch." I said taking my seat beside her
"Bitch it was too much to type, besides I figured it would be better to tell your ass in person."
"Okay shoot."
"Skai lost the phone." She sighed "I turned her room upside down and even broke her state trophy in an effort for her to give it up but she legit doesn't have it I guess."
"So there's a phone just floating around with a video of Chris and I?" I whisper-yelled
"Look Nala , you gotta stay calm and not freak out about this." She grabbed my shoulder "At least now you know that you don't have to lose at State. Focus on winning I'll worry about the whole phone dilemma."
"Lani what if somebody finds the phone and sees the video? What if ends up in the wrong hands?"
"Don't start with that hypothetical shit I told you I got it okay? You need to focus on State and you need to be honest with Carter about everything."
I sighed and rubbed my temples. She was right. I mean at least Skai didn't have the video in her possession anymore. Still didn't change the fact that someone else could find it. How the hell am I gonna even tell Chris all of this? What if he doesn't wanna deal with me anymore because I come with too much drama?
*Intercom*
"NALA JONES PLEASE REPORT TO THE COACH CARTER'S OFFICE. NALA JONES TO THE COACH'S OFFICE."
"Oop, girl I guess you being honest with him sooner than later." Kalani whispered "Doesn't help that you got that sundress on either."
"Lani shush." I smiled at her attempt to make me laugh
I gathered my stuff and walked out the classroom towards Chris's office. He could've just texted me to meet him, he didn't have to announce it to the whole school. I haven't exactly been answering his texts so I guess she felt like he had to. As I near his office my heart starts racing, I was nervous as fuck. I take a deep breath and turn the knob of the door.
