Playing The Risk - Book One in The WSU Series

- Chapter Forty-One -

"Huddle round!"

Me and the boys jog over to Coach, we're currently at an early practice before our big game in three weeks. "I don't know what's up with you guys recently— but you need to get your acts together!" Despite our biggest game happening soon we've all been pretty distracted. I'm too busy thinking about Ele and my moms just giving birth to a child that may not be my dad's. Hayden's still hung up on Liv despite her not wanting any commitments, God knows about Alex— he's always been quiet but he hasn't spoken a lot recently.

Kian's also having some family issues, he hasn't mentioned anything more but he's traveling back and two from WSU to New York.

"Get your acts together!"

"Are we done?" Kian asks while pulling out his phone, "I need to go."

"I swear to god Bliss—" Kian backs up, "just chill Coach."

All the boys head towards the locker room, "Carter! Jones! Stay back a moment." Me and Hayden exchange a look before heading back towards Coach, "I shouldn't be telling you this but you need to focus!" He claps to extenuate his point, "I don't know what's going in your heads but focus."

"Yes, Coach" Hayden salutes, "go get changed." I will be honest and admit I haven't been fully focused this past week— I can't really blame it on one individual thing, other than myself. I have this whole thing with my parents going on and then I have all these feelings and things I want to say to Ele but I'm worried she might not feel the same. I think she does— I hope she does. "Should I call her?" I strip off my jersey to see Hayden staring at his phone, "I think you should distract yourself with something or someone else." Kian states looking up from his phone. "She's fucked me."

Alex narrows his eyes, "you've had sex?" Hayden shakes his head, "obviously but I don't mean it that way."

"What way then?" I ask while pulling off my shorts, "she's messed with me." He points to his head, "Liv has fucked me up and now she's seeing some other guy!"

"What?" Alex turns his head towards Hayden, "look" he holds up his phone to show us an Instagram story that features Liv and some random guy. I don't recognize him. "This is bullshit." Kian laughs, "fuck off!" Hayden curses at him throwing his phone into his bag.

I look down at my phone to see a message pop up from Ele.

ELEONORA - Hey where are you?

I smile before responding back.

ME - Locker room.

ELEONORA - Oh shit I'll wait out front <3

ME - I'll be quick <3