Irresistible- Benny Rodriguez

16- irreplaceable

They looked at each other.

"Nope you and Julie are irreplaceable now." DeNunez said.

And for some odd reason that's what made the little faucet in my eyes start.

First I felt the tears and tried to blink them away, but I couldn't... instead they just fell down my cheek.

"Oh my god are you ok?!" Hams eyes were wide.

I tried to wipe them away.

"Yea..I'm fine.."

"But your crying." Ham said.

"No, I'm fine I promise."

"Your not fine y/n." Yeah-yeah came up behind me. Of course he was the one to tell my secret.

Everyone else looked confused...the boys about me being a different person, Benny and Julie about how I didn't even say anything.

"Y/n?" Squints questioned.

At this point they had formed a circle around me....like I was an outcast.

I shook my head, if I said anything my voice would crack and I would share too much.

Everyone was confused, and they should've been. I mean I was Matthew two minutes ago now everyone knew me as y/n, and y/n was crying.

"I'm going home...see you guys around." I began waking. I didn't look back...I mean...that was embarrassing and weird and I never wanted to see them again...is what I told myself.

I was about half way home when I felt someone tap on my shoulder.

I stopped and turned around to see Benny.

"Hi..."

"Hey how come you didn't tell me you were moving?" He had a smiled on his face.

"I just found out..."

"When are you moving?"

"Before school."

"Ok...how many days?"

"Thirteen."

"We'll cheer up then you still have thirteen days."

"Yea. Thirteen days to spend with you guys making me wish I left sooner."

His smiled faded.

"Wait right here." He began running towards his house.

I waited for a couple minutes before he came back out with something in his hand.

"Here, don't lose it...and wear it when you come back...that way I'll know it's you.."

He handed me one of his most prized possessions

...his jersey...

"...just to make sure you won't forget us...you can come back to the sandlot if you want but if you don't...I just wanted you to have it..."

"I...I don't know what to say..."

He smiled.

"You don't need to say anything else." He had the cutest smiled ever...

Damn it Benny. Why did you have to be so...so...irresistible.

"Are we still going on that date or not?" I changed the subject.

He let out a little giggle and shook his head in agreement.

"Aright I'll see you at 9 ok? Don't be late."

"Don't worry princess, I wont ever be late if your there." He smiled and ran the other way.

Princess...I liked the sound of that.

I got into my house and my dad was packing things up from the kitchen.

"Dad." I said as I walking into the kitchen.

"Yes honey?" He didn't take his eyes off the things he was putting in the box.

"I'm going on a date tonight..."

"That's fine, what time?"

"Uhm..9"

"Ok, be back by 12 then."

"Ok..."

He didn't say anything else.

I would've at least liked him to worry a little bit...

I walked upstairs and changed into different clothes...I looked at Benny's jersey, which was on my bed...

I put it on over my shirt and looked at myself in the mirror.

I smiled at the fact that I now had Benjamin Rodriguez's jersey...the one boy every girl had a crush on and he gave me his jersey.

I took it off and put it in my dresser.

I looked at the baseball cap that was laying on top of my bed...I felt wrong...like I had become someone I wasn't... they deserved an explanation on why I pretended to be Matthew...

I checked the clock it was 7:30pm

I decided I was going to try and put on makeup.

I had never really worn any except for the occasional mascara but how hard could it be?

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Turns out makeup is very hard.

It took me what felt like forever but by the end I thought I looked way better with it on.

I mean, I couldn't stop staring at myself in the mirror.

"Hey y/n are you-" my brother walked into my room.

His eyes widened as I looked back at him.

"Did you change your face?" He looked confused.

"No! It's makeup."

"And why do you need that?"

"Because I have a date."

I saw him smile a little but that smile turned into a frown.

"With who?"

"Benny." I smiled as I began putting away my stuff.

"He better think you look pretty, or I'm beating his ass."

"Yeah right, you can barely reach his face!" I joked.

"For your information I am still growing!"

Being taller then my brother was one of the things I loved joking with him about, because he always used the 'I'm still growing' excuse. I knew one day he would be taller then me but for now he was still 2 inches shorter then me.

"Yeah yeah whatever, did you need something?"

"Mom called and asked if you were planning on re decorating your room at grandpas."

"I haven't been there since I was 8 of course in redecorating it!"

"Ok tiger calm down. I wasn't the one who asked." He put his hands up in defense.

"Just tell mom yea,"

"Okay, see ya later." He walked out of my room without closing the door.

Like always...

I sighed and got up to close it.

I didn't want to move away from my friends...from Benny...from the sandlot...

I knew I was going to miss them...all I hoped was they would miss me just as much...

A/n
Aha I love writing this story but I might have to put it on hold because of my other book. It's not a Benny book but it's one I started first and I feel it wouldn't be right to not finish it so if i don't update yk why.