pep rally (sashannarcy hurt/comfort)

morning (sasha pov)

i push my hair back in a ponytail so tight that i'm probably getting brain damage. today is the pep rally/tennis match and as captain of the cheerleaders i could NOT be more excited! (especially since my CRUSH is on the tennis team!)

one thing i'm not excited for is how marcy's gonna feel. ever since they broke their ear defenders, i've been super worried about them. im gonna give them my old headphones and i already convinced the principal to let them wear some comfort clothes instead of the school uniform, but that'll barely hold them up. plus, anne & i won't be there for them then, and i know that's gonna make it worse.

i try not to think about it while i swipe some lipstick on, enough to hold me up until i get my cheer makeup on.
i fumble around my room for my old headphones, only to find out that they aren't there. i grab my phone and immediately snap marcy, anne & i's group chat to let them know.

kween_sasha08:
Couldn't find the headphones! Im sorry marce. ☹️
cynthiac0v3n_ :
that's ok, sash! i'll be ok :)
anna_banana4:
R u sure ur OK? Pep rallies r super loud dude 🤷🏽‍♀️
cynthiac0v3n_:
oh i'm rlly fine!!!! thx for caring about me, ya goof :D

i blink at my phone, watching to two gayest people i know try to flirt somehow. i'd join them but i have to eat breakfast.
i turn off my phone and put it in my purse, running out to the kitchen.

"good morning." my mom says, not looking at me at all.

"have you packed your bag for your dad's house yet? you leave tomorrow." she adds. she always wants me to be doing something productive.

"yes, mom. ya know today's the big pep rally." i try to get her to be proud of me, just a bit.

"oh, that's lovely sweetie. if you want breakfast, i have granola bars in the cabinet. eat them on the way to school." she points over to the wrong cabinet. i walk the other direction and grab a granola bar for the bus.