Savior

8. Game

" what do you mean your dad is here ? " He asked confused. " I mean my dad is here in the bleachers. "

He looked at the public until his eyes stopped on someone. He then looked back at me.

" Are you gonna be okay ? " He asked. " I don't know. " I answered.

" Do you want me to go tell the coach you can't play ? " He proposed. " No, it's okay. I'm gonna play. "

He smiled and grabbed me by my shoulders.

The game started and I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty good.

I still couldn't stop thinking about the fact that my dad was here. I didn't know if I was happy or mad about it.

***

We won the game. It wasn't really hard because the team playing against us was really bad but I'm happy we won.

As I walked out of the girls locker room I found myself in front of my dad.

I couldn't speak. I was petrified. I looked at him and what I felt wasn't happiness. It was heartbreak.

" Hey, Ava. It's been a while. " he said it like if he just went to vacation. Like he didn't leave me. " Yeah. I mean 7 years isn't short. " I said.

I couldn't believe him. He was acting like he was some sort of angel.

I looked at a little girl standing next to him.
" Daddy, can we go home ? " She said.

My heart broke in a thousand pieces. Did I hear right. " She's your daughter ? " I asked trying not to cry. He nodded with a smile.

He was acting like I wasn't even his too. He didn't even feel bad for leaving.

As I was about to speak I heard a woman calling him. " Honey, are you coming. " she said.

So he didn't just have a new daughter. He had a new family.

I turned around and walked away not wanting to see him any longer. I kept walking faster and faster as I was fighting back tears. It's when I bumped into Hunter.

" Hey, Ava. You're coming to celebrate with us. " He asked. " No sorry, I'm just gonna go home. I'm feeling a little dizzy. " He looked at me worried.

" Okay, let me drive you home then. " He said. I didn't want to ruin his night. " No it's okay, I'll walk. Go have fun. " I said.

" Butterfly, there's no way I'm letting you walk outside at this time of the day. I insist, come on. " He said grabbing my hand and walking towards his car.

I could tell he knew something was off but he didn't ask any questions. He probably thought I wouldn't want to talk about it. He was right.

We arrived at my house and I got out of the car. I mumbled a ' thank you ' before running to my house. I closed the door behind me and that's when things went bad.

I couldn't take it anymore. I screamed as loud as I could. The tears were running down my face.

I was mad. No. Not mad. Furious. How could he act like he was a good guy.

I started to grab every single pictures of him in the house. I threw them one by one on the floor and started breaking the frameworks. I took out every pictures and grabbed a lighter. As I pushed on the mechanism someone barged into the room and grabbed me in their arms.

" Ava, calm down ! " The person screamed.

I recognized this voice. It was Hunter. I couldn't help but cry even more as I turned to face him.

He didn't ask any questions. He just held me in his arms and didn't let go of me. " It's fine, Butterfly. You can cry as much as you want. "
He said. " He has a daughter. " I said between sobs. " And a wife. " I continued. 

" How could he do this. Why wasn't I good enough for him. " Hunter kept hugging me as I let out all the pain that was in me. " He hasn't been here for seven years and suddenly, he shows up to my game with his new family like if I was a stranger to him. "

" It's gonna be okay. " He murmured in my ear.

I kept crying until I fell asleep in his arms.

***

I woke up because of something tickling my cheek. It was Hunter's hair. I realized that he was asleep and we weren't on the floor. We were in my bed. He must have carried me to my room after I fell asleep.

It still doesn't explain why he's in the bed too.
I looked at him sleeping for a while. I know it sounds creepy.

He woke up 10 minutes later. He looked at me and smiled. " Hey. " He said with a tired voice. " Hi. " I said back. " Why did you stay ? " I asked.

" Well, you were obviously not okay so I wasn't gonna leave you alone. " I smiled.       
" Thank you. " I said. " It means a lot to me. "

I got up but immediately fell back on the bed. I hadn't eaten for a while so I was starting to feel dizzy.

" Wow, you should probably eat something. " He said. " It's okay, I'm not hungry." I lied.
" Ava, you can barely stand on your feet. "  He insisted.

" What can't you understand in ' I'm not hungry ' ? " I snapped. " I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't mean to shout. " Please, Butterfly, eat something. " He begged.

He got out of the bed and grabbed my hand. " If you don't eat then I'm gonna feed you. "

We arrived in the kitchen and he grabbed some rest in the fridge. He placed it on a plate and put it in the microwave.

I watched as he carefully grabbed a fork and place de plate on the table. He picked up some food with the fork and say, " Open, please. " I did as I was told and he watched carefully to make sure I was chewing. 

" Here, are you happy ? " I asked. " I'm very happy. " He smiled. I rolled my eyes at him as he kept feeding me.

I didn't feel bad about eating as I usually do. He made me feel safe. I know it can sound stupid but there was something in his eyes that made me feel really good. Like I was free. And it suddenly hit me.

Was I falling for Hunter Montgomery ?

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2 chapters the same day !

It's a really sad one but it's worth it. (I think.)

I have a lot of inspiration right now so here for you.

So... Is Ava in LOVE ?