GAME ON!!

Sky

                                                    Sky:
     "Can you pick me up already?"

Storm:
"I will. Be there soon."

Noor and Jordi enjoy the cake. The white cream smells greasy, like sweet lukewarm milk. I push my chair back. "Hey, I'm going home," I say

Further on I see Daan and Eline looking up. Noor and Jordi also look at me in surprise. 'Right now?' asks Norwegian. "Your brother will pick you up later, won't he by car?" Her fork scrapes the dirty cake cream.

"I texted Storm to see if he could come a little earlier," I say. "A bit of a headache. I better get some sleep, otherwise I won't be fit tomorrow. I'm hesitant. "I'd like to train. What a false excuse on my part. I can't get a real reason out of my throat.

'Storm can't drive to the door, says Jordi. “The street has broken up halfway. It's best to wait at the parking lots.

O I nod and open minus WhatsApp
 
                                                  Sky:
        "The street is broken up" ✓✓

    "I'm just coming to the parking        lots, around the corner" ✓✓

"Do you want paracetamol?" asks Noor with his mouth full me
No thanks I already finished She pushes the plate with the cake towards me Eat something. It always helps me

I shake my head, push the plate back and smile. It goes away by itself when I sleep Then I get up and say goodbye Please, Jordi, walk with take me to the front door, I think. I hesitate and make eye contact. But he doesn't respond. Or right?

He gets up and walks over to me. My heart skips a beat. You see, he won't just let me go to go. His hand slides down my back. Can I pass I look at him questioningly.

I have to check the pool, he says 'there was something with the ventilation system.' Okay, sure I say and I step aside. A Button  settles in my stomach. One minute we're going to the gym together, the next he's almost acting like I'm air. I bite my lip. He is afraid that our group of friends will fall apart. That the others will get annoyed with us if we act soggy or something.

But we don't even do that. They know we have something in common and no one talks about it. At school he gets a lot of attention from girls. Would he see someone else? I wave that thought away. He has no time to be busy with anyone else.

When he's not with us or at school, he's on his own football club. In the hall I take my coat from the coat rack. A movement at the front door catches my attention.

It's Moos, Jordi's cat. He watches the front doormat to the mailbox. His tail wags restlessly. Psst, Moos, step aside, I say. I put on my coat and walk over to him. He stays tight to the door to look.

'I thought you were already g! away v My head jerks sideways. 'Norwegian! I'm scared of an accident

"Don't, it's just me" She laughs. 'Can I really not persuade you to stay a little longer? Let's call Storm that you're coming home with me on the back. Or he will also join in the fun. Then I'll massage your head, she says enthusiastically.

'No thanks. But very sweet of you! I smile away my bad feeling.

She walks down the hall with a half-full glass in her hand. "We're not complete without you. You can also train on Sunday, right?' Her green eyes pierce through me. Like she looks right into my soul and sees through me. My dearest friend deserves an honest answer.

'I'm sorry' I say. “I think Storm is almost there

She finishes her glass and puts it on the floor by the coat rack. You know what? I'll walk you to the car, she suggests. 'Come on, the back is faster

“No, stay inside now,” I say. 'I'm going down the street. It's lighter there. And I'll be right there, dude.

'Okay. Then text me when you're in the car.' I grin. "You look like my mother.' I give her a hug and leave.

"Love you!' she calls after me, frowning street. Then gives me a thumbs up. I blow a kiss on her hand. 'Love you too.'

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Well here's a new chapter of someone else pov now the question of the day

What is the most important thing you can't live without

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