180 Degrees- Completed

Chapter One

"Avery!" The slap to the back of my head pulled me straight back into the room. "My god. Get out of your head girl." I gave Penny a soft smile, letting her continue rambling on about techniques and where we all needed to push harder for the last game of well, ever. "This is our last game girls. I am not leaving this school on a loss. So you better all pick your game up. Got it?" 

I nodded along as we all spilt up, Izzy glaring at me from where she was stood opposite. My eyes followed Penny, watching her skip across the gym, landing right in his arms. I had to turn away, letting Izzy come to me so we could pack up our stuff together. 

"Is it just me or is she somehow getting worse the closer we get to finishing?" 

"So much worse." I chuckled, pulling my bag over my shoulder and turning around, wanting to get every second I could looking at him before he was gone forever and I had to move on. 

"He told her he chose Stanford." I rolled my eyes as we watched the couple talk with his friends. "What an idiot. Giving up a higher ranking school for his sport, just for her." 

"Stanford's a good school. I'm sure it's what's best for him." I sighed.

"You wouldn't have let him do something like that for you and you know it." I looked at Izzy. 

"Yeah but he never has been and never will be mine so it's not my place to say anything is it? Besides the only reason he knows of me is because of the team and her. And even then I don't think he knows who I am. I'm just here in the background." 

"In the background being madly in love with him like you have been for the past 4 years." I dropped my shoulders, she wasn't going to let this go. "You need to say something Vee." 

"I am not saying a damn thing." Shaking my head and pulling her out of the gym. "I literally have 3 days left, Prom and graduation. That's it. Then I can leave this place, leave my fucking parents and actually move on from him and here and them and everything. This is my chance and I'm kind of glad he's picked Stanford so I might have a chance at actually looking past him to find someone else -" 

"Just as perfect as him? Please. It doesn't exist." I rolled my eyes at her, leaning against my locker, watching her put her stuff away. 

"I just want to get through the next week with no drama Iz. No drama, finish school off without another argument with my parents, win the cup, go to prom, pack and leave as soon as I possibly can." 

"Alright, try to act like you're going to miss me a little bit. Just a little. That's all I'm asking." 

"I am. You know I didn't mean it like that." I put my head back on my shoulders, unlocking my locker and sorting my own stuff. "This place has just been hell, since he got here and she became queen bee and then Ashley forcing mum and dad to become these mentally over protective monsters." She chuckled at me, shaking her head. "Don't act like I'm being dramatic there you know I'm not." 

"No you are right. Monsters is the perfect word for parents who actually care about you." She closed her locker, standing up straight. 

"There's caring for me, and then there's over protective parents, then there's helicopter parents, then there's mine, right up here in the clouds. They take it to a whole new level. Drop me off at school, pick me up after practice, no boyfriends, your the only real friend I'm allowed and even then we can only hang out at mine with them watching our every move. I'm living life like I'm a fucking nun." She laughed at me. "It's not even funny. I can't wait to go to college and learn all these things about myself without them. I get my own car, can listen to my own non preapproved music, I can go to parties, be friends with who I want, stay up as late as I want." 

"As long as your grades stay perfect." 

"Like they'd ever dip." I closed my locker, letting her put her arm through mine as we walked out slowly. "I'm already on top of the reading list they recommended. By the end of summer I'll be done with that. It's just going to be a matter of staying on top of the work load. I haven't over done myself like they wanted me too either. 2 classes. One I hate, one I love." 

"I can't believe they let you take dance." 

"Kind of won them over as it's just an easy pass. I've got psych and then I'm going to go for volleyball again. They're happy." I shrugged, pushing the door open and us both stopping as we watched Oscar and Penny making out at the top of the stairs, just feet away from us.

"Gross." Izzy muttered under her breathe. 

"Oh sorry girls, didn't know you were still here." Penny lifted her head, giggling slightly as she pulled her arms off him. I could be sick. "You know Ozzy right?" He hated that nickname. I could see it every time she called him it. He cringed almost, screwing his face up. 

"Yep." Izzy raised her eyebrows as I dropped her arm. 

"Gotta go." I moved around them, stepping down the steps to where my mom was already parked up. 

"Make sure you bring your head tomorrow Avery. I don't want you costing us the game." 

"I don't want you costing us the game." I mocked her under my breath making sure she wouldn't hear. The cheek of her. I was the best player on this team and she knew it. The only reason I wasn't captain is because of her sisters and where they were and who my sister was and where she was. It had nothing to do with ability. I tugged on the car door, sitting in and fastening myself up. 

"Sit up straight, you're going to get a hunch." Gee mom hi to you too. "How was school?" 

"Fine mom. Nothing to report." I smiled softly at her. I can not be out of here quick enough.