Terrified Connection

Soccer and The Jerk

March 23, 2013 The Last Game

"Sofia! Sofia! Sofia!" The crowd was cheering me on as if I didn't have a team. I was use to it but my teammates would always be so angry with me. I truly did feel bad. They made me feel so guilty like it was all my fault and me being the person I am I believed that it was my fault.

With fourty seconds left in the game I kicked the ball to Kelly and she scored the final goal. We had won the game, 2-0! Kelly and Trisha are the only girls on my team that I consider friends. I felt that everyone else would just pretend to like me. I know they talked about me. All I see in their eyes is envy and hate. Maybe it was because I was captain for three years and I'd be captain senoir year also. No, they still didnt have the right to treat me this way. It hurts me. It makes me sad and sometimes angry. All I want I is for my team to truly like me.

It was only 27 degrees out today and my long sleeve shirt and tights were not hepling. I needed to make it inside soon. I walked towards the bleachers to grab my bag. As I threw my bag on my shoulder I looked around to see who had come for me. Of course my parents were working and couldn't make it. Delaney was out of town with her family in Hawaii. Can you say lucky? Jake had promised that he'd come this time. I searched high and low for the light brown-skinned boy with curly hair. Unsurprisingly, I didn't find him. He let me down again. But there were two people that I could always count on to be there, Matthew and Abel. I ran to them with a joy-filled smile on my face. I love my boys, they give me a since of reliability. I scooped Matthew up and spun him around.

"Thanks for coming little monster," I said to Matthew in a comfortable voice as I set him back on the ground. I looked into his big brown eyes that matched mine and ruffled his hair.

"You did so good bug!" he said cheerfully.

"Thank you," I said and kissed his forehead.

I then wrapped my arms around Abel's neck, his arms around my waist. "Thanks for coming and bringing my little monster," I closed my eyes, my voice becoming shaky. "It means a lot to me."

Abel brought me to look him in the eyes. "Bug, is there something thats bothering- "

"Hey Sof!" We're all going to Coach Gomez's house for pizza, wanna come?" Trisha interjected.

Trisha and Coach Gomez have a not-so-secret relationship that the whole team is aware of but none of us are brave enough to confront the situation. Besides it wasn't our business anyways. And to be honest Coach was HOT like hotter than soup when you take the first sip. Yeah, that hot.

I really didn't want to go. I think Abel caught on because he said.

"You know Trisha, I actually made reservations for Sofia and I. I hope no one gets offended when she doesn't show up." He was lying and I knew it. He always had this weird crinkle in his left brow whenever he lied, which wasn't very often, but I was aware of it whenever it happened.

"Oh no it's fine in sure there will be another last game of my senior year, Sof's junior year. So we'll all have pizza when that happens again, okay?"

With that being said she walked away. Trisha has the sarcasm that will make a person feel like crap but it wasn't enough for me to say yes. What would I be if I went somewhere and no one there liked me? Desperate, stupid, lost?

Abel took my bag and we walked to his car. I sat in the back with Matthew and I fastened both our seat belts. I glanced out the window and saw Jake striding towards the car.

"Now he wants to show up? What's with this kid Sof?" Abel's voice came out more hurt and concerned than angry.

I didn't respond. Instead I stepped out of the car.

"I'm not going with you! I'm staying with Abel!" I heard Matthew yell from behind me.

I wanted to stay with Abel too, badly.

"Hey babe ." Jake pulled me closer and immediately started making out with me. He was so aggressive and I hated it. I also hated how he called me babe. He couldn't even come up with a unique nickname for me. Babe is just so cliché. We had only been dating for five months. I could break up with him anytime. The only reason I'm still with him is because I've waited for Abel for so long. I decided maybe he would get jealous and realize his feelings for me. Well this definitely the worst decision of my teenage years. I've dated seven guys since I've been in HighSchool including Jake. None of them were Abel. Just as Matthew said, Jake is a jerk. He doesn't open doors for me or walk me to class. He's never payed for anything when go out. Don't get me wrong there are some goo things about Jake. He's hot, he's on the football team and well that's all.

Maybe I should make my love for Abel more obvious. No. What am I saying? I can't love him. Not like that! He's my friend, my bestfriend.

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