Cruel Summer- Caitlin Clark

10. Daylight

TW: Actions of Violence, SA, and Connor McCaffery 

I was a little bit confused when Caitlin didn't immediately call once she and Connor had broken up. I just assumed that she was tired after the game (and so was I), but a text would be nice! 

But finally, I woke up this morning, not to give her the benefit of the doubt,  I have practice super early in the morning. But I still woke up with no texts and no calls. 

As I was walking back from my practice I got a big smack on my head, and of course I turned around to see who it was. 

"Well, well, well." Of course, it was Connor. 

"What do you want, Connor?"

"I want you to explain to me what went down last night. Everything that Caitlin said, everything that you said to her, all the details." 

"Your'e so weird, Connor. I'm not giving you personal details about everything in my life. Plus, that's none of your business. " 

"Well, why was Caitlin yelling at me?"

"She was yelling at you, I wish I could say that I was sorry."

"Well, she was saying that she was sorry, but then we made up. We are still together, Rory. As much as you don't want to admit it."

"I have many places to be! And arguing here with you was not on the agenda. Bye!" 

Connors word's didn't mean anything to me. Until later, when I realized Caitlin still hadn't texted me. Maybe Connor was right, maybe she didn't want to be with me. 

By 4:30 by the time that she hadn't called, I knew what I had to do. I knew that I had to text her, just so that I would have some sanity. 

Caitlin 

today 4:39pm 

Rory 

Hey 

today 6:16 

hey rory. sorry i got caught up in a lot of things today. 

I'm crushed. Clearly, Caitlin doesn't want this. Clearly, she has a reason why she won't respond to me for an hour, and then just give no explanation. I just can't be with her if she isn't willing to fight for us. 

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As I arrived in front of the basketball arena, I could see a nervous Caitlin. My main goal is to just completely avoid her. If I do that, I just won't have to deal with it at all. 

"Hey." I say, walking past her pretty quickly 

"That's all that you are going to say, hey?" She says in a hurt tone 

"What do you mean?"

"I thought that I meant more to you then just hey, Rory." 

"You are the one who blew me off completely!" 

"No Rory you don't underst-"

"No, don't! I do understand. I have understood since the first day that you and Connor started dating. Connor told me everything. About how after you talked to me, you went back to him, and you guys got together. I get it, I'm just your second choice, Caitlin. But, I can't do that, I can't do that anymore. It's past Connor at this point. It is about us, Caitlin. I can't sit around, waiting for you to make up you're mind, because it is literally invading my mind, and my thoughts, and I just can't keep doing to this myself. You just completely blew me off, and didn't think about how that would make me feel. So yeah I think I do understand, and I think I do know how you feel."