Double Dare

3

𝑳𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒏

"Hey Logan!" I hear from behind me,

"Hey Luce" I reply,

"Can you tell Coach I can't make practice today?"

"Why not man?"

"I have this family thing and I need to drive me and my cousin there"

"Can you try get out of it?"

"I mean if you can find another ride for my cousin then yeah sure I could be abit late"

"Can't she call an Uber?"

"Dude, she literally just moved here, she has no idea where to go"

"How 'bout I drive her? I have a free period last period so i leave early anyway"

"That's great! Yeah I think she has a free period then aswell, I'll check one sec,"

Thank God

If he missed anymore practices Coach would pop a nerve, it's only been 2 weeks of school and he's missed 4 practices, today would've been his last strike, you miss more than 4 without reason in a month, you're off the next game. It's as simple as that.

"Yeah she has a free period, you sure it's okay?"

"Yeah of course, and we can't have you missing 5 practices in a month"

"Yeah that's true. She said she'll meet you right after 5th period ends at the front door"

"That's fine okay"
The period bell rings and we make our way to Gym,

"Okay guys! Today we're playing Basketball"

"I've split the teams FAIRLY so there's no cheating. In Team 1 we have, Carl, Anna, Henry, Xander, Fatimah, Grace and Lucian and in Team 2 we have, Logan, Harry, Zain, Nora, Zara, Willow and Garret"

Me and Lucian part ways, putting our game faces on jokingly and Garret rolls his eyes. We play games and by the time the lesson ends we were tied.

"Don't keep her waiting okay Logan?" Luce says on his way out.

I go to my car and lean on the door waiting for someone who looks like Luce to walk out the school. Just then Killer decides to leave the building. I stalk over to her,

"Hey Killer" I smirk,

"Can you move out the way, I'm waiting for someone" she replies

"Hey, so am I. Who you waiting for?"

"None of your business"

"I'm trying to be nice, you could atleast be nice aswell"

There's an awkward pause after that

"If you must know I'm waiting for my cousins best friend"

"Hah, that's funny because I'm waiting for my best friends cousin" I say and we stare at eachother wide-eyed,

"Lucian Montgomery?!" We say in sync and then I groan,

"I cannot believe this"

"There is no way in HELL I am letting you drive me"

"Really? Well there's no way in hell I'd let you in my fucking car"

"Good, I guess I'm walking then"
ah fuck Luce would kill me if he found out I let her go on her own

"Wait wait Killer" I grab her arm as she starts to walk away,

"Get the hell off me!"

"Your cousin, my BEST FRIEND would kill me for letting you go off in a foreign country by yourself. And, I know this is a hard concept for you, but I care about other people,"

She stays silent,

"So if you just let me take you to Luce's house, I'd do my job, you'd do yours and we part ways  We'd never have to speak to eachother again"

"Apart from most of our lessons, including Form"

"What's Form?"
"Home room" She rolls her eyes

"Well I skip my lessons half the time anyway, and I'm late to Home room"

"Okay."

"Okay what?"

"I'll let you take me home"

"I'm the only person you will say those words to 'cause nobody would offer to take you home like that"

"Shut up and get in the car"
The car ride to the house is long and awkward. I can feel the tension in the air. Being the nice person that I am, I try to make small talk,

"So, the weather's nice today isn't it"

"I miss the rain" She says and stares at the window,

"You would rather have rain than sunshine?" I question

"Yes"

"Why?"

"I miss England, the rain makes me feel at home"

"So you're homesick"

"Of course I'm homesick" She turns to face me, "I just had to rearrange my whole life, leaving my friends, my house, my school, and..."

"and what?"

"No one"

I feel a strike to my chest at her words, I rub my chest
A person. Boyfriend? Girlfriend?

"Who?" I ask

"Nobody. Drop it."

I decide not to pry and focus on the road. We get to the house and she leaves the car, going inside. No bye. No thank you. Not even a little wave.
After she leaves, I feel her presence gone, but the knawing feeling in my chest is still there.

Heartburn? Maybe I should get that checked out

𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒚

I run inside the house, my heart racing. I did not just rant to Logan De Luca about me missing England. Ah! Kill me now.

"You alright sweetie?" Aunt Sally, Luce's mum, asks me. I nod my head and go upstairs to Luce's room, laying down on his bed and closing my eyes, letting sleep come over me,