Chapter 16- The Substitute

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KENZIE POV

My eyelids glazed sharp red. A sharp ambulance alarm blared to my left.

It was still dark outside. Luna's screen lit up showing missed calls from Nicole. I grabbed my stuff and ran out the main door. There's an outgoing call before about fifteen minutes.

How did he set the alarm? Only I am supposed to have access to Luna.

"Ken!", Nicole meets me at the gates of the dorms."I got a call from Aiden. Are you ok?". I nod my head.

"Fell asleep accidentally", I mumbled. "How did he call you?", I asked after some seconds. We both walked in silence to our room.

"His phone?", she replied confused.
I hummed and loosened my ponytails.

"You're visiting the orphanage today?"

"Yeah", her cheeks reddened a bit."I will spend the day there."

I smiled at her. "I will join you too. Let's get ice cream later with the kids".

I took a shower and brushed my hair. With a clean uniform and shoes on, I stepped out of the building. The sun was yet to come out. I saw the lights blast on from a distance. It's huge.

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"The league is a few weeks from now. We have produced some of the best players out there and hope we live up to the reputation this year as well."

The coach was instructing everybody about the high school league. Our school has been topping the charts for years in football and setting records. But the committee seems to have other plans this year.

"The committee has introduced a new set of rules this year, which I will read to you now."
I jogged towards him and unhooked the clipboard. Passing a crisply printed paper to him, I stood aside and scanned the grounds.

"We will have a knockout tournament this year.  The charity cash prize will be increased from five thousand dollars to twenty thousand dollars, courtesy of the new committee head Mr Walker. The other rules are exact. Any questions?"

"Wasn't there going to be some major player substitution?"The coach sighs.

"The rules also state that each team must have a female player in the playing eleven."
Faces morph into different expressions but none lets out a word.
"We will have to recruit one as well. You can give your suggestions if any. As for now, start the practice". Coach hands the sheet over and greets a quick 'welcome' before joining the boys.

"He isn't the most welcoming but don't worry he doesn't bite", a ticklish murmur lands on my eardrums. My body moves defensively and the person laughs contagiously.
"Hi. Barry Newman. Sports secretary", he puts forward a hand."Oops, ex-sports secretary", and laughs again.

"Kenzie Brown. Sports secretary", I shake his hand.

"You are the new, I am the ex. Why not we mend things and get back into the relationship?", he winks at me. I raise an eyebrow."Just kidding. I will explain the stuff around here and hand over the badge to you today", he leans forward" Also, your boyfriend doesn't look too happy with me talking to you", he stands back and starts walking towards the sports building.
I start following him and look back. Who was he talking about?

'Barry Newman.
Ex-Sports secretary, Virginia High.
Russian descent.Born and raised in the USA. National archery champion.
Set a record for the 50-metre sprint in high school leagues last year.
Nature-Flirty.
Relationship status-single. Has had one girlfriend in the past. She cheated on him with the Scholars High School football team captain.
Shoes-size: eight, t-shirt: large, underwe-', I cut off Luna's forecast.

The first thing I turned off was the size section if I remember. I change it again and we stop at the equipment section. He shows me around and informs me about the duties during contests.

"Sometimes the boys leave smelly socks in there", we stop at the changing room." Last year, a player fainted in the shower room. The others tried to help him but the stall he opened had a terrible smell coming out. It appears that somebody left a pair there and it stayed like that over the weekend until next Monday", he chuckled. "I can't promise it won't happen again but hope it isn't as bad as that. Come to me if you need any help anytime". He smiles at me."Also, the offers are still open".
I nod and thank him before walking in. It smells in here.

Starting with the benches, I place the bags near the respective lockers. Pilling the trash can with soda cans and refilling the tissues, I move towards the battlefield. The boys will be coming in soon.

The only remaining thing is to turn on the water supply. I look around for a light switch and move towards the end of the showers. Studying it for some time, I push some buttons and turn the valve as the light turns green. Footsteps approach the door and i start pacing back.

Just when half-naked men start to loiter in, a hand pulls me. With the curtain closed, he leans down.
"Do you want to see naked men that bad?"
I squint.

"Doing duties".

"Are we?", I nod as he turns around and looks above the stall. Getting a quick look around, he tugs on his jersey. I turn around."What are you trying to do?"

"Nothing that you wish for right now", he pulls my hand back and hands it over.

"Hey bro, is your shower not working like your brains today?", a raspy voice echoes from the next stall. Ray.

"Shut up dumbass", Aiden eye-rolls and slowly leans in towards me. He places his hands on the sides and whispers to me. "You seemed to enjoy the chat with Barry". I shrug. He smirks and turns on the shower. I gasp and turn around before he puts a hand on my mouth."This won't be the position you would like to be seen in". I blink at him and lower my eyes."Like what you see?", he retreats with only a finger on my mouth and looks deep into my eyes. He peeks out the curtains and turns off the shower."Go".

I walk out slowly and check for clearance. He folds his arms, leaning on the entrance of the shower and rakes his eyes up and down. I mouth him a thanks. "Don't peek unless you are desperate", he throws his jersey on my head and pushes me in the direction of the exit.

I make my way out and pull the jersey out of my face before realising I am wet.

"Miss. Brown", a shocked coach looks me up and down, looking like a wet fish. His lips form a thin line and he walks past me. I scrunch my eyes. Another teacher, another mistake.

He comes back with a set of our sports uniform.
"MEET ME IN THE OFFICE LATER".

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