CHAPTER THIRFTYSIX
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˖⁺‧₊˚ ˚₊‧⁺˖✮-------------------✮˖⁺‧₊˚ ˚₊‧⁺ AS THE DAYS PASSED, MY FEELINGS FOR JUDE BEGAN to fade into the background. we stopped talking completely, and the atmosphere in the house turned weird.
i received multiple messages from various people checking if i was alright. i never quite understood why though. the situation was honestly never that deep.
the entire household made a concerted effort to bring us closer together, especially with the euros approaching. some days, i would treat the "breakup" as if it were real and cry about it. however, on other days, i would completely forget about it.
training went by fast today, even though it was awkward at times with jude. we hadn't spoken for weeks, but overall, it went well.
coach informed us that starting next training, we'd be mixing with the girls for full training sessions. i was excited; the euros were in two weeks, and we all wanted to celebrate its approach.
as we sat on the bus home, everyone was excited to get back and go out. the bus ride was surprisingly fast. as i got off, i bumped into jude.
"sorry," i muttered, not realizing it was him until i looked up. i kissed my teeth and walked away, ignoring his clear intention to say something. i just wasn't in the mood.
inside the house, i ran into the girls' arms as they were sitting on the couch.
"ahhh, look who finally decided to turn up!" lily laughed.
"you lot took ages, wtf?" hailey said, getting up.
"did not," saka said, entering the house.
"exactly, and in all fairness, it was jude's fault," declan added.
jude rolled his eyes, went on his phone, and headed upstairs, ignoring everyone. he'd been doing that a lot recently. everyone stared at me as if i was supposed to follow him.
"what?" i asked. they all shook their heads.
gisele stood up to clear the air. "right, i think we should all start getting ready now, no? then we can do pre-drinks."
trent nodded. "sounds like a plan."
i smiled softly at him, and he smiled back. phil then spoke in a somewhat subdued tone, "i don't know if i'm in the mood to go out."
everyone turned to look at him. i immediately went to him and gave him a hug. he seemed out of it all day during training, and i could tell he needed that hug. i needed it too.
"it's okay, phil," i whispered. everyone joined in on the hug, and phil started crying.
"i just miss her a lot, y'know? these past few days have been hitting me more," he said.
stephanie spoke up, "that's called grief, and how you feel is perfectly fine. we all miss her too."
gisele laughed. "i miss whenever she'd bring up her year seven boyfriend." all the girls laughed, remembering bethanie.
marcus added, "or those marauders she was obsessed with." everyone laughed.
phil smiled through his tears. "yeah, she loved them. always compared me and her to lily and james."
