𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.

𝟏𝟖.

y/n's pov.

paige and i eat in silence, the car ride is silence. she drops me off and mumbles a good bye. i feel like an awful person. i wish i didn't feel for the both of them. i wish i could just be in love with one person and it be bliss. but it wasn't that easy. caitlin was coming in 2 weeks. i needed to figure my life out before then. i walk into my dorm room and see the mess. i sigh heavily, this could be the start. i clean my room, listening to music over my alexa. it all fades into a blur as things go back into their place until i reach my bathroom and see a uconn basketball tee on the floor. i feel myself snap out of the trance i was in. i pick up the shirt and smell paige. i see a blonde hair tie left on the counter. she's everywhere. i spot her purple toothbrush beside mine. 

i feel myself lean on the bathroom door, sliding down til i meet the floor. i stifle a cry. i had always been connected to this girl, she had always been everywhere. she had always been someone i knew. how do i know when to stop? where do i draw the line between two girls i've always had my heart set on? it isn't fair. it's not fair to me, it's not fair to them.  i sob in silence, feeling the mess i've made around me. i hear my phone go off in the other room, maybe it's hudson. 

i see around 15 notifications, all from people in iowa? odd. i open my phone to see pictures of cait and some girl mid makeout. my jaw drops. i see messages from caitlin, "y/n, it's not what it looks like." and a million apologies from her. i see kate and emma texting me, trying to clean up after cait. i can't believe it. i wasted my breath on somehow who doesn't even care. i could scream. i press the block button under cait's contact. i can't even deal with this at the moment. 

i wonder who the girl was, and if she knew about me? why would cait do that? so this is what i get for playing both sides of the fence? huh, karma's a bitch. i feel tears run down my face as i throw my phone down. i let out a deep breath, and focus on the room around me. i ask my alexa to play my liked songs on spotify, and get to work. 

paige's pov.

i look down to my phone, seeing a call from an unknown number. i recognize the area code as one from Uconn area, so i answer. "paige. you need to go see her now." i hear a girl's voice wearily say. "who is this..?" i whisper, as azzi is mid study session and i'm not gonna be the one to disturb her peace. "hudson! you need to get your ass down here now. 5 minutes, bueckers. i'm counting." i hear the call cut out, and i'm beyond confused. 2 hours ago, y/n was telling me how she had feelings for caitlin clark? now i'm expected to go down there? it might be important, though. who am i kidding, i miss her. 

i cried the entire time after the incident until Z arrived. she consoled me and told me it'll all workout. and also said to this is what i get for "trying to baby trap coach's daughter" i think she was trying to make me feel better, but it didn't. somehow, i'm grabbing my things to leave my dorm. "tell y/n i said hi!" azzi yells smugly as i open the door. "it's probably about the baby" i sarcastically cry, before slamming it shut. i find myself walking towards her dorm, a little uneasy. shit, i was so nervous. this girl is the only girl i've considered being in a relationship with in a long time, and she screwed me over. 

i'm lost in thought until i meet hudson at y/n's door. "she's in there, and she has been cleaning for 2 hours." she huffs, leaning against the door. i raise a brow, knowing hudson has more to say. "you need to fix this. she likes you. i don't know exactly what happened, but your caitlin clark problem is solved." she smirks, as she shows me a picture of clark sucking some girl's face. my eyes light up, i could almost jump with joy. "thanks hudson." i smile before going to knock on y/n's door as she walks away. "wait how did you get my number?" i yell out after her. "i have my ways!" she giggles before disappearing into a hallway. odd girl. 

i knock 3 times with no answer, which i know she's in there due to the loud ass music. i twist the knob to see it unlocked, god must love me extra today! i crack the door to see a blur of a girl. quickly moving from place to place, organizing and folding. her hair is in a high bun, but has fallen perfectly around her face. i look to her eyes, which are red and swollen. i sigh, feeling as some of that is my fault. i still am in shock at how beautiful she is. i walk in and lean against the wall. "auriemma." i say, but music drowned out my voice. "auriemma!" i shout, watching her spin around with her mouth agape. i watch her eyes soften, almost in relief. "breaking and entering? not student athlete behavior." she remarks before walking towards my open arms.

a/n: hi angels i'm writing the next chapter rn, and um do we want smut? please lmk i kinda wanna put it in..