Bittersweet Strawberries

08: Not Stereotypical.

Nathan's POV:

I never expected to get over Sarah this easily. Even though I saw her with her new boyfriend this afternoon during lunch, I really didn't feel hurt or anything.

I guess it was to be expected, since I was fed up with the relationship myself, even though I was the one binding it together.

"Hey bro, all good? You've been spacing out quite alot today." Jackson shook me out of my daze.

I realized I was sitting at the cafeteria with my friends while my lunch was getting cold.

"Yea, I'm alright. Nothing to worry about man." I shot him a quick smile.

"Don't forget about practice today." He reminded me.

"Yeah, of course. 4 pm right?" I asked him, just to be sure.

"Yep, see you there then." Jackson left as he finished his lunch.

My eyes wandered around the cafeteria, unsure of what I was looking for. The second I laid my eyes on him, I knew exactly what my eyes were searching. It was Andrew.

He was sitting at a table with a group of people. I was surprised to see my younger twins Xayla and Noah sitting with them. I guess they quickly made friends.

Andrew looked peaceful while eating. I could see he didn't talk too much. I stared at him from time to time while finishing my own lunch.

-

I was walking around the campus with my friends as usual after I had finished the lunch. I still had time before the next class, so I figured a walk wouldn't hurt.

As we went near the infamous water fountain, the memories of last night filled my mind. I knew I had to fix things. I didn't do justice to Andrew, so I needed to talk to him.

Luckily, I saw him standing there with my siblings, so I excused myself from my friends and went over to them.

They introduced me to Andrew but little did they know I already knew the boy infront of me, and I made it clear to them too.

They were kinda surprised to hear that, but I shrugged it off. Afterall, I couldn't tell them what happened and it was between me and Andrew.

I told them I had something to talk about with Andrew, so they left us alone after waving us goodbye. I was unsure of what to say, so I muttered the closest thing to an apology.

I even exchanged my number and Instagram with him (practically forcing it on him). With that out of the way, I waved him goodbye, since we were both getting late for classes.

-

Practice went as usual. We played soccer in the field, and coach made us do our daily drill. Jackson, Oliver and Joshua did really well today, and the coach praised them for that.

I went to the locker room to get changed and took a warm post-game shower. It was soothing and made me feel at ease a bit.

When I reached home, it was already 6 pm. Xayla had went to a friend's house while Noah was in the living room, playing Overwatch on the PS5.

"Maybe don't play damage anymore, you suck at it anyway. Settle down for support." I told him as I looked at his horrible score. He did indeed suck at playing DPS.

"Shut up, bro. Not everyone is as good as you." He said as he chuckled.

"I'm gonna head to my room, knock if you need anything, alright?" I told him as his eyes were glued to the screen.

"Yeah, sure man." He didn't even bother to look back.

I went into my room and fell into my bed right away. I was kinda tired from practice and felt like lying down.