The only boy I can't have

Luke

ELEANOR- no seriously I owe you one x
Sent : 4:02

I chuckled quietly at my phone and slung my bag around my shoulder. Practise was pretty good and I was only 10 minutes late. To be honest nothing was done whilst I was absent - coach was just talking about our match tomorrow.

I wasn't nervous. Not in the slightest. Out of the 40 teams in our league we were easily top 5, maybe ever top 3.

I was a proud captain. Though I would never tell them that.

"Yoooo you okay dude?" I turned to Jacob, Benji, Tom and some random rookie I didn't know the name of. I grunted in reply which they were all used to by now. " we are going to stacies for a couple drinks you wanna join?" Benji pointed to himself Tom and the rookie - no Jacob no me. Stacies was the local bar that always served our team. Because of the bullshit law we were still technically underaged. "Nah" they shrugged and walked out and me Jacob walked in peaceful silence to my car.

Jacob has been my best friend since I moved to
Calls-bury middle school when we were in grade 6 and the rest was history. We did and still do everything together - he's one of the only people I actually enjoy talking to. My mum left my dad that's why we moved and then she found out she was pregnant with my little brother dec who is now 7 1/2 as he keeps reminding me, just a few days later. Jacob's family always supported her and helped her and we tried to do the same.

"Jacob I need to tell you why I was late to practise" I said as we both plonked ourselves in my trunk.

He was fluffing his hair up in the mirror and nodded, half paying attention. "It was Eleanor" his head snapped towards me.

He opened his mouth but I got there first "don't worry she is fine now" I started "WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOW" he screeched and I could see the worry all over his face

"I mean she is fine now!"

"OH FOR FUCK SAKE" Christ he was angry

"Just give me a fucking sec and I'll explain you know I'm not good with feelings!"

He muttered something under his breath and slumped back into his seat crossing his arms glaring at me.

"Ok so I was walking to practise and obviously I always pass the south building and that's where Eleanor's is apparently. And yeah so I found her and she was a little stressed. And um she was on the bridge of a panic attack but I think I helped her and I helped her find someone to sit with and shit."

I hated admitting  that I can be nice. Especially to Jacob who tells everyone we ever meet I'm like a lemon sherbet. Hard on the outside sweet and soft on the inside.

We were silent for a while and I could see the clogs in Jacob's head turning round and round.

"Thank you." He said finally basically in a whisper I shook my head in response.

"I know it's just a panic attack or rather almost one but you know it isn't just for her. You know how bad she can get and has got and it's our job to stop her from getting that bad" I looked at him
And gave him a sympathetic smile "of course"

We drove home in silence and he practically jumped out the  truck when I dropped him home.

ME - seriously it's nothing.
Sent 5:17pm

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