Eighteen year old Daisy Phillips is the volleyball captain of Greenville High School in Bettendorf Iowa. Daisy isn't the most attractive girl at Greenville High, most of the boys at her school go for the girls with skinny figures, painted on skinny...
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It was Friday and that means it was the beginning of the playoffs.
Time has seemed to drag on all day, it was just now lunch time and I was already so stressed and anxious. We've played our best and our hardest this season and I couldn't be prouder of my team. The only problem was, I couldn't figure out why I was so anxious.
I know we are going to put our whole heart and hard work into this game. So why was my heart racing and palms sweating?
"Daisy!"
I jumped and looked over to Morgan and Ava sitting across from me.
"Hi, welcome back to earth." Ava waved.
"S-sorry. I didn't realized I zoned out." I admitted quietly.
"What's got you thinking so hard? You've hardly touched your food." Ava motioned to my tray of cafeteria food still full. I looked at their trays and most of their food was gone.
The truth was, I wasn't hungry. I felt slightly sick and I didn't want to eat and actually make myself sick. But I couldn't explain that to my friends. They would tell me it was too silly and then I would feel the need to please them and actually eat something. And then everything would go downhill from there.
"Hey sunshine." Morgan's voice pulled me back into reality, like it always does.
"Hi." I continued to speak quietly.
"What's going on?"
I looked down and saw my hand was in his palm, his thumb rubbing the back of my hand. I took a breath as that small action of physical contact somehow made me feel more at ease.
"Nothing is wrong. Just thinking." I smiled softly.
"Are you sure?" A flash of concern crossed his eyes.
"I promise everything is okay. My mom also cooked a big breakfast this morning in celebration of the playoffs starting today, so I'm not that hungry."
"Okay, just remember you can tell me if something is bothering you."
I wish I knew what was bothering me so I could tell you...
I nodded and smiled at him. That's when the bell let out it's shrill sound. We all stood and grabbed our trays, dumping it's contents into the trash before leaving the cafeteria and slowly making our way into the hallway.
Everyone was cramped together, trying to get out the door at the same time. There were so many people bumping into me, I started getting overwhelmed quickly. I felt like I was going to be swallowed into this giant mob of students. But then a pair of arms came around my middle, my back came in contact with something hard and warm.
"You're okay Daze, I've got you." Morgan's voice whispered in my ear.
I let out a shuddering breath as I relaxed against his chest while we moved through the crowd. I noticed that I was getting bumped and tossed around less and I wasn't so overwhelmed. I was so relaxed in Morgan's arms, I almost closed my eyes for a few minutes.
