𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛, 𝓂𝓎 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔

Week Til

Verity was not taking it easy with her wrist during practices. She would push herself until the point of exhaustion during practices and games.

She would even go to extra lengths and practice outside of practices. It was now a week until the showdown and the whole school would talk about it.

    "I'm thinking JV will win, they won last year." Verity would hear someone say.

     "Nah, their best players moved to varsity." Another would counter.

    Verity was getting pretty sick of all the talking. She was on her way to class and stopped by her locker. "Varsity is definitely gonna win."

    "I don't think so." A girl was saying. "That Portman girl had that wrist injury. She def wont play; JV will win."

    Verity closed her locker and looks at the two girls conversing. "Well I think it will be close." She looks at the girl who mentioned her wrist. "And yes, I am playing. Now would you excuse me, you're blocking me."

    She rolled her eyes and walked between them with her books. She goes into her science class and takes her seat next to Aneli.

    "Hey, Vity." Aneli smiles at her best friend.

    Verity smiles back. "Hey, Nells."

    "Okay, so I'm not one to gossip-" she pauses and laughs. "Okay, maybe I am. But rumor has it that somebody was going to ask you out."

    Verity got hot in the cheeks. Who would want to ask her out? She was really hoping it was going to be him.

    "Oh, uh, do you know who?" Verity pretends to not care.

    Aneli opens her book. "No, sadly. I personally think it's Bryce."

    "Why do I always get that?" Verity sighs. "He's my best friend, other than you of course."

    Aneli face palms herself. "Okay, honey, you're really slow or dense or something 'cause be for real."

    "What?"

     Aneli doesn't elaborate. "Nothing, nothing." Was all she says before the teacher came in.

-

    The whole day up until her tutoring sessions with Trey she's been thinking about who this guy was, or if there was even a guy.

    She finds Trey at a table in the back with his geometry book. "Hey." Verity sits down.

    "Hi." Trey smiles at her. "Is that new nail polish? Didn't you have purple last week?"

    Verity smiles as she looks at her now red polish. "Yeah. You know you're the first person to notice it."

    "I'm just that good."

    "Yeah, yeah." Verity felt herself blushing. "Let's just get through these."

    Trey opens his book. "Yep, whatever you say, Dior."

-

    The whole night Verity was surprised Trey was actually doing his work. He would do long stares and looks at her, but still got the work done.

    They were walking extra slow to the school. Verity didn't question it and matched Trey's speed.

    "It's a nice night." Trey says. "The moon looks pretty tonight." He glances down at Verity. "Not as pretty as you though."

    Verity smiles at that flirtatious comment. "Thanks, Unions." She turns away. "You look amazing as well."

    They walk in silence for a moment. "So, you hear that rumor?"

    "Which one?"

    "About the guy."

    Verity looks down. "Oh, yeah."

    "Well, I know who it is." He stops walking.

    Verity stops as well. "Y-You do?" He nods and puts his hands in his pockets. "Can you tell me?"

    "Hmm." He looks up. "Can I?" Verity pokes his arm. "Well since you're so persistent, I guess I have to."

    Verity watches as he pulls out a small box from his sweater pocket. He opens it and there was a little bracelet with a 'T' and a heart.

    "Woah." She smiles big before looking up at Trey.

    Trey looks down and gives a shy smile back. "Verity Dior Portman, do you take this gift in exchange of being my girlfriend? I've liked you for a really long time and I felt that you feel the same."

    Verity nods her head really fast. "YES! I-I mean, yes, I accept this offer to be your girlfriend, Trey Ivan Union."

    "YAY-oh, I mean." He cleared his throat. "Yeah." Verity let him put the bracelet on her wrist. It fit perfectly. "Oh, good. If that didn't fit I would have spent too much money for nothing."

    Verity smiles at it on her wrist. "Thank you, Trey. It's beautiful. If i had known you'd do this, I could've gotten you something."

    Trey boldly put a smile on his face. "You could always give me a kiss. I accept that kind of payment." He turns his head so his cheek was facing her.

    "Hmm, this way instead." Verity turned his head with her hand and kissed him on the lips. "Thank you, it's amazing."

    Trey went all loopy. "Hehehe aha, yeah..." he slung his elbow on her shoulder. "Well, let's get you to the school, It's freezing out here."

    "Great, I wasn't the only one who thought that." Verity started walking faster towards school grounds.

    They reached the school and Trey walked her to her dorm. "See you, bye." He kissed her cheek before she went inside the dorm.

    Inside, Theresa was sitting up on her bed. She perked up when she saw Verity. "So? Were the rumors true?"

    "Does everyone know about that?" Verity laughed to herself before kicking her shoes off. "And yes, they were."

    Theresa squeals. "Oh my goshness! Who was it? Banks? Trey?"

    Verity shows her the bracelet. "Trey." She smiled big, her cheeks flushed. "From exactly fifteen minutes and 34 seconds ago."

    "Okay, get it, Mrs, Unions." Theresa laughed. "And Owen owes me so much money."

Verity gasped. "Did you and Rogers bet on this?"

"Maybe."

"Ulrich!"

"What? Everyone knew one of them was bound to happen, I just so happened to have chosen the right one."

"You're too much, I'm going to bed."

"Night, Verity Unions."

"Stuff it, Ulrich."

-

Aneli marched up to Verity before breakfast. "V!" She ran over. "You need to talk with Bryce, like right now!"

"What's wrong now?" Verity rubbed her eyes. She still hasn't fully woken up.

Aneli looked down at her wrist. "Oh, it is true."

"What's true?"

Aneli pointed to the bracelet. "Trey was telling everyone you guys were dating, he rubbed it in Bryce's face and that little fucker said he was going to throw hands with him when he sees Trey."

"I'll go talk to him." Verity puts on slides. "Where he at?"

-

"Yo, Banksie." Verity called out to Bryce in the courtyard. "Rumor has it you're going to fight Trey."

Bryce doesn't look up. "Rumor has it you guys are dating." He was being flavorless. "Are they true?"

Verity sits down next to him. "I was gonna tell you but Trey got you first." Bryce abruptly stood up. "Bryce, where are you going?" He doesn't answer her. "BRYCE! Ugh, never mind."

Verity didn't want to deal with that at the moment. She didn't want to deal with anything right now, especially a hothead like Bryce Banks.