As We Grow. (KevEdd)

Chapter 2- Tryouts

4 months later. 

School has started. Ed and Rolf are in 8th grade. Eddward ,Eddy ,Nazz and Kevin are in 7th grade.

<Kevin's Pov>

School started about a month an a half ago. I'm still in all my sports but I'm keeping my grades up ,I don't want my dad to be disappointed. Junior High  is very different than I expected, the other kids from the cul-de-sac arn't in all my classes. The classes are a little shorter but there are more of them, and of course they are way harder. The only person not struggling with the workload seems to be Double D, Nazz and I are doing ok, but Eddy is already failing. I really think that this means we are gonna have to grow up a bit this year if we want to pass. If we are to childish I think we'll just end up at the bottom.

I wonder if this is how Rolf and Ed felt last year when they first came here? Like everything was on fast forward except them.

I have football tryouts after school today. I really hope I make it even if one of the dorks is on the team. I know it will be worth it. I still like baseball better , but baseball doesn't start till spring and I wanna be in athletics all year so I have a better chance when I get to high school.

About aweek after my mom told dad and I about her cancer they told all the adults in our neighborhood and they told their kids. I wanted it to stay private but my parents thought it would be best for them to know in case something happened and my mom needed help. My teachers know as well, and I really hate the looks of pity they gave me when my mom came to let them know.

I don't need your pity.

Everything at home is a bit different than it used to be. Mom works from home now, and she doesn't do as much as she used to. Dad works longer hours but spends more of his spare time at home with us. They both insist that I still spend time with my friends and don't dwell on what's going on. They even sent me to a baseball camp during summer. It was about two weeks after my breakdown at the creek when they surprised me with it. The camp lasted a whole month. I think it will give me a leg up in the spring when is time for baseball try outs.

I met tons of guys who love the game as much as I do, but one became one of my best friends. His name is Nat, and he is the biggest goofball I've ever met . He creeped me out at first but once I got to know him if felt like we had been friends my whole life.We talk on the phone a lot, and hang out on Sundays cause we go to different schools.

Speaking of Sundays, they have really changed at my house. We used to use Sunday as our family day, it was the one day of the week that we always spent together. Now though since we spend so much time together during the rest of the week Sunday had became our day to do our own thing. I usually go hang out with Nat at his house since I chill with Rolf and Nazz on Saturdays. My dad goes to his buddies houses and watches sports and stuff. My mom seems to use the day to do all the cleaning and cooking for the whole week. Me and dad come home Sunday night to a spotless house and the freezer full of ready made meals. Dad always tells her to relax, that she doesn't have to do all that work , and she just smiles this beautiful smile like she knows a secret that she won't share with us.

As I make my way to the locker rooms to get ready for try outs I hear the Eds arguing next to the door . I decide to listen for a second in case Eddy is planning a prank or scam.

"Shut up sock head!"

"No Eddy , I will not shut up. Your grades are deplorable and you need to come to my house for a study session today."

"No I don't, you just need to let me copy off your work, and I'll pass just fine. "

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