The Player (H.S AU)

for prom queen

LACEYS POV

I sit in the back of our muggy social studies classroom as I tap my pencil up and down on the cold desk.

"Are you ok?" Delilah asks me.

"Just peachy." I reply back as I continue tapping my pencil and starring into a blank distance.

"Really?" She asks again. I nodded my head. Really I wasent at all. Watching Harry beat up that kid tore me apart. See,at my brothers old school he got beat up everyday. He was beat up and bullied so now I really had no respect for people who beat other people up. I just never pictured Harry being the guy who would do that, but hey I'm just the rich new girl who knew nothing. I was snapped out of my thoughts as a body shifts its way into the room and takes a seat next to me.

"Harry what the hell happened?" Will asks from across the circular table. It was Harry who had entered.

"Nothing." Harry says. I look over and notice he had a cool ice pack on the back of his head. Right now we were sitting at a circular table with me,Harry,Will,Stasi,Delilah,and Rebecca. Harry then directed his gaze and looked me straight in the eye.I quickly turned away to face the teacher and try to foucas on what he was saying.

"Ok start working and I want it quiet." The teacher snaps as his eyes land on our table. I then notice Stasi and Rebecca gossiping about pointless facts. Our teacher comes around and hands everyone a worksheet. I began scanning over the facts when I started to hear our tables conversation.

"Harry tell me what happened." Will whispered.

"I...I....just got in a fight." He whispered. I could hear the gasps from across the table. Probably started from Rebecca.

"With who?" Will asks.

"That kid off the rugby team... Jake I think his name is." Harry says. The boys continue talking but I zone out. I also realize the subject of 'why' the fight started never came up. The conversation soon fell silent as I feel a warm hand on my shoulder.

"After class, can I talk to you?" Harry asked. I look up to see his warm hand placed on my shoulder and his emerald eyes falling into mine.

"Uh,sure." I told him. He forces a smile as I look back down at my paper.

The class soon ended as I collect my things and make my way out the door, Harry by my side.

"Look Lacey, what happened back there wasent what you think." Harry says. I'm curious to know what Harry thought I thought it was.

"Oh." Was all I said.

"Look Jake said some things..." He says but stops as he looks down.

"I get it. He said some things that hurt you but that's no reason to beat him up." I say. He looks up.

"Ya I know." He sighs agian.

"Harry I'm not mad at you." I say and I wasent.

"Thanks." Was all Harry said.

"So what's your punishment?" I ask.

"Uh I have to kinda try out for the fall musical." Harry said. My mouth shaped in a 'o' figure. "I really don't know how to sing or act." Harry says truthfully.

"I can help you." I tell him. His eyes lite up and he picks his head up.

"Really?" He asks.

"Ya we can work tommorow and prepare for your audition." I tell him.

"Oh I have rugby tommorow." He tells me.

"Why don't you come over today then." I say as we exit the school building.

"Really?" Harry asks.

"Ya I'll meet you there." I tell him.

"Ok." He says.

"K bye." I say as I slip into my car.

"Bye." He says. I close my car door. I lay my head along the steering wheel. "I'm doing this for prom queen." I reminded myself. For prom queen, that's it. I told myself as I turn the car out of the parking lot. For prom queen. I repeated until it was stapled into my brain. For prom queen.

AUTHORS NOTE

I know this is short but I can't just leave you hanging after that last chapter. Soooo I got 100 reads!!! so so so happy! thank you all!! so vote fan and comment!!!

~olivia