Size Matters

Chapter 26 - Aftermath

Ebony Cruz-

The game between Justin's team and Mr.Martin's team was super intense. It took like hours for them to finally finish but they finally did and I'm so happy.

I bet you're wondering who won huh?

Okay get ready it is was....*drumroll*

MR.MARTIN!!

I was so freaken happy for him. I almost ran up to him and gave him a huge hug like all the other cheerleaders did but then when I saw Justin....I don't know I just felt different.

I felt like I needed to be there for my friends. They needed me at the moment.

Don't get me wrong they played an awesome game. The score was 32-26 when the time ran out. That's pretty good in my book. Justin, Luther, and Chase played really hard and with all their strength. Luther and Chase don't seem too bummed that they lost but Justin was another story. He looked hella pissed.

We were walking them back to their lockerooms and the whole time I couldn't stop staring at Justin. The way the sweat ran down his forehead, the way his chest rised up and down, the way his feet scraped across the floor. He really played hard today.

I had to admit I was....proud of him.

I was walking with Rebecca on one side of me and Jenny in the middle and the guys in front of us when suddenly I heard my name from in back of us.

"Hey Ebony!!" I heard a loud shrill voice say that I recognized. I turned around and there Chelsea, one of the cheerleaders, was. She looked confused at me for a second seeing that I didnt have my pom poms and that I wasn't with them.

"Aren't you coming? We were all going to throw Mr.Martin a victory party remember?" She yelled again and my face got red as I saw the expressions on Rebecca and Jenny's face. They both looked upset with me and shook their heads. I just smiled awkwardly and shook my head.

"Uhh....change of plans. You guys handle it without me. I'm going to hang out with my friends!" I yelled back at her cupping my hands around my mouth. At first she looked surprised and a little hurt but then she shrugged.

"Okay!" She yelled back and with that she left leaving us all back in silence. I tried not ignore the stares of my friends but they were so intense.

"Soo....do you guys wannna....go out somewhere...get something to eat?" I said loudly trying to break the awkward silence. They all looked at me and shrugged.

"Yeah I guess we could" Luther said.

"Right, I'm so tired and hungry from that game" Chase replied.

I smiled and looked at both Rebecca and Jenny and their hardened expressipns softened as they shook their heads. I smiled wider happy that everyone was on board.

Oh wait oops forgot one little person.

I looked towards Justin and he was looking down at his feet avoiding my eyes.

"Wouldn't you rather go with Mr.Martin?" He asked with a pissy tone in his voice and tightened his jaw. What was his problem? I just blew off going with the cheerleaders for him!

"Um...obviously not because I just told Chelsea I wanted to hang out with you guys" I defended with a small hint of hurt in my voice that I tried to not show. It came out anyway because I think he noticed as his eyes lifted to mine.

"Oh...alright then.." He responed lifting up his hand rubbing the back of his neck as if embarrassed. He walked away quickly into the lockeroom to change with Luther and Chase following behind him. I stared after him confused. Really what was his problem with Mr.Martin??