Same Old Love

// eight //

Practice today went by quicker than I expected. We did normal drills and even scrimmaged against the boys. We have nearly 7 hours to kill before the guys have their first game of the tournament.

"I have figured it out kids!" Coach Steinfield calls as we finish packing up.

"What is it, Coach?" Oliver squirts water in his mouth.

"We're going to go on a field trip." He grins.

"Where?" I frown and shake my head.

"Down the street. We'll go to an aquarium. Everyone pair up and get changed." Coach claps his hands.

"Cool." Lauren comes over to me and smiles. 

"Oh, I meant your roommates as your pair." Coach pats my back, causing me to roll my eyes.

"I think this one time I can stay with Lauren." I fold my arms over my chest.

"Nope." He pops the 'p' and strolls away.

I groan and walk back to my room with the rest of us. We pass Willow Park in the lobby and get some glares.

"Hey, there's your fuck buddy Kent!" A kid points to me.

My eyes widen and I roll my eyes in disgust. "You're delusional."

"He said so himself." Another girl places herself in front of me.

"What are they talking about, Anna?" Oliver looks at me with concern.

"Oh, I screwed your sister." Kent pushes to the front and winks at me.

"You did not." I shake my head.

"Is this true?" Oliver turns to me. The amount of disappointment on my step brother's face makes my stomach churn.

"It's not true. I would never and you know it." I bite my lip and look at him.

"She's lying. I have to admit, Johnson, she's a feisty one."

This time it isn't Reed lunging at him, it isn't even Oliver. I pounce forward to punch him until someone pulls me back. I squirm in their grasp as I see Kent's eyes go wide.

"Stop." Reed's arms around me tighten and I slowly stop moving.

"Let's just go." Lauren stands in front of me and gives me a reassuring nod.

"Fine." I rip my arms out from Reed and pick up my bag that was dropped. I stick to the back as we walk by and slap Kent across the face before stepping into the elevator.

"Did you actually like him?" Oliver looks over to me.

"It doesn't matter anymore, does it?" I glance up at him with tears in my eyes.

The elevator doors open and I immediately go to my room, walking in and getting a change of clothes for our 'field trip'. I shut myself in the bathroom and stand in front of the mirror as I watch the tears finally flow. Why did I ever think that I could trust someone? Now I'm stuck with Reed, a fuckboy who doesn't care about other people's feelings. I thought I could actually like Kent. I thought that he wasn't like the others.

"Annalise. You can't just cry in the bathroom all day." Reed leans against the door.

I don't answer, I merely undress and get into the shower. When I'm done, I change into the other clothes and do my normal 'getting ready' routine. I walk out of the bathroom to Reed on his bed and fall face first on mine. He gets into the bathroom and takes a shower. 

Someone knocks on the door so I get up to open it.  Kent stands there with a frown and smiles when he notices me standing before him. I immediately go to slam the door when he stops it with his hand.