Be Mine

Betrayed

Chapter 7

School went really fast the next day. All I could think about was playing tennis with Mr. Wood after school. Some part of me told me it was wrong to do something outside of school with a teacher, but I constantly reminded myself that he was still a student teacher. So it wasn't completely wrong.

Mr. Wood didn't mention anything about meeting up with me today in gym class, but it was probably because it would be weird to say it in front of people. I impatiently waited until the day was finally over, and ran towards the bus. Once home, I quickly changed into my comfy t-shirt along with soffe shorts.

"BYE MOM!!" I shouted before going outside. Shoot...I forgot how cold it was getting. I quickly ran inside and wore gray sweats on top of my shorts.

My mom came down the stairs. "Honey, where are you going?" Shit...I debated on whether or not to tell my mom I was meeting Mr. Wood. She would kill me if she found out. She's really overprotective with me hanging out with guys...and she would freak out if she knew he was a teacher. I decided to play cool. "Just going to play tennis with a friend." Sometimes I swear my mom can see right through me. She's one of those moms that wants to know everything. "Which friend?" I tried to keep a straight face. "Jessica wanted to play tennis today since coach was yelling at her to work on her strokes. She doesn't want to get yelled at again." Moms face softened. "Ok. Have fun and don't be late for dinner."

I sprinted down the path, orange and brown leaves crunching beneath my feet. The wind was stronger today, and my hands were already cold.

As I neared the courts, my heart started annoyingly thumping again and my stomach started having butterflies. "Calm down Krista. You're just playing a friendly game of tennis...nothing more. Besides, he doesn't even see you as more than a student." My heart started sinking, as part of me didn't want that to be true.

I walked onto the courts, searching for him. No sign of him. Oh well, I guess he was late. I had carried a few balls with me, using my racket to serve them across the court. After I did this for a little while, I checked my watch.

Thirty minutes had gone by. I suddenly felt like crying. He said he would be here...and he ditched me. "He doesn't love you." A nasty voice inside my head told me. "You're so stupid to think he would ever come and play tennis with you. He has better things to do." Suddenly I couldn't help it.

The tears started pouring down my face, and my heart felt painful. I was just some stupid little girl thinking that someone like Mr. Wood would ever love me, or even befriend me.

Suddenly my sadness filled with the anger. "That JERK!" I screamed. I took a tennis ball and smashed it so hard that one of my string broke. I kept on smashing balls one at a time, all the anger in me exploding.

Suddenly, two strong hands gripped me on my shoulders...

*OOOH A TWIST! FINALLY :) Chapter 8 coming out tomorrow! Thanks for reading.

-Rose Auburn