Game On, Mr. Bad Boy.

Chapter 5

Flashback

He pulled away quickly but remained close enough to her lips.

"This isn't over yet." He said before giving her a wink and with that he left leaving Paige and me startled and shocked.

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To say I was shocked would be an understatement. When I turned towards Paige, her face was flushed with anger. And embarrassment too..I guess.

"Asshole." She muttered and ran inside the building as I followed her, my footsteps clicking against the hard marble floor.

She really did have it bad for him.

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"Five..six..seven..eight and top and repeat !" Eleanor, our dance teacher instructed and guided us with our steps.

"All right, girls! You did pretty well today .I could see the immense improvements in your routine. That's enough for today."
It had been song tiring fifty minutes if only dancing and I was exhausted. But I didn't mind it at all..

Dance has always been my passion and a stress buster for me. Whenever matters like my dad's absence, my mom or my academics bothered me, I used to always find myself standing in front of the mirror letting the soft music and my moves consume me and tear out every inch of worry I ever possessed. And when Eleanor replaced Ms. Elliot since she took a few months off as part of her maternity leave, I found myself being more free when it came to expressing myself through dance, all because Eleanor pushed me beyond my limits.

And I was definitely looking forward to this day since today was the day when Eleanor announced the captain of the dance team. Not to sound self deprecating or something like that, but I don't think that I actually stand a chance. The entire dance team is quite good. So it could be anyone.

Eleanor stepped up and called out for our attention.

All of us ran up to her and flaked around her. "So after a lot of observing and analyzing I finally found the dancer who is capable of leading the entire group. Since all of you are absolutely talented, it was a tough decision. But I finally found the most deserving one. And that person is..."

All eyes were filled with curiosity and mine were no exception. Some were biting their nails to dire straits while some clung to their skin really hard. I realized that I dug my fingers so hard against my palm that it became bloody red.

"..Brooklyn."

I heard my name being called out and shook my head off.

Yeah girl, you're definitely hallucinating. I mentally slap myself hard but when Paige jumped on me as I could barely sustain my balance, I knew it was real.

"Oh my god..I'm so happy for you and close your mouth Brook. You're drooling."

I stood there for another good five seconds with my mouth hanging open, probably wider than that of a hippopotamus .

"Brooklyn, step ahead please." I heard Eleanor call out for me once again and I made my way to the front, still trying to recover from the shock.

"So Brook now that you have a huge responsibility on your shoulders, I expect you to carry them out genuinely." She offered me a smile and patted my back before she left the hall.

After that I was surrounded with my group all coming to congratulate me. When they all left the hall, except Paige, I fell to the ground and started rolling myself against it as I could barely contain my excitement within. I suddenly jumped up and started running towards Paige and we both started jumping up and down frantically.

"Oh my god..oh my god..I can barely believe that this is happening to me. This is like the best thing that has ever happened to me so far!" I said as I tried to control my speedy breath.

"You totally deserve it and this calls for a celebration. I'll text Logan and I'll meet you in the parking lot. I need to fetch something from my locker." Paige said and darted out of the room.

After packing up and changing I made my way out of the hall only to bump into someone .AGAIN.

I almost lost my balance but a pair of toned muscular hands quickly wrapped against my small waist, preventing me from falling hard on my butt.

After regaining a stable position, I looked up to thank the person and came face to face with a familiar smile.

Shawn Carter. The number one jock and the vice captain of the soccer team. He was definitely good looking and his well defined and built up body always took him a step ahead. His hazel brown eyes shone brightly in the casting light but I realized that they were king of dull and lacked a sparkling gaze. I didn't know that well but he's really soft spoken and funny.

Nothing like that of Zavier's , mesmerizing and captivating..

What ? Did I just think about his eyes ?

I quickly dismissed the questions that kept pricking my brain and looked up to Shawn.

"Shit. Brook, I'm so sorry
! I didn't see you coming ." He quickly apologized to me as his eyebrows shot up. With concern, I guess.

"Ah no don't apologize ! It was partially my fault too." I offered him a smile.

"So what got you smiling so hard huh?" He asked me, his arms still draped around my waist.

I just chuckled and answered him grinning. "Sooooo I just got appointed as the leader of my dance team and I'm so happy!"

His smile widened and his hands which were still around my waist, pulled me into a hug.

I've known Shawn since freshman year since we both had History and Chemistry together. He had always been really sweet and friendly to me but hugging me, did catch me off guard a little.

But I still reciprocated the hug to avoid an awkward situation.
He pulled away, with a grin plastered on his visage.

"You owe me a party now." Shawn said as he chuckled a little.

"Actually Paige, Logan and I are heading out to celebrate. Why don't you join us ?" I asked him as a formality only because I didn't want to sound rude or something. I wasn't expecting him to agree to the invite anyway .

"Sure. Why not ! Let me just get changed and I'll meet you in the parking lot." And with that he took off jogging in the direction of the changing room after I offered him a fake smile.

Uh oh..I'm so in denial.

The thing is that Shawn is not really liked by everyone. So I got a lot of explaining to do before Paige and Logan. They don't like him at all.

Oh Lord, I'll give up vegetables . Just don't make this evening be filled with murderous glares and awkwardness.

I let out a silent prayer to the Goddess before making my way to the parking lot.

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