Silenced

Chapter 8- Pinch Me

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Chapter 8

Pinch Me

August Griffin

My alarm clock angrily rung at 6:30 today. It shook and screamed as if it too were mad at me.

My phone continuously pinged until I grabbed it off the desk.

I read the message on the screen.

Emergency Practice. Be There By 7:00. Sharp.

I forced myself to get up. I jumped up and rushed to the bathroom.

Today was gonna be the biggest practice of our lives. There was no way I could be late. I hated surprise practices.

In less than twenty minutes, I had showered and brushed my teeth.

I practically flew to my car. I thought about going over to pick up Kaiser but decided against it. He hated me already.

I finally got to school. I ran out the car. How could I be late?, I thought.

I hurried into the school, running to the gym to get to the lockers. I quickly changed into my uniform. I saw some kids. The early birds were here, rushing around the hallways but I made it in alive.

I ran to the field but it was empty.

"What?", I said to myself.

I looked around for the team, trying to figure out of this was a joke or something.

"Come on guys. This isn't funny" I yelled.

I pulled out my phone and called Lyle. It rang for a few seconds before he picked up.

"Hello. It's the man of your dreams talking. Who's calling?" Lyle said slyly.

"Please kill yourself, Lyle " I Told him.

"You would be sad without me"

"Whatever you say. Hey, wasn't there a surprise practice today?" I asked him.

"No. I'm pretty sure there wasn't. Aren't you the captain? Shouldn't I be asking you?" He questioned.

"But I got a text saying there was"

"From who?"

"I don't know. I had just woken up. I didn't check its credibility "

"Well my friend, you have been pranked"

Then he went into a laughing fit. I groaned and hung up. My sleep was ruined for this?

And I can't go back home either. School started in less than a hour. I sighed angrily.

I pulled out my phone and looked at the text.

Emergency Practice. Be There By 7:00. Sharp.

I looked at the sender and saw that it was an unknown number. These idiots are getting smarter. I was more than pissed off right now. When I found out who it was, I was gonna be so vengeful.

I stomped my way back to my locker. There was a note on it.

"I swear if this is any of you idiots in the team. I'm gonna suspend you idiots" I yelled looking around.

I walked to the locker and tore off the note. I decided to read it out loud.

"Boo. Little Sparrow's Mine. If You Know What's Good For You, You'll Back Off. "

I looked at the note for a good minute.

Then the nickname came back to me. Little sparrow was Kaiser's nickname.

Oh Shit, I thought. Why did he write this to me?

I looked around as the room somehow felt smaller. After convincing myself that there was no one else in the locker room. I ran out of there.

Once in the hallway, I stopped and caught my breath.

I was having a mini heart attack. I didn't know what to do. I hurried out of the building and waited for Kaiser and his father to come. They would know what to do, right?

I told myself that they would. I say on the bench near the stop that Mr. Donovan always stopped.

My heart was racing. I was scared, most of it was Kai but the rest was for me.

What did the warning mean? Was it a warning? What would happen if I didn't back off?

My thoughts were interuptted by a car pulling over.

I jumped up and ran to the drivers side.

"Not now August, I need to get to work" Mr Donovan said before I even began talking.

I handed him the note. As he opened it, I said, "It was in the gym locker this morning".

He frowned. Looking over at Kaiser, he pulled the car into drive.

"Get in, August" Mr Donovan said.

"What?"

"Get in"

"I have a chemistry test"

I thought about what I and just said and opened the back seat.

I hate chemistry.

As I sat down, I saw Kai take the note and read it. He stared at it after he had read it. Then he placed it back down and looked out the window.

"Where are we going?" I asked after ten minutes.

"To my house"

"Why?"

"You're full of questions today. I liked it better when you would just stare at Kai had stay quiet"

I gasped. "I do not do that!"

I looked over at Kaiser, praying that I hadn't heard. He had no reaction.

"He had headphones in"

I sighed in relief.

He laughed. "You're good for him"

I smiled. I am good for him, I thought. And he is great for me. I was in a good mood then.

"We're going to my house because it's secure. There's no way for someone to get in without me knowing. You're here because that note was a threat. And even though, I don't like you that much. Kaiser does."

"Do you really think that he likes me?"

"You're one of the few people he can stand being around. You, me, April and Ms McCain are his whole life. He's only around your friends because you and April are there. Now I don't know if he likes you the way that you like him but he probably does. Ms McCain said that he's not good at showing emotion. Then again I don't understand you kids anymore. So don't listen to me or take my advice"

I say back in the seat, I was really confused. Out of his whole monologue, the one thing that I understood was that there is a chance that he likes me back.

Minutes later, we arrived at the house.

I've always loved their house. It wasn't as big as ours but it was actually a home.

As we walked in, Mr Donovan called someone. Kaiser headed for his room.

I thought about it. Mr Donovan was distracted and Kaiser was stuck with me. I had to stay here. This would my only chance to talk to him without him running away.

It was now or never.

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I Like This Ending Better. This One Brings Them Together And Not Apart.

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