Fake Smiles | Hayley Bratayley

Fake Smiles {2}

Fake Smiles, Chapter 2
My new 'brother', and lies

Hayley;

I walk to gymnastics, again. It's snowing for goodness sake! Why can't Mom just drive me?

I shiver while I get covered in snow. I have Ryan's sweat shirt on and some sweat pants but it's not helping.

Oh yeah I forgot to tell you. Schools cancelled today! I've only been there 5 days and schools already cancelled! Yes!

But whenever schools cancelled, there's morning gym. It's 9:00am-3:00pm. We have practice, obviously, lunch and we do anymore homework we have from school. It's pretty cool.

I see a car that's parked. He's staring at me, but he looks familiar. As I'm walking 3 girls start walking to me.

One sticks her leg out and trips me.

"Oh sorry, I don't see dorks" she says and all 3 of them laugh and walk away.

Tears fall from my eyes as I lay there in the cold snow. I slowly get up and pat the snow off of me.

I wipe my tears and continue walking.
I see the car that's parked. I start walking passed it until I hear

"Wait"

I stop and see a boy getting out.

It's Brennan

"Need a ride?" He asks.

I shake my head and I start walking.

"Come on. Please?"

I sigh. I get into his fancy car.

"Where are you going?" He asks.

"Gym"

He nods and starts driving.

"Do you know those 3 girls?" He asks.

"They probably go to my school, but no"

"Why would random people bully you?"

"Because I'm a dork" I say with tears in my eyes.

"Please don't cry. Don't let people get you down" he says.

We stay silent.

"How old are you?" He asks, trying to change the subject.

"13. You?" I ask

"19"

"Are you in collage?" I ask.

"Well, I would be but I decided to take this year off of school, sense I was stressing out to much. So I'm going to collage next year" he explains.

"Cool"

We get to the gym. He starts to get out.

"Why are you coming in?" I ask.

"I'm gunna watch some of your practice, duh"

I roll my eyes playfully and I get out of the car.

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It's 1:00pm. I see Brennan leaving.

"Coach, can I go get some water?" I ask 

"Sure"

I run to the lobby. I see him about to walk out the door.

"Wait!"

I run to him and jump on him. I hug him so tight that he probably can't breath.

"Thank you"

"For what?" He asks.

"Everything" I say and I let go of him and start running back to the gym.