Burned Out Flames

Chapter 7

Weeks went by and I haven't talked to him since I sat with him at the cafe and I think I scared him away. Wait , no I'm ignoring him. Lela has been begging me to talk to him but I don't know why  , I mean I'm perfectly fine without him. I found myself walking to the football stadium after doing my homework , I never been here anyway I don't usually go to the games. I noticed the team was out here practicing and I watched in the bleachers and it was quite entertaining. Analyzing their plays and strategy and I now realize the effort and hard work put into this. As I'm in deep thought I'm suddenly snapped out of my trance and somehow caught a ball that was aiming my way. Oh , the typical scene where the girl sitting in the bleachers gets hit with the football. What is this ? Highschool ?

" Sorry , Can you throw it back ? ". " Yeah sure ". I stood up and got a good grip on the ball and threw it back. Then he caught it , " Thanks , good arm ". He jogged back over to the rest of the team and continued practicing and this went on for hours until it was finally over.

I guess I'll leave now ,there isn't much to do now that they left but my body just didn't move and I think my laziness is kicking in right about now. After sitting down for the longest I stood up and stretched then walked down the bleachers and saw Archer walk by in his sweaty practice uniform. Should I say something ? No , I've been ignoring him for a reason. I watched as he continued to walk by even though he noticed me , he said nothing. I guess he finally moved on to someone who can treat him better than I can. I agree that I have been treating him poorly but karma is a bitch right ? Or am I the bitch ? I sighed and continued walking out of the stadium.

As I was about to exit I seen him leaning on the door frame with his dark eyes narrowed , jaw clenched , and his arms crossed with veins running down his arm. The sight was lovely I won't lie but I refuse to swoon over him. " What's got your panties in a bunch sir ? ", I asked as I approached him. " You've been ignoring me , Why ? ". I shrugged , " Been busy with school work ".

He ran his hand through his hair out of frustration , " No matter how much you ignore me I'm going to be here , No matter how many times you reject me I'm going to be here , No matter what excuse you throw at me I'm still going to be here..For you Akilah ". He gently grabbed my hand and kissed it softly and I bit my lip as I watched him. " Don't be a fool Archer ", I spoke quietly. " I'll be a fool for you ", He squeezed my hand then walked away leaving me alone , lost in my own thoughts.