He's my dirty little secret~ Jack Gilinsky

Football 🏈 chapter 10

I managed to keep myself awake in the rest of my lessons, towards the end of my last one I heard my phone ping.

From Sowter: heyy babe you still coming to my practice 💕

To Sowter: yeah sure will be there soon will just be in the bleachers 😊

To Jamie: heyy I'll put your keys in your locker, I'm not going home right away x

The bell rang and I instantly shoved my books into my bag, swerved in between all the kids to Jamie's locker I did the combination and placed the keys on the hook in direct view. I made my way onto the huge game field and sat in the top right hand corner of the bleachers.

As I was waiting for Sowter to come out with his friends, the cheer squat started setting up. I guess they all practice together.
The football team ran out just a few minutes later, I saw Sowter look around for me as his eyes locked onto me, his face lit up.
"That's cute" a blonde girl sneered at me (middle of the picture).
I almost snapped at the hoe but I refrained and calmly answered her "sorry but who are you?"
"Ha" she scoffed "I am the captain of the cheer team..." she paused as if I should know who she is "you seriously don't know?" Her attitude softened and she actually seemed nice, well this side of her did anyway. "I'm Aubrey" she eventually told me.
"Hi, I'm Chloé" I replied warily.
"So your dating Sowter" she announced to me.
"Well no but I don't really know, why?" I ask confused to what she wants.
She sat herself next to me looking at me- almost like she was studying me- I felt so small, I could see in her eyes that she was judging me.
"You're pretty" she states.
"Um t-thanks" I stumble over my words, I mean she's popular, gorgeous and could make me social suicide in a second.
"so you agree? You think your pretty?" She hounded me.
"Well I-I uhh" I stuttered.
"So look here's the deal"
'And here it is' I stated sarcastically in my head.
She pointed to Sowter running along the field "He does not belong with a nobody, like you. He belongs with someone... I don't know, well like me" she flipped her perfectly curled hair over her shoulder. "I suggest if you want to keep him, be one of us. If you want to stay with him then we'd like to invite you into the squad if not.... well you'll be on your own" she smiled fakely. "See" she said guiding my eyes back to him "he's already disinterested and already looking at my girls" she said proudly.
Sure enough, he was eyeing up some brunette chick doing her stretches.
"Tryouts are next week, you'd make a good tumble girl" she handed me a panflet and headed down to join her team mates, her hair bouncing cutely with every step she took.
I shoved the panflet in my bag and just continued to watch the practice.
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After what seemed like forever of watching guys run down the pitch with a ball, a very sweaty Sowter ran up the bleachers to me.
"Hey" he smiled "what was Aubrey talking to you about?"
"Um she was telling me that tryouts for cheer are next week" I mumble quietly.
"Really? You thinking of trying out? I'd love to see you in those outfits" he winked and gave me a cheeky grin.
"Hmm I don't know yet, are you ready to go?" I asked, changing the subject.
"Sure, you want to go do something or you want to go home?" He asked.
"Home" I state bluntly.

The ride home was awkward, the radio was quiet and we weren't talking, he didn't make an effort to do anything. He didn't hold my thigh like he usually did while driving, he was being off with me.
He pulled into my driveway and stopped the engine, he didn't say anything but just sat there.
"Well thanks for the lift" I muttered as I scrambled out of the car and in through the front door.
I closed the door loudly and slid my back down it and sat on the floor. I don't know what it was but today just sucked all the energy out of me. I laid on my side and put my bag under my head, without realizing I fell asleep almost instantly.

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"Chloe?" I heard my name echo through my head as awoke from my groggy sleep. "Chloe?" the gentle voice repeated and whomever the voice belonged to shook me gently.