The Bad Boy's Band

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Sophie's POV

During the week, it is pretty easy to avoid the band. School and homework keeps me busy  most of the time and if I am not doing either one of them, then I am playing Episode on my phone. When I am waiting to get more tickets, I eat and watch TV or listen to music.

Saturday I wake up, eat, play Episode and get dressed. What to do? I have to wait for more tickets or whatever those things are. I know! I skip downstairs and open the door. Wait. I can't go over there. I am trying to stay away from him. I climb back up to my room. What can I do? I know! I go downstairs and open the door. I close it back and sigh. I need some help. For the second time I go back to my room. What can I do that doesn't have to do with Ace or any of the band members? I sit on my bed and rest my head on my hands. I really need some friends other than the band. I am just going to go back to bed.

For the next hour, I sleep.

》THE BAD BOY'S BAND《  

Walking around a local park and singing to myself is what I find myself doing after my nap and for the rest of Saturday. No one my age goes to the park anymore so, the only people here are kids playing on the playground, elders power walking, or college-ish guys playing basketball.

 Daya is who I choose to listen to today. It changes a lot, who I listen to that is. 

I wish I knew how to dance. I am a terrible dancer, but I really want to learn. Maybe that could be my new hobby since I won't be in the band anymore. I wish I didn't have to quit, but I had to. I can't let Ace get hurt and know that it is my fault. 

"Hey!" Someone calls out and glance around. One of the college looking guys shout and wave at me. 

I take out one of my earbuds. "What?"

"Do you like basketball?" I shrug. Ace likes basketball. "Want to play with us?"

"No. Not really."

"Cool. You can play on my team. Wait. Did you say no?" He asks.

"Yeah, I did." I grin at him and he has a surprised look on his face.

"Ooh!" The guys around him shout. 

He frowns. "Why did you say no?"

"Because I don't want to." I tell him as if I am bored.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to do a lot of things, but none of them have you in them."

"Ooh!"

"Are you always like this?"

"Pretty much."

"I like you."

"I like someone else."

He throws the basketball to me. "For now."

I spin the ball in my hands and walk towards them. When I am close enough, I throw the ball at the basket and it goes in. "You guys are terrible at blocking if we are playing a real game.

》THE BAD BOY'S BAND《  

I make my way back to my house and sing along with Daya to Talk. When I pass by the garage, the guys are there and I feel their eyes follow me. I don't know if they hear me singing or not, but it takes everything in me to not look over at them. 

This is going to be really hard to stay away from the guys. Not just Ace, all of them have a special place in my heart. I wish things were different, but they aren't. Life is just like that, I guess. Things aren't supposed to be simple and easy. Life will throw you obstacles, it is your decision to jump over them or say that it is too big and let the obstacle keep you from climbing it.