Defend my Heart

'Stupid'

Anna PoV

I just finished up playing a pickup game of basketball and was ready to leave, bag slung over my shoulder, when I noticed Anthony, Andy's crush. Hope, Piper, Megan and I believed that as Andy's best friends, it was our job to gather intel on her crush. Andy pretended to get annoyed and always yells at us to shut up, but we know it and she knows it: she secretly loves our pestering.

I neared the wall that Anthony was kicking a green and black stripped soccer ball against. It thunked against the old white cracked wall, cracking off paint chips every time it hit the wall. "I imagine whomever is using the bathroom right now is royally pissed," I joked.

He jumped startled to see me. "Oh, Anna, It's just you."

"Yep," I said teasingly. "Just me. Sorry to disappoint."

Anthony hastily tried to cover up the mistake, but when he saw the laughing smile on my face, his own face reddened slightly. He was obviously flustered.

I wonder why...

Anthony PoV

I simply couldn't believe it. The world was laughing in my face; right this very moment. Here I was minding my own business and one of Andy's close friends comes 'a strollin' over.

This was great, just great. And, just to top it all off, she didn't seem to be going anywhere. I decided it was time to turn the topic into something I knew about: soccer. It was better than being embarrassed. "So," I asked, "What's the girl's soccer team planning for the season?"

"Why would I tell you?" She asked suspiciously.

Shoot! Why did I ask that? Everyone knew that the boy's and girl's soccer teams had a long going rivalry! "Oh, just wondering. I saw you playing and I was wondering if you had any good strategies."

"Well, as a matter of fact I don't. Plays are my job on the basketball team, and Megan's come to think about it. On the soccer team, that's Andy's."

Why, really though, why did everything circle back to Andy?

"Aren't t you and Chris the play-makers on the boy's team..." I mumbled a yes, terrified of where she was going with this. "You and Andy should get together some time and talk about it!"

"Well, what about Chris," I asked weakly.

"Ah, don't worry about them. I'll set him and Megan up on a date on the same night."

my mind went blank. Up until now I never realized how quickly life could fall apart. And to think that all it took was a blond haired, floppy pony-tailed, basketball player to come strolling up to me.

I was now completely and totally screwed.

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That night I spent about a good hour banging my head against a wall and muttering 'stupid.' I tried to make a plan of what I was going to say and do, but I realized that it was hopeless. i just continued to whack my head.I would be worried about losing brain cells, but it's like what Andy, Hope, and Piper always joke about: boys don't need brain cells, it's not like they ever use them.

Megan PoV

"I can't believe it! I just got a call from Chris! Anthony has liked Any since 7th grade!" I whisper-shouted to Anna, Hope, Piper, and Hunter. Hunter was also a good friend to Andy and us, and he played soccer. Even though he was on the boys team, we managed to put rivalries behind us since we had been good friends since grade school.

"You're not kidding... are you?!" Hope exclaimed.

"No, not at all!"

"So, what's the plan?"Piper asked, the wheels in her head turning. She was one of the OG shippers Andthony shippers and was more than happy to go down with the ship. Thankfully, though, she wouldn't have to because the ship was sailing at top speed.

"Well, I got Anthony to agree to meet Andy and go over soccer plays... That's a start!" Anna said happily.

"Perfect! Does Andy know?" I asked with delight.

"You bet! She nearly fainted and bruised my arm from punching me about a million times, but she had a wild looking grin she was having trouble hiding." Anna snickered at the memory.

"Alright! After this, we'll have to convince Anthony to ask Andy on a date." Piper added.

"And how exactly are we going to get him to do that?" Hunter asked sceptically.

"I have a plan that just might work..." I trailed off. "But I'm going to need all of your help..."

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