Lines In Between

CHAPTER -30

CHAPTER -30

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XANDER

“YOU’RE OUT OF THE LEAGUE AND THE SOCCER TEAM,” Coach Malone said stiffly and raised his right eyebrow like the way he always does when he’s sober.

Wait, what?!

‘But coach…” I reasoned and ran to him but he just scoffed.

“You heard me,” he said and walked away.

What the hell! Why’d he do that? What did he eat this morning that drove him to take me out of the team?!

He can’t just do that! I’m the captain of the school’s soccer!

I screamed in frustration and kicked the grass on my feet. Shit! This is so fucked up!

I threw away my cap on midair and watched it land on the ground just like the way my dreams crashed on earth. 

Soccer’s my life, man! I’ve been playing it since I was ten! I just can’t give up now! I have to think of a plan to get back to the team. I have to win back my goal, my dream. It’s a do-or-die.

What happened, you ask? Well, just one minor misunderstanding! And I can’t believe coach kicked me out of the team just because I was late!

Well, I was late the fifth time but still that isn’t a rational reason for a captain to be kicked out of the soccer team!

This is the girl’s fault! That girl that made me late! The girl in the cafeteria, the girl in the black Prius! I’m gonna get back at her.

She's the reason why I'm late! If it weren't for her, I would've been able to be on time because of the spared seconds or even minutes I've had! Ugh!

But for the meantime, I should work my way back to the VIKINGS.

Screw you blonde pretty girl who’s driving my wits out!

Wait.

I think I may have a plan.

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BETHANY

The next day, I was able to get to our classroom early.

Good mood na good mood ako nang may biglang humarang sa harapan ko as I was going out of the classroom after I put my bag on my seat.

Teka. Siya yung lalake sa cafeteria kahapon ah! ‘Yung nasa black Prius namin!

Ano na namang pakulo ‘to?

“Aren’t you gonna greet your new classmate?” he said and smirked.

Wait what?!

“What are you talking about?” I said as I crossed my arms in disdain. Ugh! Ang annoying niya!

“I’m your new classmate. Won’t you greet me? Pleasantries perhaps?” he said coolly as he took off his arms from the door, allowing me to escape from him.

Ano ba ang pinagsasabi niya? Tapos ang feeler niya ha! Kung basta-basta lang siya nag-uusap. Hindi naman kami close!

“No,” sabi ko na parang suplada and walked away.

I was just heading for the stairs para puntahan si Georgette sa inner quadrangle nang humarang na naman siya at nag-smirk.

Ano’ng problema nito?

“I’m Xander. And you are?” he said rather annoyingly at saka in-extend niya ang kamay niya.

The nerve, man! The nerve!