It's Complicated

The Baller

Merida

"Hey lass! Just pass the damn ball!" I shouted angrily.

"Shut up Mer." She passed it a little to high so I bumped it with my head. I kept running, not letting the dizziness stop me.

I kicked it hard into the net leaving the goalie breathless and confused.

"Well done girls. Merida you can probably ease up, it's only practice." Coach said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yes sir. But you play how you practice and the scouts are coming to our game." I started mumbling more about the situation he was fully aware of.

"That's all for today...hit the showers."

I walked with my teammates into the locker room.

"Merida seriously lay off. You're making the rest of us look bad." Brit, one of my teammates, scoffed shoving passed me. I knew most of my team hated me. It sucked but I was in it for the game not the players. After showering I went to grab my clothes out of my bag but it was gone. I groaned and tightened my towel before stomping out of the locker room to where the other girls were. I walked over to where Brit was standing with my bag in her hand.

"Oops I thought it was mine."

"Listen, I know you want to see me naked but this is not the way to make it happen." I smirked at her frustration.

"Ladies, ladies!" Coach ran over before Brit could jump at me. "What is going on here?"

"Merida tried to make a move on me but when I refused to give in she threw her bag at me!" M jaw dropped as I turned away from the coach to face the liar.

"That's not true! She stole my clothes!" I protested.

"Did anyone see anything?" Coach asked the rest of the team.

"Merida's lying." Someone in the back called out. There were murmurs of agreement from the rest of my team leaving me shocked and hurt.

"Merida with such a big game coming up I need my whole team on the same page. If you can't get along then you can't play." Coach sighed. 

"Fine." I ripped my bag out of Brit's hands and started storming off. She had stepped on my towel pulling it off. I couldn't let her get to me anymore so I confidently walked to my car, buck naked. When i got inside i pulled on a hoodie and tried to hold in my tears. A few minutes later there was a knock on my car window. I knew who it was. I rolled down the window.

"I'm sorry babe but you know how it is. I can't pick favorites." I looked up to face my coach who happened to be my boyfriend.

"I can't believe you thought I made a move on her!"

"I didn't but I couldn't tell the team why I knew it wasn't true!"

"Well I'm going to burgess to play for a real team. And find a real boyfriend."

"Mer please."

"We're through."