My Football Player

Chapter 35

I woke up this morning feeling very anxious. I barely got any sleep last night after everything that happened yesterday. After Nathan and I left the hospital yesterday I went home to check on my Dad and he just wasn't taking it well. I guess some part of him was hoping that the baby would be his but it wasn't. I think he is still trying to process it. As for Nathan after we left the hospital he didn't really say much, and i haven't talked to him since he dropped me off at home last night.

My head has just been swimming with thoughts but i need to pull it together because i have my world societies exam this morning and even though i have Valedictorian in the bag i still want to ace this final because i have been working so hard for it.

I walked into school this morning with my head held high and ready to pass this exam. I was standing at my locker when Casey and her loyal group of followers walked up. 

"What do you want ? " I say clearly not in the mood

"I'm just trying to be a nice caring person Lauren. I want to help you." 

Once Casey said that she handed me a card and it had the name and number of a therapist on it . I looked at her confused.

"Now why would I need this ?"

"I mean something has to be wrong with you. You and Nathan families are because tied to each other, I mean you're basically related and you're dating him ? Something clearly must be wrong with you and I think you should see someone about that. "

Once she said that I took the card and threw it in her face and stormed off. While storming down the hallway Nathan grabbed my arm

"Are you okay "

"I'm fine." I say clearly irritated

"What did Casey say to you ?"

I told him everything that she said to me and he had gotten so mad

"Don't let her get to you, she's just trying to mess with your head before taking your exam. "

"Nathan is that really what people are going to think of us now ? Is us dating wrong ?"

"It's nobody business but ours what we got going on. Why do you care what other people think?" 

"Because it matters to me."

"It shouldn't. We were dating before our parents slept together and it's not like our parents are together or something. Stop worrying about what other people think of you. In a couple of days we will be done graduated and never see half these people again. Now let this go and go and pass your exam that you worked so hard for."

Nathan was right. I was overreacting and letting other people opinions cloud my judgement. Only opinions that matter in this relationship is Nathan and mine. I cleared all those thoughts out of my head as I walked into my classroom to take my World Societies exam.

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After finishing my exam I felt really good. I felt like I aced it. I knew pretty much all the answers. I was in the parking lot waiting on Nathan at his car because I rode with Amber this morning but she already left. 

Once Nathan got in the car we were on our way home.

"How do you think you did on your exam ?"

"Really well" I say with a smile

"That's good. I know you studied really hard."

"How did you telling Jack go ?"

Once I said that Nathan didn't say anything for what felt like minutes.