" we are an empire rising "
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Leah's father always warned her of the gang, Wayside, how they were ruthless, how they would kill to get what the wanted, how everything had a price to them. He molded it into her brain until Wayside became a nightmare...
We won. Of course we won but it was exciting. I watched the football team run off the field, Brenton shot me a look and i couldn't help but smile when I saw his smug smirk.
I walked off the bleachers leaving Sam to talk to Carson - she still hasn't apologized to me - and I walked down the side of the field. I walked up to the school and into the gym hall, I waited outside of the boys locker room until Brenton walked out.
Brenton has taken off his gear but still had his jersey on, it was shorter than any of his other shirts and he was wearing sweat pants. "I think you're missing a third of your T-shirt."
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Brenton smiled and grabbed hand. "I didn't bring my shirt with me from the car. I'll change when I get it."
"No, no." I smiled and poked his abs. "I like this." Brenton rolled his eyes at me and we walked to the parking lot.
"Leah!" I turned and looked at Sam. Carson and tony were trolling behind her. "Wait up."
"Yea?" I knew what she was doing.
"Do y'all want to stop for ice cream?" She asked with a smile just as Carson said, "nice crop top dude."
I felt myself squeeze Brenton's hand but shook my head. "No, I have to get a shower."
"You showered before we left."
"Sorry, I meant I have to celebrate my boyfriends wayside win." I hissed, I caught myself glaring at Carson.
"I don't know why you're staring at me like that." She said jutting our her left hip. "It's not like I want him, Leah."
"Whatever. We have to go." I said and pulled away from Brenton. I wasn't going to force him to go with me, I didn't want to be that girlfriend.
"Come on, lee." Tony grabbed my arm pulling me back around. "Hang out with us."
"Again, no."
"Leah." This time it was Brenton. He held his authority in his voice.
"I don't want to." I whined. "I just wanna go home."
"Ice cream first." I nodded and Brenton grabbed my hand, winding our fingers together.
We all gathered up in Carson suv - it's actually her moms - and tony drove to the nearest Dairy Queen.
"Carson, is Cason meeting us here?" Sam asked.
"Yea." She said. Once we all climbed out of the suv we walked in and immediately the workers gave us a look. Surely we didn't look like we were up to any good.
"Can we help you?" An older woman asked. She looked snobby with her gray hair in a tight pony tail at the bottom of her head.
"What do you want?" Brenton asked me while everyone else ordered their cones.
