ruthless games

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       Every year at Easton High School there is a game played between the seniors and only the seniors. This is due to the rather mature events that occur during the challenge and a one month experience with the other grades joining along was all they needed to shut that option down.

       It's a challenge not everyone has to participate though it ends up at we all participate in. We call it Ruthless Games. And this year, I was going to be an active member due to the prize award.

     "Are you seriously doing this?" Steph asks in a condescending tone, watching me intently as I scribble down my name on the small piece of paper before me.

    "Would I be here otherwise if I wasn't." I say pointedly, glancing up at her humored face.

     "I honestly don't know anymore, Cataleya, I just don't know."

    I slam my pencil down loudly on the cafeteria table, a proud smile coming across my face as I skim over the "Sign up sheet." Which, expectedly, only consisted of your name and your phone and a few of your interests.

  "Come with me to turn it in?" I say, getting up from the table not even waiting for her to follow knowing she would.

I cross the cafeteria to the table placed off the side. My eye catch Julians, the president of the student council.

"Ah leya, here to finally find a boyfriend?"

"Sure

I glance over at Steph, expecting her eyes to be on the movie but instead they were stuck on Luka. A longing look covered her face as she watched him laugh at the movie. I brought my gaze back to him, he noticed my eyes on him and turned to look at me. The same face that Steph held was on his, only this time he was watching me and not -

"Do you want me to get more candy?"

I glanced back at Steph, who was now looking at me.

"No, I'm okay." I met Lukas beautiful eyes again and smiled softly. He knocked his shoulder against mine and brought him attention back to the movie.

"Do you know, what its like to want someone with your whole heart that nothing else seems importantly anymore?"

Yes.

Soft wind blew my curls around my face. I felt his presence before he appeared. Stephs eyes widen at the sight of him, "Do you just come in whenever you want?"

He looked down at me and shrugged, "I guess."