stellar - joe waud

10 - showcase

kailee

i woke up and my eyebags could hold everything in my school bag.

"hey honey, remember that you have your showcase today!" my mom reminded me and i shot right up and put on my cheerleading uniform and put my hair up in a ponytail with a big black bow.

i put on a red lip with a simple eye look and some falsies. i put on joe's letterman jacket that he left here a week ago and i swung my duffel over my shoulder and slipped on some my white nike air forces and quickly rushed to school.

i was so excited for joe to see me in my whole fit and for us to take a cliche photo in his jersey and my cheerleading fit.

i strut into school confidently with becks and heidi by my side and since becks and i were both cheerleaders we could skip class to prep for our showcase.

after hours of prep, lunchtime finally came around and it was unusual how quiet joe was cause he wasn't texting me or he wasn't sneaking up on me in school.

everyone started pouring into the gym and i felt my heart racing and i looked around to look for joe but i couldn't find him anywhere.

after our showcase i still couldn't find him and i even texted him.

hey joe, wru?? shld we take a pic?
read 12:05pm

i felt my blood boil. how could joe just ghost me after our first date and months of hinting and flirting?

after school i sped all the way back home as tears blurred my vision. heidi and becks offered to eat ice cream and just let me vent but i just wanted to go home, scream in my pillow and cry.

as i laid in bed, staring at my wall, i realised that my corkboard was filled with polaroids of joe and i.

as tears flowed down my cheek and i sob about how i thought joe was playing me but my phone buzzed.

joe <3 is calling

i picked up angrily and heard his voice. "hey i'm sorry i wasn't there for your showcase," he apologised as i shook my head, sniffling. "i was... sick today," he explained as i scoffed.

"you know what joe? you have so many girls over you and i know i'm not worth it, so you don't have to make up some excuse to not watch me alright?" i ranted as i hung up.

soon enough, mrs waud was calling me, "hey kailee, can i meet you for a little bit?" she asked with an anxious tone. "of course," i assured and suddenly i heard my doorbell ring.

"baby! mrs waud is here to see you!" my mom announced as i gasp and ran to my toilet to wipe off all the mascara tears and the smudged lipstick.

"i'm coming!" i shouted right back as i slipped out of my cheerleading outfit and slid into my own t-shirt and shorts.

"hey mrs waud, how can i help you?" i smiled sweetly after literally flying down the stairs.

"i heard your conversation with joe just now and i just feel so bad," she said as tears slipped down her cheeks. holy shit what did i do?

"joe likes you a lot and he only skipped school today because it was his dad's birthday and i don't think he told anyone but 2 months ago, his dad passed away. i told him to stay home i was unaware that you had a showcase today, please don't stay mad at him?" she begged as tears pierced my eyes.

fuck how could i shout at him like that without even giving him a chance to actually tell me.

i accepted her apology and she actually hung out with my mom for a while and i zoomed off to see joe.

once i pulled up onto their house, i knocked the door so hard i almost knocked it down.

joe opened the door and i could see his puffy and bloodshot eyes. my heart broke.

i engulfed him in a giant hug as i rub his back and he cried into my shoulder and i pecked his cheek and we stood in that position for a good 2 minutes.

"i'm sorry," i whispered as we laid down in his bed and he was laying down on my lap and i fiddled with his hair.

"it's okay, i didn't want anybody to know but when i was going to tell you, i didn't know how to say it," joe explained as i leaned down and pecked his forehead.

"no joe, it's my fault, i'm sorry," i apologised, looking down at my fingers, as he sat up and lifted my chin up. "you have nothing to be sorry for," he whispered before pecking me.

soon, he laid down once again and took a big ass nap as i scrolled through social media. i decided to post on my story joe sleeping and me poking him as he stirred in his sleep.

"love you," i whispered as i pecked his forehead and slowly fell asleep too