A Lifetime With You

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Jericho's POV

Waking up is such a hassle everybody knows that but I promised myself to keep myself fit. A fit boy then and now.  As a kid, I was fond of making new friends but because of the family business, I was told to only make friends with the children of big-time people. Although I was forced to have friends in that way I still found my way to my best friends. My best friends have always been related to us because of their parents being business partners with dad. John Paul Vasquez and Peter Fernandez are solid since day 1 of all this mess. They are part of my varsity team and as team captain, I can be very competitive which means I don't like losing or anything negative for me and the team.  

Varsity players get a lot of privilege that's why I can go to class at any time I want. Actually, I could still get the yellow slip but mom is very close to the school principal. Don't get me wrong I still get into a lot of trouble most especially when I do it with my best friends. Chaos strikes when we are together. Other people think we are so damn lucky to be the sons of big businessmen. What they don't know we never really wanted a life like this. We need to prove ourselves to them on the daily. Varsity isn't something they would support that is why we still excel when it comes to academics. I can't give up my dream to play ball just for a business I don't even want to run when I get older. May seem cliche but it is what it is. 

I met this girl and she seems different from the rest. I couldn't get her off my mind it was like she was running laps and just making me smile out of the blue. I don't know anything about her so I asked for help from my friends. They told me to call her to the speaker system what a BRILLIANT idea. As I saw her rushing to get to the principals' office I tried to play it cool and ask her to have lunch with me but she was too nervous to get called on by the principal. I think maybe it was actually a bad idea to call her through the speaker system. I made her worry and when she found out that it was only me and my friends it didn't make her any happy most especially when she saw that I didn't head to the clinic. I can't believe she would let me go there I'm not weak at all that was nothing compared to anything I have been through. Against my will, I agreed to go to that weak place if she had lunch with me.

At lunch, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She just ate in the cutest manner I mean who does that? I probably look like a buffoon that is mesmerized with her beauty. I can't believe that this is happening to me. I like girls, yes, you know the ones that throw themselves to any guy but she isn't like that.  My teammates started teasing me that I'm falling for her I  mean I can't deny I actually feel that right now. She started to blush and she tried to hide it from me but I couldn't help but comment about it. 

I invited her over to training and it seemed like she knew something about basketball. I hope I impressed her. I never really needed to impress anyone because if any random girl saw me throw a ball they would just go ballistic without knowing what score was placed in. In the lockers, Peter and Jp approached me.

"I'm gonna say this every time you are risking your heart. Be careful with it" Peter said with no remorse. 

"Let him be Pete he knows what he's doing I think he is old enough to make his own set of decisions." Jp replied with a not so serious answer which made Peter a little mad.

 I nodded my head as I pack all my training gears in my bag and headed back to Miss Kay. She sat quietly in the car ride. I tried to start a conversation but she looked undisturbed staring out of the window. I dropped her off and said our goodbyes. I drove home and tried to ask Jp for any information about her and all I got was her number. Unsure that she would reply I texted her. We had a really long chat but I felt like she was getting sleepy or bored due to slow replies. I lied down and slept with a wide smile on my face.

Another day another morning. I woke up and went for a jog near her place. I decided to pick her up even if she told me not to.  I waited in front of their gate as she came out so surprised that I was around. In a matter of seconds, she looked worried and told me her problem. I wanted to tell her that it was with me but then she might stop talking to me and not come with me when I ask her to.  I offered her that I would pay for everything and won't take no for an answer. 

It was going smooth until she called me "MISTER" fuck I hate that. I pulled over and kissed her. Yes I kissed her and wanted to take it to another level but I was afraid that she didn't want to. Her face even turned red when I told her I would do it again if she said it once more. It was her first kiss and I took it from her. I am so fucking stupid. She looked annoyed and mad all at the same time. I invited her to lunch once more but she didn't reply. Damn! I messed it up! but in the first place she wouldn't stop saying "mister".

I was walking in the parking lot when Jp came out of his car and hit me in the back of the head.

"Bro, You might forget we are gonna have band practice on our first break and performance at lunch break."

 He was right. I forgot about the band. Kayla has been running in my head all night all day. I call her up on stage because I had a gut feeling she was around. I saw her tiptoeing just to see the stage. Her eyes suddenly rounded and the next thing I knew she ran out of the field. I am in big trouble for this. I have a bad feeling about her reaction.....