I fell in love with a jock

chapter 9

I didn't tell Christina about what happened with Brandon. She had a lot of hope about Brandon and I getting together so I don't mention it when i see her during class.

"You need to stop drinking coffee, every time I ask what you did this morning you always tell me you were at the coffee shop. Seriously coffee is not that good for you."

Christina had a bad experience with coffee when she drank a whole latte. She hates when I mention it and because of the experience she now hates to drink it.

"I need my coffee for energy, but I guess I can lay off the coffee." I don't want to go to that coffee shop anymore and risk a chance of running into Brandon. I could always go to the Starbucks and pay 5 more dollars for my coffee.

"I can't believe you guys decorated the whole room for Homecoming!" She looks around the room at all the work we had done. She was absent when we decorated and got upset when she found out she wasn't here to help.

"Yea it was fun." I laugh. Or attempt to laugh. My mind wanders, to meeting Brandon in the hallway that day when I went to go get supplies. I flinch and push the thought away. Stop thinking about him.

My phone vibrates in my pocket from a text. Our teacher was busy so I take it out and put it on my desk.

Unknown number: hey what happened? You didn't look too good in the morning.

I know its him. I just don't know how he got my number. I don't text him back, but it shows that I read the text already. I take a breathe and put my phone away.

"What are you doing after school?" Christina asks while she flicks her pencil.

"Nothing much, why?"

"Cause Abby made it on that dance team and their first show is tonight. Its a 40 minute drive. We can go together if you want?"

"Um yeah, sure. Sounds good." I tell Christina. It was good I was making plans. Tonight would be fun and i would be showing my support for Abby and getting Brandon off my mind.

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Class was soon over. We hadn't done much so when the bell rang me and Christina were the first ones out the door. Waiting outside for me is Andrew who keeps looking around for something and shifting his weight side to side.

"Hey, come on lets go." Andrew says. He tells Christina hi and grabs me as we walk to the front doors to leave.

"Emily!" Someone shouts my name and I try to catch a quick glance but I already know who's calling my name. Andrew puts his hand on the small of my back and we keep walking out the doors.

We make it out into the chilly air with Brandon still yelling my name. The cold air whipping at my eyes, make then watery. I try not to trip.

"Hey stop it!" Brandon yells. But not to me, he yells it to Andrew and pulls his arm back.

"Let go of me!" Andrew yells and whips his arm away from Brandon. "What do you want?" Andrew asks Brandon. This time calm, trying not to loose his temper but his heavy breathing says otherwise.

"I need to talk with Emily." He says equally as calm as Andrew, but his clenched fists also say otherwise.

"No you don't okay, we need to go and she's coming with me." Andrew turns us back around and keeps walking.

"Emily? Don't you get a say in this?" Brandon yells at us.

I stop walking and look back at him. My nose red from the cold. I look at him. "What do you need to tell me Brandon? Whats so important that you have to come out chasing and yelling for me?" I couldn't control my temper and I can feel myself about to cry.

I will not let him see me cry.

"I saw you today Brandon. Okay? I saw you with that girl, your hands and mouth all over her." I take a step closer to him, away from Andrew.

"I waited for you to you know? At the coffee shop. But you never showed up because you were too busy with another girl!" I scream at him. Brandon steps back away from me a little. Like he's scared.

I turn away from him and go back to Andrew who has his arm open for me. I walk up to him and he puts his arm around my waist and we walk off away from Brandon.

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