Being An Octuplet

Big Game

Payson's POV

today is the guys' big game against Brookville high, which also means our big showdown against their cheerleaders

the team and I have been in the gym practicing since 5 pm and the game starts in four hours 

''And eight!'' I yell as we finish our routine for like the hundredth time but everyone really wants to beat those Brookville ants 

''Alright guys, lets go get some pre-game ice cream, shall we?, my treat '' 

a couple yays and woohs go around 

i smile, and we head out to papa creams 

''Okay guys ill take the orders, just pick a booth'' they all nod

''Hi sir, we'll have twelve ice-creams, the special of course'' 

''Payson?'' i hear a voice call my name

its ross 

''Oh hey ross, what're you doing here, your game is soon right?'' i ask

''oh, me and the guys just came for pre-game icecream'' he says and i smile instantly

''me and the girls too, is suggested it actually'' i say

''Yeah i taught you that'' he says and my smile immediately drops

This is awkward 

Ever since ross and i broke up, things haven't exactly been the best between us, i mean of course we still talk, at the end of the day he's kesian's friend and teammate, there's no escaping him, but we try to keep it at an extreme minimum 

''Oh really?, i don't remember'' i say quickly 

''Of course you don't'' he mutters but i just happened to catch it 

''What do you mean by that?'' i ask but he just turn around to walk away, but i grab his hand 

''Ross, im talking to you'' 

he snatches his hand from my grasp and walks away

''ROSS!!'' i yell

then i remember I'm in a restaurant full of people, and part of those people are my boyfriend and ex-boyfriend's friends 

i turn away quickly walking back to the table with my teammates 

...

I've been looking for ross everywhere, the game starts in 30 minutes and hes nowhere to be found, he has to play, and i need to ask him what he means by what he said earlier 

''Ross!!'' i yell as i walk into the locker room

i sigh, no one 

but then i see a shoe lace

''Ross, come on, what are you doing, the game starts in 20 minutes'' i say walking closer to him 

''Id prefer if you didn't come over here'' he says 

''What do you mean, i came here to look for you'' i say

''That's the problem'' he sighs 

i draw nearer to his limp body sprawled on the ground, his eyes are red

he's been crying, i thought, but why 

''Payson, i cant stand it'' he chokes out 

i squat next to him

''Cant stand what?, talk to me'' 

but he doesn't say anything, he just breaks down crying even more, i can see the pain evident in his eyes, and i automatically wrap him in a hug, i cant stand seeing him sad

but its like reality hit me in the face like a brick, i let go of him 

''I cant stand seeing you with him'' he says

''what?'' 

''you and kesian, payson, i still love you" 

i freeze, i did not expect that at all

gosh, what do i do now

''like i expected'' he scoffs 

he gets up from the floor and wipes his hand on  his shorts 

''Im late for the game'' he says and walk out

im stunned,  unable to move or speak, then i think of those Brookville high ants and get right back up

that's right payson, don't let anything bring you down, when you have them to trample on

...

The game has been a tough one, its been a tie for a while now, these brookville guys, they're good

i bite on my fingernail even harder, and for some reason i keep looking over to ross, just to check on how he's doing, i  mean, just cause of the incident earlier, what does he mean by he still loves me, ughh why does he have to do this to me ross

''Payson, were up'' a girl on the team says

alright, time to squash these ants

our routine is completely bomb, they could never beat us

the song starts out slow then takes a twist and comes on to a full hip hop beat, with everyone dancing along perfectly in sync, i can just see the shocked look on those brookville high cheerleaders, i feel accomplished

by the time were done, we get a standing ovation and i report back to my seat to monitor, i mean observe ross, i really don't know why im doing this, i don't like him anymore, im just worried

as im lost in my thoughts, i hear a loud scream,  its coming from one of the brookville cheerleaders, she's holding her hand over her mouth and tears dripping down her eyes 

i look over to where she's looking to see a clearly in pain ross, he's rolling on the floor as tears stream down his eyes, his wrist is bent the other way and it looks really painful 

without thought i sprint down to ross' body as fast i possibly can, after that the track team would probably recruit me

i crouch down to him, holding him in my arms, while trying to calm him down before the paramedics come

''payson'' a voice calls

i turn around to see kesian looking at me and ross in my arms, that's when i realize im crying too, 

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME 

i am so sorry yall i broke my phone twice, resulting in the long time with no chapters up 

note this is not because of my own carelessness, so yall cant come at me in the comments 

i am going to be updating frequently now that im using my laptop

also

put in a little something for your girl in my go fund me, its for a good cause

to provide me a new phone because i know its definitely not coming from my parents lol

xoxo c. 

and yeah i cant use emojis cause of ma laptop yknow

sorry this is a short chapter but whatever, i had writers block