Love and Football // c.h

Erin

"Calum said, tell coach he's too sick for practice today." i said reading the words from my phone out loud to Luke, Ashton and Mikey. "Too sick my ass. He's stressing about NYC" Mikey concluded. Calum found out two weeks ago that he was given a full scholarship to NYC. He'd been pretty off with everyone over the past week, he's got to go to NYC to actually look around to make sure its definitely the place for him. What if he goes there and he doesn't like me anymore? What if he finds someone else?

"Maybe we should go check on him?" Cleo said leaning on the table to get into the conversation. "You guys can, i've got classes i really need to be at." I shrugged. Cleo gave me a small smile and the boys looked at each other. "I'll go" Luke smiled, getting off his chair and picking up his backpack. "I'll see you all in 6th." He smiled again and walked away. Then it was my turn to leave, shortly after i walked to the other side of the school and to my math class. 

Entering the classroom i realised i was kind of late because the bell had gone while i was walking, i quickly took my seat and grabbed my book from my bag. It didn't take long for Mr. Kain to give us worksheets and tell us to get on with it, knowing he'd mark them overnight. "Does anyone know where Mr. Hood might be today?" Sir said from the front of the class. There were som mumbles about him 'already going to NYU' and people saying he 'gone off the rails because of stress.' Both untrue. "He's sick." I muttered not taking my eyes off the worksheets. 

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Everyone packed up their stuff, leaving me till last as usual, i was always last to leave the classroom, i hated walking through everyone to get out. Half way through class a note had hit my table, i don't know who it was from but it was nice, not something bad about me, Cleo, the boys or Cal. It was really nice. Whoever wrote it had pretty neat handwriting, and signed it with a smiley face. 'I hope you and Calum stay together, even though he's going NYU, you can do this :)'  its nice that someone actually thinks we could stay together and everything would be ok. Even though theres only 2 months of school left, and Calum and I have only been together for 2 months we've still got some time over the summer to spend time together. 

I wondered out of my lesson, one free period on a Friday its good, it being the last period of the day is amazing. I stood around thinking about Calum, i hadn't seen him properly for a few days, so instead of sitting in the library i put everything i didn't need in my locker and signed out at the office. I started my walk to Calum's with my headphones in, Luke had sent me a text saying Calum was fine just tired. The walk to Calum's never feels like its far when i have my headphones in, nothing ever feels like its far away when i have my headphones in. 

I got to Calum's and was welcomed in my Mali who was all up for conversation even though i only wanted to see Calum. I sat down for a few minutes and had a conversation about Calum and I as well as her and her boyfriend. She eventually let me go upstairs to Calum, i crept into in room trying to be quiet cause Mali said the last time she checked on him he was asleep. I kicked my converse off and put my backpack next to them, slowly getting onto the bed next to him, laying down on my side i put my arm over his chest and my face in his neck. He stired slightly moving the arm that was resting under his head to my leg pulling it softly over his. 

I laid for a while, listening to Calum's soft breathing and felling his heart pound in his chest. I love sleepy Calum, he's adorable, he just looks to innocent and cute. I'd like to have more times like this with Calum, sitting together, laying together, just doing nothing, but we never seem to have the time to just sit around. 

"Baby." Calum's groggy voice pulled me away from the thoughts filling my head. I hummed in response, although his eyes were still closed a smile spread across his face and his hand softly began to rub my leg. I softly kissed his neck and softly placed my hand at the other side of it tracing his jawline. "By the way, i still like you babe."