Blue Ribbon

Chapter 18 - I can't breathe when you're away

"He chose the sweetest words to get her heart, and the most poisonous action to break it."

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Lilly's POV

At that realization, I felt myself backing away, escaping, shocked at my own thoughts.

The tremor coursing through my heart reminded me of the reason why I was always so scared of this, of him, of the possibility of us and what it could do.

The music stopped and the magic that enveloped the room ever so slowly started to fade away. I immediately wiped away the traitor tear and tried to recover from the drastic beauty of that moment.

"That was great!" I heard Mrs. Garcia's voice, she clapped her hands and came into view just now. Laying her fingers over the piano, she let out a dreamy sigh, "It's exactly what I need for this play, it's perfect!"

Chase got to his feet and she immediately asked, "So, will you offer up this perfect talent of yours for our play?"

He smiled and nodded, "Yeah, sure."

Her smile widened and her eyes shone with gratefulness. Her gaze left Chase and fell on me behind him, "Oh Lilly, you're just on time, come on let's discuss-" I silenced the rest of her words when Chase immediately turned around and his eyes fell on me.

His gaze didn't last for more than a second, "I have to go," He told her, as he grabbed his bag from beside the piano and threw it over his shoulder.

She nodded, "Sure, we'll talk about the details later."

Without uttering another word, he walked away, passing right beside me, his musky scent residing as he left the room, running away. So, I guess we're back into ignoring me. This SOB makes me feel as if I am the guilty one over here.

It's not like he's the one who broke my heart!

"So, Lilly, did you think about what I told you, you know about joining the play and all?" Mrs. Garcia's words grabbed my attention back to her, "I really feel that you'd be perfect for the role and-"

"Is he gonna be in it?" I asked, unintentionally interrupting her words.

"Chase?" She asked and I nodded, "Yup, did you hear the amazing melody he just played?" She excitedly said, "It will fit the script perfectly!"

I smiled, a determined one and I nodded, "Well then, consider me in."

Let's see how you're gonna escape that you little jerk.

Annoying him and making him uncomfortable was always such a blast, not gonna give up on that now.

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Next Day...

Today is kind of a big deal for our school.

The final soccer game of the season, and we're playing against none other than our rivals from Berkely-Hall public school. They hate our guts because for two years in a row, we took over them and won.

Today, it'll be three in a row. That's guaranteed. We've got the best players in town, including Zack and Chase.

Due to this most-awaited game, our school is now full with their students, all of which are wearing red shirts with the yellow logo scribbled all over it.