Damage Control

Deer In the Headlights

"C'mon Seb! You got this!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. My throat felt parched, and my voice was raspy from screaming for the past half hour. The entire night, the scores had been tied. Each time any of the players from our team made a goal, the opposing team would follow with the same. This continued on for the entire game, with each team retaliating with a goal of their own. 

The constant battle for the ball was  keeping everyone in the stands and the field on edge, and I couldn't help but feel angsty as my eyes shifted back and forth between the players and the ball.

Easton, Cole, and Sebastian all had their fair shot and goals tonight, but the ball was now in Sebastian's corner, and it was up to him to put in the winning goal.

"If he doesn't make the goal, I'm disowning him." Sienna leaned over to whisper as I kept my eyes glued to the field.

"After all the bragging he did this morning, we're going to have a problem if he doesn't." I answered back as Sienna let out a loud laugh.

Shifting my gaze over to Easton, I watched as he kept his eyes glued onto Sebastian. His hair was soaking with sweat, and was plastered across his forehead. His jersey that was once free of any stains was now covered with dirt. Despite looking filthy for lack of better word, he still managed to make it work.

At least, that's what the group of girls sitting behind me were thinking.

Taking a deep breath in, I watched as Sebastian maneuvered the ball towards the other end of the field. The goal keeper on the side of the field looked prepared as Sebastian dodged other players before making his final kick into the goal.

I held my breath as I watched the ball barely miss the goal keeper who now laid on the floor. Cheers erupted in the stands as everyone began to celebrate. Sienna and I immediately turned to one another and began jumping up and down as everyone on the field began to celebrate.

"He's cocky, but he's never wrong about it." I said to Sienna as we maneuvered our way out of the stands. Sienna was ruthless when it came to large crowds, and she never hesitated to push anyone out of the way to get us through. It was good considering I was the mere opposite and was the one getting shoved around. 

"I know, and all it does is feed his already large ego." Sienna joked as she rolled her eyes. We were both headed to the locker room to wait for the guys as they showered and freshened up.

"How are you getting to the afterparty?" Sienna asked as we both took a seat on the wooden bench outside the locker rooms. We had finally escaped the large crowds, and were finally in a silent area. Although attending games were fun, they always managed to damage my eardrums and voice. 

"Sebastian wanted Easton and I to carpool with him and Michelle. Something about 'saving the turtles'". I answered as I shook my head. Sebastian was truly a work of art, I sometimes couldn't wrap my head around the fact that he made it this far in high school.

Sienna let out a loud laugh from beside me as we continued talking about random things. It felt like forever since Sienna and I had hung out, despite us seeing each other nearly everyday in school.

Since developing feelings for Cole, I tried my best to keep my distance from them when they were together, but since they were together nearly all the time, it meant that my time with Sienna was limited too. At the time it was the best way for me to cope and forget about my feelings, but lately, seeing Cole hasn't made me feel the way it once did.