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āThatās a big speech Jackā
āI mean every single wordā
āOk well you may come and keep her company. You sleep on the couch thoughā
āOf courseā I smiled
āOh and Jackā
āYeahā
āIf you ever hurt her again I will make sure she never speaks to you againā
āI swear I wonātā
āOk then. Happy Thanksgiving Jackā
āSame to you Maxā
He hung up. Wow that was tough. Iām late to lunch so take off at a fast walk so Beth doesnāt think I have forgotten.
I walk into the cafeteria and look at her normal table. She is there with Brooke and Charlie and Freddie. He is sat next to her. I look at the way he is turned towards her with his arm around the back of her chair. He was trying to worm his way back in.
I walk over and sit next to Brook opposite Beth.
āI spoke to Maxā I say
āOh yeahā she smiles āhow was it?ā
āEmotional hellā I say and her, Brooke and Charlie laugh āanyway he said I can come over tonightā
Beth smiled.
āWhatās that?ā Freddie asked
āJackson is coming to mine for dinner tonight and we are going to watch a movieā Beth said smiling at me. I smiled back at her.
āThen she is coming to mine for Thanksgivingā
āOh okā Freddie said. Then he packed up his stuff and said he had to go.
āWhatās his deal?ā Charlie asked.
āHe probably thought he had a chance with Beth now her and Jack splitā Brooke said.
āI donāt think it would be fair to put him through all that again do you?ā Beth said.
āWhat do you mean?ā Charlie asked.
āIām just not interestedā she said. Her comment made me smile.
I was at my locker waiting for Beth to come to hers so we could walk to Biology together. I saw her walking towards me and I smiled. Just then out of nowhere Freddie opened the door to a classroom and pulled her in. I ran towards the classroom door and heard them arguing.
āI donāt understand what it has to do with you?ā Beth was saying.
āI just donāt understandā Freddie said.
āYou donāt need toā she started to walk toward the door. āIām sorry I hurt you I really am and Iām sorry if you thought because Jackson and I broke up that you had another chance with me but since the day I got here Jackson is the only person I have wanted. I need him in my life. I know he hurt me and so does he but you donāt know what we went through together. I would like it if we could be friends but I understand if you canātā she opened the door. āOh and one more thing. Donāt ever drag me into a classroom againā she walked out and saw me stood there. āReady for class?ā ignoring that I was clearly listening.
We got into class and took our seats. We were chatting about tonight and laughing when Freddie walked past us. I actually felt sorry for him. I knew what it felt like to love Beth but not have her and it sucks. He looked sad.
āSo you donāt care what I cook tonight?ā she asked pulling me back to her.
āNo anything will be fineā I say half smiling.
āYou ok?ā
āYeah Iām fineā I said āI just feel bad for himā
āItās not your fault Jackson its mine. I led him on and it wasnāt fairā
āI just know what itās like to love you and lose youā she blushed and looked like she was going to say something but the teacher spoke.
After class I asked her if she wanted a ride home but she said no and that Brooke was taking her. She told me to come round around seven and then she walked away. I went home and went straight to my room. After half an hour my dad put his head round the door.
āYou got a sec?ā He asked.
āYeah sureā I said putting down my book. He walked in and sat at the end of my bed.
āYour mum tells me your friend Beth is coming for Thanksgivingā I donāt say anything. This is weird. He has never come and talked to me about anything other than football. āIām worried about your grandfather. He dosent know that she is the reason you got hurt and if he finds out then Iām afraid he might say something to herā.
āit isnāt her fault I got hurtā i say sitting forward. āWhat else should I have done? Should I have left her there incase I ruined my chaces of making MVP this yearā I got up and walked to the door. I was angry but I didnāt want fight the first time we had a real conversation. āIf pops is upset that I broke my arm saving the girl I love then who cares. As long as Beth loves me then he can do oneā
āDo one?ā He asks.
āIts something Beth saysā
āHeās your grandfatherā
āHes also incredibly jugdementalā I walk out then and go to shower and get ready for Bethās.
Its so typical that he wants me to hide what happened from pops. If football was all my dad cared about then pops was worse. Tomorrow was going to be horrible.
I showered and dressed and headed to Bethās.
When she answered the door I realised I was nervous. She smiled and let me past her. I could hear football on in the living room so I went in. She was watching Soccer. Iād seen her watch Football with Max but she didnāt ever look interested. She came in with some drinks and set them down on the table.
āWhat you watching?ā I ask.
āFootballā she says walking back in the kitchen.
Ive never watched a Soccer game before. It looks like England are playing. She comes back and puts 2 pizzas on the table.
āMax recorded it for me because of the time differenceā she said sitting down.
āYou like Soccer?ā I asked
āFootballā she said taking a slice of pizza. I did the same āyeah I like itā
āHuhā
āWhat?ā
āIām just Surprised is all. I thought you didnāt like sports?ā
āI never said thatā she said eating the pizza.
āYou donāt like Footballā
āJust because I donāt like American Football doesnāt mean I donāt like sportsā
āSo what sports do you like?ā I asked.
āCricket, tennis, basket ball, rugbyā
āWell arenāt you just full of surprisesā
āI would love to go to a Wimbledon finalā she hasnāt taken her eyes off the game.
āCome on, go, go, oh god that was shitā she shouts.
āIve never seen you like thisā I say. āWhoās your team?ā I ask.
āLeeds Unitedā she says āI used to go to the games with my dad when they played at home. Whenever England played we always watched together with a pizzaā she looked down āHe loved footballā
I put my hand on hers and squeezed.
We watched for awhile in silent. I was thinking about tomorrow. I wanted Beth to come for thanksgiving but I wish I could just be the two of us.
āWhats up?ā She asked.
āI dont know itās just something my dad said earlier bothered meā I had never lied to her before so I wasnāt going to start now. She looked at the tv while there was some cheering but looked right back at me. āYou know I told you my dad only had any interaction with me unless itās to do with football
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