"Okay! Nice name! Gotta go!" He waved his hand at me so I turned and smiled before walking away and going down the stairs.
I looked up when I felt an arm around my neck. It was Jane, my bestfriend. "Okay, okay!" She said while laughing. She inhaled, about to tell a story. "So earlier my par-"
"Your partner was the Campus Crush blah, blah, blah. You can't stop but feel flirty, you kept blushing blah, blah, blah." I cut her of. I knew that's what she's gonna say. I rolled my eyes, getting pissed. She doesn't need to boast it at me, as if I care.
"Yeah.. Y-you're right.." The volume of her voice lowered so I looked at her with furrowed brows, confused. I think she's about to cry. Now I feel guilty. "I'm sorry to annoy you.. If you want, we can exchange partners. I'm sorry."
"What the?! Are you saying I'm jealous?!"
"No, No, I just wan-"
"Just shut the fuck up okay?!" I took her arms off me and walked away. She's so sensitive I can't even talk to her properly or tease her.
I went to my car and asked the driver to bring me to auntie's café to pass by. I also crave for a coffee float. "Xera!" She hugged me and I hugged her back. I also saw her husband so I just waved at uncle. This couple are nice. They're like my Second Parents.
"Auntie!" she messed up my hair before taking me to a couch.
"So? What's your order?"
"Just an ice coffee auntie, I'll be going home after." She smiled at me and went to the counter to make my coffee. I scrolled through my phone while waiting. "What's this auntie? I just ordered iced coffee." I asked after seeing she also gave me a piece of blueberry cheesecake.
"That's on me," she held the top of my head an smiled. "My Xera looks sad." I said I'm okay and just ate the cake. I finished it quickly so I can go home. When I was about to open the door when my peripheral view saw something, someone rather. It was Jane and Ian dating! They're here at the café so I walked slowly and took a picture of them. She has a boyfriend! What does she think she's doing?!
I went in the car and quickly messaged Jane's boyfriend, Zion.
: Zion, I saw Jane at my auntie's café, with Ian.
:Uhm.. Aren't they partners? Maybe they're just studying..
:She's giggling, and flirting!
:Whatever, maybe they're friends.
I didn't reply anymore! He's so naive! I'll just waste my time talking to him. At least, I warned him about Jane's doings. I went home and went straight to my room. Mom's not here again. She's always on work, maintaining our Hotels and our School, she doesn't have time for me. Now that my father's gone, I have no one to turn to when I have my problems.
I lied down on my bed and checked my instagram. I saw a notification and Javeon already followed me so I followed him back. He DM'd me already! That quick huh. He asked a few questions and decided that we should meet tomorrow, he'll be giving me his last year lecture notes. I went to sleep after that, I have an early training tomorrow.
The next day, Tuesday, We'll be having our training. I'm the JHS volleyball captain so I shouldn't be late. I'm excused from classes because of this. I woke up early and took a shower. I wore my Jersey, infront of it is my number and the EEU(Euthoshire Elite University) logo; At the back, my surname and my number again which is 9. I also wore my knee pads and a headband 'cause I can't tie my short hair. I went straight to the gym. My juniors are already there so they helped me set up the net and get the balls from the storage room. Our court's all ready when Coach arrived.
"Very good, Captain Xera. Start warming-up while I change." I nodded and walked towards my team mates.
"Warm-up, Warm-up!" I shouted while clapping my hands. The new players doesn't know what to do so I took one of them to be my partner. "Take your partners and do as I do okay?" I said to the new ones and they just nodded. After a ball game, we went on a water break. After the break, we'll be doing work-outs.
I was about to get my bottle from my bag but it's not there so I looked around the gym. I saw it hanging on Javeon's shoulder! What the! I madly walked to him to he looked at me raising his brows. I showed my palm, to gesture that I want to get my bag back but he just slapped my hand like it was a handshake I wanna do!
"My bag!" His mouth formed an 'o' when he realized he's holding my bag. He gave it to me so I got my water bottle. "Why are you holding it by the way?" I held my waist.
"Nothing! I'm guarding it from thieves!" I furrowed my brows at him and just chuckled. It's weird, we're in a school. There's no thieves here, we have plenty of security guards! It's kinda cute though, him holding a woman's bag. "The notes are here already okay?" I nodded. "Oh, and just tell me if you want to refill your water bottle." I nodded again. "And if you need a ball boy, you can call me." I shook my head while smiling. That'll be too much.
"Hmm... Okay! So there's no need to meet up later right?"
"We should still meet up." he bit his lip, looking away.
I tilted my head, confused. "Huh? For what reason? You already gave me the notes, so..?"
He messed his hair up and put his hands in his pockets. "Nothing, I just want to meet up. With you."