"Mira in my brother's jerseys," she sighs "this feels like high school drama all over again."
"But it's nothing than a mere gesture. I'm just supporting him."
"Or he's marking his territory, after all your ex is still here until tomorrow afternoon." Jamie says while applying makeup on her face.
"And don't think I didn't see that picture darling, you guys were practically eye fucking each other." I turn sharply to Jamie giving her a pointed look.
"Don't look at me like that Missy, you have to bow down to me." she says while pointing her makeup brushes towards me.
I scowl at her. Nathan's team, The Rebel Legends will be playing against The Icons, to say I'm scared for The Icons is an understatement because Nathan doesn't lose.
A knock on the door makes all of us turn towards it before Zoey yells for the person to get in.
Regret. It's the only thing I can think of when I see who's in our cabin.
"Hey Mira..can we uhh...can we talk maybe." I exhale looking at my friends telling them I'm fine.
"I'll save a seat for you, call me if you need anything. Okay." Jamie speaks up while sending daggers towards William.
I just nod to satisfy her. When I'm sure my friends are all out of the way, I look at him urging him to get this over with.
"Your friends don't like me that much." He says and I scoff at this.
"I see, you too." He states.
"You have every right to be angry. I've acted like a jealous fool. I know I should've trusted you more and never doubt what you and I had." He starts.
"Where are you getting with this Liam? I've got places I have to be."
All this time he didn't notice that I was wearing Nathan's jersey, well he still can't because it's his surname that's printed behind.
"You look pretty." If only it was Nathan telling me this. "And am beating around the bush, I don't know how to say this..." he exhales sharply. "My experience with ladies has been one sided, they always beg me to take them back." I snicker. "And that's not what you do but I still care about you."
"Don't we all Liam, don't we still care about the people we love or loved? If you're here to apologise then it's fine I forgive you. I'm not in the mood to repeat everything I said again."
"No you have to hear me out. I've been looking at the wrong directions. And I was crazy to tell my mother about you, I think she knew we won't last that's why..."
"That's why she didn't even want to talk to me." I finish his sentence.
"I told you Liam, maybe your mom wanted you to see someone else. Not me." I tell him.
"But she hadn't met you yet." he protests.
"She texted me, I refused to talk to her the first time because I was nervous but the fact that she went with I'm still busy and yet continues to talk to you for more than fifteen minutes...no one wants to experience something like that." I voice out
"I'm also not your freaking rebound."
"What are you talking about?" he asks.
"Let's see beach pictures, happy two years anniversary does it ring a bell?" I'm now really furious because it feels like he played with my feelings.
"My ex came back and we met up nothing more."
"You didn't think of telling me, you posted when you knew I won't be online that day. But I saw it, I just didn't say anything waiting for you to talk but nothing."
"But I still want you to be with me. I still love you."
"Do you really? Or your giving me hopes about you loving me but you really don't. Maybe we've been living in a love facade but that's not love. I should be happy, at least that's what love means to me."
"But you were happy with me. Right?" He looks like my statements are eating him alive.
I sigh.
"Don't worry Liam. You did your best to make me happy and I hope I did to."
"You did."
"But I can't go back to you, I can't. Not with all these doubts and untrusted issues. And mostly not when you can't decide on what you want to do with your love life. You're good in a normal life but not more than that. So fix your love life it's really important. And I'll fix my issues." I continue.
"I can't compare you with HIM. You aren't because you didn't fail, I chose to step away and let you have your way with your whoever. It really won't matter to me."
"But you love me. Why should it be that hard to take me back."
"I'm peaceful that way, goodbye William. Here's not where I should be." I tell him and start collecting my things to leave.
"You're wearing his jersey, you like him or you cheated on me with him."
Really now.
"Wait after all that we are back to square one? I can't with you. You can believe what you want I gave you the freedom but I'm not getting back with you." I'm already at the door leaving when he holds my hand tightly it hurts.
"I won't stop until I'm sure that you don't love me." I forcefully free myself from him and tell him to get out. I close the door and head to the football grounds.
...
I spot Jamie and Zoey fast because of how they are dressed. Leave it to them to find ways to do things differently. I walk towards them and take a seat beside my two cheering freaks.
Jamie's the first to notice me, "how did it go? Did you two kiss? You missed Nathan's goal and you know he even turned to our directon to check if you saw it." I just exhale at this, poor Nathan waiting for me to show up.
It's almost the end of the match and it's down to a tie, with only fifteen minutes remaining we need one team to qualify inorder we remain with only three teams then down to the finalists.
I see Nathan searching again until his eyes land on our bench and he spots me, I give him a small smile showing my support. He returns the smile and looks to his teammate who passes him the ball and rush towards the Icons' goal area, this time I watch everything that's happening without blinking afraid I'll miss something. I see him manage to pass the defenders with his ling legs and even jump when one tries to trip him and then he shoots.
Everyone on our side of the bleachers is cheering, yelling, shouting especially after the referee's whistle blows meaning that Nathan's team managed to qualify for the top three. I watch his teammates cheer with him before he turns to me and mouths to me to meet him in the locker room.
I turn to Jamie and Zoey who already are going towards the locker room direction making me follow them. Zoey rushes to Nathan and jumps on him with a smile plastered on her face.
"How did you freaking do that? Was it after the smiley gestures you and Mira shared? Were you trying to impress her? I've never seen that in all your matches that I've watched." Nathan only laughs and ruffles Zoey's hair which she hates.
Nathan looks at me with a smile which I return and he moves towards me causing me to get back, "you are all sweaty Nathan I don't want a hug."
"Are you sure Cookie, it might be the only time you get one." another steps forward.
"Yap, I'm sure I'll just pass." another steps back.
"I won't." He says as he charges to me and lifts me up turning me around while I complain about the whole situation.
"You were late Cookie." He states when he puts me down.
"Yeah sorry about that. I had something to take care."
"No judgement Cookie." He says.
"Ex issues." I tell him with a look that says I can't talk to about it. Nathan takes the message and tells me to wait for him as he goes to change. I watch him leave me and I turn to look for Zoey and Jamie...
"Would you look at that? One of the play toys I see. I'm Livia the main chick, I don't know what Nate's been telling you or doing with you to make you stick around, just remember that he'll always come back to me."
I scoff.
"And you are the bimbo with her minions waiting for the perfect time to attack the weak." I sigh, I was so not ready for this. "Look I'm not really intimidated okay, just to be clear I'm not as humble as I look when you choose the wrong path to cross with me." I turn to walk away but my hair gets pulled by Livia which makes me hiss but I don't show my weakness to her. I hold her hand and twist it that she now turns her back to me.
"I told you not to double cross me. Take it as a warning." I grit the words to her and push her towards her minions who catch her when she loses her balance.
Pathetic. That's what comes to my mind as i turn to leave the locker room texting Nathan to meet me at my place.