ELLIEThe thoughts of Troy were making me less attentive in class than I usually would. I just couldn't wait for that bell to go off so I could see him in the football locker room. I had spent the last couple of moments chatting in class with Troy as I was trying to make it by the boring class. Those moments had me feeling a bit guilty even as much as I enjoyed them. I had always enjoyed class and had never had a reason to see it as a waste of time until I had met Troy. I could only hope I wouldn't get caught in the act. I just wanted to stay incognito for the rest of the day until I was with Troy. Everything in me wanted to see him again, even though we had made our way to school together in the morning. Finally, the sound of the bell came like a beautiful melody to my ears. I was almost bursting out of my seat and running for the door, but I had to keep my cool as I couldn't afford to act rashly when I looked that good. “Saved by the bell…” I muttered to myself as I typed those
KAI“I've been waiting, Ellie…” Troy said to her softly, making it as clear as day that they both had a lot going on. There were a lot of things going wrong right before my eyes and somehow I had to keep still like I wasn't seeing any of it. “Troy…” Ellie seemed quite embarrassed to be caught up in such a predicament. But she was taking all of the pressure like a champ, not even flinching one bit. “Meet Kai. Kai, this is Troy…”“Kai…?” Troy seemed excited for no just cause as he said my name with a smile. “I know you, from the basketball team.”“Yeah… I know you too from the football team,” I said, putting out my hand for a handshake. “One of the top quarterbacks in the country. Feels like I'm shaking golden hands right now.”“Oh please…” Troy laughed at that. He seemed a bit more humble than I had expected him to be. For some reason, I had been expecting him to be proud, at least for him to give Ellie something to hate about him. But he was just perfect, and I hated that. It was c
AIDENVengeful thoughts came through my mind as I was trying to figure out what my next move would be. I was trying to get back at everyone and everything all at once and that made it quite hard for me to think straight.On the foremost of my thoughts was Troy Maddox. That cute bastard seemed to have Ellie by a leash and I just couldn't bear to watch it.In the heat of my jealousy, I decided to make my way toward the football field. First I would scan the locker rooms and then I would check the pitch to see the bastard practicing. Perhaps, that was where he had wooed her with his super crisp movements on the field which had probably made her fantasize about how crisp he would also be in bed. For some reason, I always knew that hanging out with Jasmine would lead her to an addiction to high school athletes. Jasmine had a habit of crushing on them and would always want to infect everyone around her with the fever. “Ugh…” I had to admit to myself that I was disgusted by my thoughts. B
ELLIEHow dare he? I was sizzling in anger as I recalled how Aiden had called Troy a player like he was a saint himself. He was far more guilty of the crime he was accusing him of, and I believed I had been one of his victims. My mind was buzzing with streams of thoughts that kept coming one after the other, even as I was watching Troy on the field. “Are you alright, Ellie?” Jasmine noticed I was acting a bit off and was staring at me with a look of concern on her face while she spoke. “You seem a bit upset.” “Nah… I'm good…” I lied, even though I knew I was far from okay with all the thoughts that went buzzing through my head. Aiden's words had me seeing Troy in a different light even though I had reassured myself they hadn't gotten to me when he said them. I had been thinking of what Troy's past could have looked like and all the people he could have fallen in love with. He was too good not to be a playboy. There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask, but I just couldn't get
AIDENI started my car some moments after he had moved and I was soon on his tail although from a respectable distance. The way the jealousy burnt in me had me feeling like speeding up and stopping right in front of him.But I managed to keep my cool, even though I knew they would be having the time of their lives inside Troy's ride which was looking quite clean and I envied that a lot. He made me want to get back into sports once more, but that would be a conversation for later. I knew all that it was going to take to break it all apart was one move that would make them hate each other with a hatred that would supercede whatever emotions it was that made them crazy for each other.That was one of the reasons I was calm through it all and also followed Troy. They would feel my fury most unimaginably. The plan seemed workable in my head.I had never been as mindful of my actions as I had been at that point. It felt like I was in a defining moment. The pressure I was under had me wishi
ELLIEThe kiss had come with such an inexplicable suddenness that had me crumbling under the weight of his passion. I loved the way I felt safe and secure in those huge arms of his. There were a lot of things that made me wish that moment wouldn't come to an end anytime soon.“You’ve been looking forward to this, Troy…” I teased as I slowly put down the can of soda to keep it from spilling all over the place, before getting back into the kiss.He looked like he had been rehearsing every single thing he would when I would finally give him the chance to come that close to me. It was almost as though he had a series of movements pre-planned for the occasion.But then, as much as I was enjoying the moment, Aiden's words seemed to come back into my head, regardless of how many times I tried to do away with them. Most of all, his words about Troy being a player were all playing over and over as Troy was showing off some experience in what he was doing as his kisses began going lower and lo
ELLIEThe alarm clock buzzed and I was getting up to face another morning of school. It was a Friday and it was time to end the week on such a high note. I reached for my phone with such anxiety that I couldn't understand, as I had been expecting one of Troy's heartwarming morning messages that had me feeling like the best version of myself. But I looked through my messages and there was nothing of that sort. It was giving me some concern. I wanted to believe he wasn't up yet and was probably carrying out his other morning routines which didn't include me, of course.I made my way to the shower, which was still infested with memories of the steamy session Aiden and I had spent in there. It just couldn't leave my mind at that point, and it made me feel bad, as there just wasn't escaping it.As I stepped out of the shower, I was sure Troy's message should have come in by then. It would simply be an anomaly if it hadn't. There were a lot of thoughts sweeping through my helpless mind as
ELLIEMy heart was racing all through that morning as I still hadn't heard from Troy ever since. It had me wondering if that was a diplomatic way of saying it was all over. Even worse, I feared he was in some sort of trouble that made him unable to reach out to me. But then, I looked at my phone one more time and he had just been online a few moments ago. I hated that his lack of response was beginning to get to me, regardless of how much I tried to hide it. “Need a ride to school…? Your ride is taking too long to appear. You might be late before he gets here.” Aiden asked as I was about to step out of the front door. There were a lot of things about that offer that seemed quite suspicious.“Sorry, but I think I'll pass,” I said, not looking at him for a single moment as he made his way to his car. The excited smile he had on his face had me feeling somewhat angry. Somewhere in my mind, I believe he wasn't supposed to be happy without having gotten my forgiveness. But there he was