One Of A Kind

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One Of A Kind

Chapter One

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~ Sage Preston's POV ~

My name is Sage Preston. You may know who my older siblings are. Eric, Summer and Matt? Yeah. They're the ones who found true love in the most cliche ways possible. Well, let me tell you something. Love, the 'true' kind, is bullshit.

I have seen their 'true love' first person and I can promise you, it's all in their heads.

Don't get me wrong. Marilyn, Tony and Brielle are all amazing. I love them with all my heart. Their relationships are awesome. They're just is no such thing as love.

Now that's a little confusing. I just said I loved them. If I loved them, how could I say there's no such thing as love? Well I don't believe in the actual concept of love. I'll say I love somebody but that's just because society has conditioned us into saying those things.

It's human nature to feel something for our family and the people who have been around us for a long time. I'm attached to them. If they were to die or get hurt, I would be sad. I trust them and I care about them. Because that's how the human mind is built.

Love. The kind between partners. That is pure science. We need to procreate. So our brain fills with chemicals when we see someone who we subconsciously think we would make good babies with.

Hollywood and Hallmark are the ones that put it in our heads that these people we have those feelings for, are our other half. Our one true love. Our soulmates.

I mean, come on. How could anyone believe in that crap?

How could anyone want to believe in that? That there's one person for everyone. I mean, what if that one person dies? Or what if they have another person? That's sad and pathetic.

I just think-

"Fuck" I groan as a puck hits me right in my face.

"Time!" A ref yells and I'm ushered off the ice.

"I'm good- I'm - ow" I cringe as Coach presses on the bruise forming on my top lip.

"You're not good, Sage. Go get an ice pack from Charlie and take a seat" Coach Ortega nodded towards where Charlie was talking to some cheerleaders.

"I'm benched?" I exclaim.

"You're hurt. You know your father would throw a fit if I kept you in the game" Coach Ortega frowned.

"Fuckin' great" I snort and stomp my way towards where Charlie is.

"Language or you're going to be benched for the next 3 games" Coach Ortega called after me.

"Sorry!"

"Oh my god! Are you okay?!" May pulled me closer to her as I reached her and Charlie.

"I'm fine. Be careful or your uniform is going to get blood on it" I snatched the ice pack from Charlie.

"Calm down" Charlie snorted. "The games halfway over anyway"

"Shut up Charlie. You just don't know what it's like to actually be in a game" I rolled my eyes.

"Sage, that's not nice. Charlie made the winning shot last time the boys played" May smacked my arm.

"Sorry, Charlie" I frowned. "I just- Other people get to play when they get hurt. But just because Dad said I can't, I'm treated differently"