After the cheerleaders did their little somersaults and backflips, they cheered their way off the court. I had respect for cheerleaders, they did what many people can't and put their faith in their friends to catch them on the way down.
The principal stood out and introduced the teams, Kaiden ran out followed by his teammates. The crowd went crazy.
I saw him. He looked around with a saddened face. However, once he caught sight of me, his face lit up again with a broad smile. He pressed two fingers to his lips then pointed at me. The crowd went wild on my side again, wondering who he sent that kiss to. He was the schools star basketball player with a record of chuck and fucks. I however knew who that was meant for and felt the back of my neck heat up.
Boyfriend, huh? It'll be something I'd have to get used to.
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By half time, a massive storm had started. The rumbles shook the stands but the game went on.
The coach from the other team, who was outside with the other smokers, run in. He jogged across the court, his clothes dripping onto the floor. His wet footprints left behind as the referee blew his whistle.
Kaiden and the other team leader stood in the middle, waiting for the ball to be thrown so they can knock it to their team.
The crowd went quiet, they jumped. Kaiden got the ball but as the other captain landed, Kaiden kept going. He'd slipped, most likely from the wet shoe prints on the court that no one had cleaned up.
It was like everything happened within a second. A bright flash of lighting shot across the sky. Kaiden lost his footing. He went down and a cry of pain could be heard. He never came back up, laying on the gym floor cradling his knee. The referee blew the whistle, all the player stopped and the crowds attention was on Kaiden. Then, a loud rumble of thunder shook the gyms walls.
Mr Smith ran onto the court as the crowd murmured, craning their necks to see what was happening past the player. Mr Smith then yelled over the concerned crowd
"SOMEONE CALL THE AMBULANCE" and that's how I found myself going to hospital with Mrs Smith Lucy and Braydon who sat sulking in the front seat. Mr Smith had ridden on the ambulance with Kaiden and the paramedics. From what I was told, his left knee was hurt pretty badly.
Braydon looked at me through the mirror with a scowl, I sat in the back comforting Lucy.
The hospital was generic, you can't really get much variety with them. We asked a doctor who told us where Kaiden was and we all piled into his room. Kaiden was laying in bed, his leg up on a sling and a doctor standing beside him talking to his dad.
".... We can't know for certain until the x-rays come back but from the outside very, there's a high chance for surgery"
Kaiden dad nodded his head with a stern expression. Kaiden's face looked to be in pain but he put on a smile once he saw us.
"Hey Lucy" he said, his mum sat next to him. Braydon and I had a silent war as to who would take the last seat. He won by quickly sitting down, I sat on the floor leaning against the window. It didn't feel right to sit on his bed.
"You okay Kaiden?" She asked, sitting next to him, her feet dangling from the bed.
"Just a bit sore, I have to sleep over tonight" he said. I could tell he was on the verge of tears, Lucy probably sensed something too since she threw her arms around his neck in a hug. After a while, his family left to get Lucy into bed leaving me and Braydon in the room. I said I'd catch a bus back.
"..... you have to heal fast" Braydon said, he never once looked at me
"So you can come back Captain"
"I'll try" Kaiden smiled sadly before glancing at me. Braydon shot me a glare before sighing,
"I'll leave you guys alone" he stood up.
"Wait....wha-?" Kaiden mumbled,
"I saw your shitty poem" Braydon smirked. Kaiden threw a pillow at him, Braydon looked at me.
"Hurt him and I will-" he stopped in the middle of his threat, becoming quieter then a mouse and shuffled off. I shrugged, Kaiden showed me a genuine smile and patted the Bec beside him. I hesitated but sat down on the painfully white bedsheets. He wrapped his hand around my neck and pulled me down beside him. From the outside it looked like we were cuddling when in fact we both held the other to stop us from falling off the small bed.
"You know, I didn't think you'd come" he said.
"Then why write me such a sweet poem?" I replied, he chuckled. His warm breath fanning over my face. He smelt of sweat from wearing his smelly basketball uniform.
"I once was dared to ask for a college girl's number in freshman year. She turned her phone off in front of me and said her battery died"
I laughed at Kaiden failed attempt at flirting.
"Hey" he whispered,
"Care to give a sick boy a kiss? Maybe I might heal faster?" He closes his eyes.
It scared me how much I was changing but I still leant in and gave him a kiss. I pulled back after a second. Kaiden however snaked his hand around my head and pushed into another kiss, a deeper one. I felt a shiver go down my spine as his tongue entered my mouth and the storm raged on outside as we pulled apart again, breathing heavily. Just at that moment, a nurse walked in. He looked startled at first,
"Oh! Sorry" he said,
"But visitation hours are almost over"
"I should, uh, go" I said,
"Yeah, Bye" Kaiden replied as I slid out of bed. I shuffled past the nurse and into the hall when my phone buzzed. Lucas had messaged me surprisingly.
'Got another job. Will give you $20,000 if you get rid of him for good'
$20,000. I could escape with that sort of money, go to Seattle and live my dreams. My mind sent to Kaiden, went to the math club, it even went to Braydon and Skye. When I made these plans, I had no one but the people who knew I'd leave. Know my life had become more colourful. I bit my lip, pondering for a moment before messaging
'Fine'
I had to get away from this town, no matter what.
Fucking Lucas.
Also, updates will be temporarily paused because I'm going on a cruise (7th to the 14th of December. From Brisbane -> Cairns). This will be my first cruise and it's sort of a 'congratulations for graduating school'.
I have my whole life ahead of me, I'm fucking terrified to be honest yet excited.
I will be writing on the cruise but not updating until I have internet.
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Troublemaker
Teen FictionFelix is a nerd, reading in the library by himself and focuses on lessons. But at night he is known as Razor, a dangerous street fighter. Kaiden is a jock, he spends his time with his friends or on the court. But at night, he is sleeping. With a fa...
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