The Coach and The Player

The Coach & The goodbye letter

Chapter Twenty One:

I finally got to the top of the second flight stairs which meant I was in B hall. I can't believe I finally made it. I traveled two hours and twelve minutes, gotten a drink spilled on me, and climb two flights of stairs for this. So this guy better be worth it. I started walking through the hall passing the dorm rooms.

I started saying to myself the dorm rooms in my head. 232, 234, 236, 238. I saw 240 up ahead. I got insanely nervous again I felt like I was going to puke. My legs hurt so much from those shoes like I literally crawled on the floor to Tucker and Jay's room. I knocked on the door once... No answer. I knocked on it a second time this time two times.... No answer. I knocked on it again saying Tucker's name again.... And still no answer. So then I lastly just softly knocked on the door giving up hope... No answer.

So, I just decided to sit outside of his dorm room until he either came out or went it, because I couldn't walk anymore, and I was super tried. The drive up here was critical and all I wanted to do was to talk to Tucker but I guess that wasn't happening. I must have fell asleep outside of the dorm room, because the next thing I know I woke up on the cold hard ground. I checked my phone it was 8:00 am in this morning. Wow, I was fully rested up. So, I knocked on the door again.

"Mh". I could hear mumbling from inside. So I knocked some more.
"Will someone answer the door". A voice in from the room said.
Finally after trying last night, and this morning someone answered the door.... It was the last person that I would be expecting it was Stacei that girl Tucker "hook up" with at that bar. Which was weird because he said it was a one night stand or was it??
"Oh you again". She said with her breathe covered with tequila and morning.

"Yeah me again". I said.

"You're Tucker's little hopeless romantic friend right?? Hey? What are you doing here anyways". She said yawning.

"Stacei you go back to sleep, and I'll take care of this". Someone said grabbed the door letting her go back to sleep.... It was Tucker this time.

"Oh my, Raquel. What are you doing here"? He asked me.

"I wanna talk to the guy who wrote me this? Does he still exist because I'd find out"? I said holding up the letter he wrote me.

"Let me get dressed". He said closing the door and then got dressed. He opened back up the door, and met me standing in the same place I was when he was at the door.

"Raquel what are you doing here"? He said.

"You know I would ask you the same question, but I already know the answer to that". I said.

"Do you want some breakfast"? He asked me. We went to the local diner a few buildings down from the university.

"So how've you been"? He asked.

"I show up to your doorstep, and all you can ask me is how I've been"? I said.

"I don't know what else to say". He said.

"Don't know what else to say? Well then let me tell you how I've been. For the last four weeks I've been distraught because I've thinking of us for the last four weeks. I came up here thinking of ways that I could apologize to you for potentially almost ruining your life, and all you can ask me is how I've been"!! I yelled and walking out of the diner.

"Raquel wait". Tucker said chasing after me.

"What, Tucker. What? Cause I honestly don't know what you want from me anymore". I said.

"My feelings for you in that letter was crystal clear. Everything. I said in that letter was true. I've missed you like crazy and I wanted to call you and ask you how you've been, but that I realized that I had to move on, because I more I thought about you the more I wanted to be with you. I couldn't stand to see you lose everything in life because of me. I couldn't stand to see your lose your first shot love over someone like me. My feelings for you still haven't changed. I still think of you every single day. When I'm wa other girls I think of you. I'm in love with you 24". He said.

"You're what? You don't even know me". I said turning around.

"But I'd like to find out. But there you go I said it. I'm in love with you. That's the main reason I had to leave I couldn't stay in Abernathy wondering if you felt the same way I. I know that love is just a four letter word, and doesn't really have a meaning to it. I know that you have to experience what it's like in love to say you're in love. But it all honesty the last few weeks with you have been the best four weeks of my entire life. We kissed, fought and then made up. You're the reason why I'm taking chances. Why I'm doing this, and even if we don't end up staying together in the near future. All we can worry about is right now. Look 24 I wanna be with you, and all of your little flaws. You made me see the good in myself then I did a while back". He said.

I smiled. "That's so sweet, Tucker. But I don't know what I'm suppose to do now. I mean Karah and I are graduating, and we're going off to college soon. I want to date you, and I want is to work, but I feel like as for now we can just remain as friends. It'd be better for both of us. I mean you have your college experience and your coaching lacrosse. So, I think it'd be good if we just took a break and tried to be friends it'd be easier". I said.

"We're not just meant to be friends you and I both know that Raquel. When were with each other there's something between us, like a spark or something. I just feel like we're like Sam + Jake from "Sixteen Candles", different people with the same purpose. If you wanna be friends we can try that, I'm willing to try that for you". He said, smiling.

"Thank you, Tucker that means a lot". I said to him.

"This isn't goodbye. It's just see you later". I said.

He leaned in and kissed me. "What was that for"? I asked.

"For old times sake". He said.

"Awe". Karah and Katrina said walking up to us.

"Oh hey guys". I said.

"There you are weren't been looking for you all night. We thought something horrible happened to you". Katrina said.

"But by the looks of it. It looks like you're alright". Karah said.

"Hey, Karah, Katrina". He said, stuck in an awkward position.

"Hey". Karah and Katrina said.

"So what now"? He asked.

"Well we're gonna drive back, because we have two hours ahead of us". I said.

"Yeah so let's go". Karah said.

"Okay, but I just wanted to say before you go that I saw your performance last night at prom-and as your friend. I just wanted to say that you look really beautiful.

I smiled. "Thank you, Tucker". I said, hugging him tightly.

"I'll Skype you later". I said.

"I'll be waiting". He said smiling as I turned and walked back to the car.

Wow after two hours, a college frat party, beer spilling all over me, two flights off stairs, and yelling in a diner. Tucker and I just decided to be friends. I don't know how that would work, but we were gonna try.... Thinking to myself

Wow and the coach & the player is finally finished! I can't believe that after months and months of staying up late and writing I'm actually saying this but I finished my first Wattpad story 😁😹👌👐 at like 1:19 am on December 13th hashbrown so proud! I think I may or may not be making this into a three part series just wait and see 🎈 + their will be epilogues but the book itself is finished :)