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Arielle's POV:
It's been 2 weeks since I first met Emily and we've been talking a lot lately. I also had softball tryouts later and I felt a little nervous. I also finally got my cast off, there was still a little pain so they gave me a leg boot, but the doctor said to was fine for me to try out for softball.
I was currently in 4th period trying to avoid the looks the Jennifer threw my way, and it honestly killed me, but I had to...for her. Maybe after I graduate her and I can finally be together. Just maybe.
The class was reading the book "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The NightTime." I think we were on chapter 157, I wasn't really paying attention.
"Arielle where is Christoper trying to go?" Ms.Murphy asked me.
"Uhhh to see his mother?" I answered.
"Lucky guess, but try to be more sure of yourself next time, okay?" She said in a friendly manner, smiling at me.
"Alright." I said to her and went back to trying to focus on the book.
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Finally the bell rang signaling the end of 5th period and I started to head to Ms.Rose's classroom. I still hadn't given her the transfer paper to sign but that was going to change today, I'm positive I'll go up to her and make her sign the paper.
I got there just before the bell rang. Ms.Rose looked up at me but I immediately looked away. I haven't spoken to her every since the little talk we had about Jennifer. She's been trying to talk to me after class but I always make up an excuse, and sadly I'm starting to run out of them.
"Clear your desks everyone we're gonna have a pop quiz." Ms.Rose said to the class. The class grunted and groaned and move all of their belongings off of their desks so they could take the test.
When Ms.Rose got to my desk she put the test on it and said "Stay after class Arielle." and went back to her desk.
I looked at the test and honestly didn't know what the fuck I was doing so I just guessed for all of them.
The class period was finally done and I waited for everyone to leave and handed in my test paper.
"What did you need to see me about Ms.Rose?" I asked her.
"I heard you're trying to transfer out of my class, is this true?" She asked.
"Yes it is." I said taking the transfer paper out of my purse. "Can you sign it please?" I asked handing her the paper.
She just looked at the paper for a couple of seconds and said "I'm not signing that paper."
"Why not?" I asked shocked.
"Why do you want to transfer out of my class?" Ms.Ross said.
"There is a problem, the problem is that you're treating me like shit just because you saw me kiss Ms.Murphy,"
"Arielle-" Ms.Rose said trying to cut in.
"But the thing is she saw you and I kissing at my birthday party and she didn't say anything, wanna know why? Because she decided to handle it like an adult and realized that treating you or I differently wouldn't have changed anything."
I slammed the transfer paper on her desk with me hand and said "Until you figure out how to stop acting like a child, I want to leave your class." Ms.Rose stood there speechless and I quickly grabbed my things and headed out of the classroom, but before I was fully out the room I said "You can tell the Principal if you want Ms.Rose, it doesn't matter because Ms.Murphy and I...we're over." and I left the classroom.
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7th period had finished and now I had to wait another hour for softball tryouts. This was one of the reasons why I hated having a free 8th period, I had to wait longer than everyone else.
I was currently sitting on a couch in the 2nd floor lounge bored out of my mind. I was trying to balance a pencil on my lips when I heard someone say "Is that entertaining enough for you?" I looked I the direction of the voice and saw that it was the vice principal, Mrs.Dixson.
I had been avoiding going to her office every since that thing happened, I had been called to her office, multiple times, but I kept refusing to go.
I didn't respond to her and continued balancing the pencil on my lips.
"I'm not gonna get an answer from you am I?" She said and then sat down on the couch next to me.
"Arielle, I know what I did to you was inappropriate, and I'm sorry I let my feelings get the best of me and led me to forcing myself on you." She apologized.
"Your feelings? What feelings?" I asked confused.
"Nothing, it's nothing to worry your pretty head about." She said looking at me. "But...when I did all those things to you, you liked it didn't you? You didn't push me away."
I stayed silent moved my gaze towards the ground.
"Arielle, you did like what I was doing to you that day." She said, answering her own question.
"What are you talking about?" I asked her trying to play dumb because if I did maybe she would drop it.
"When I did this." She said and then pressed her lips onto mine.
I tried to push her away by putting my hands on her shoulder trying to give her the signal to stop but she just grabbed my wrists with her hand. She realized that I wasn't responding to the kiss so she used her other hand to tug a piece of my hair, causing me to open my mouth and allow her tongue to invade it.
At this point I couldn't resist anymore and my tongue joined her's as well, our tongues were now swiveling around each other's and I felt Mrs.Dixson smile against the kiss.
Mrs.Dixson pushed me so that my back was now on the couch, but before she got to do anything the bell rang signaling the end of 8th period. Mrs.Dixson quickly got off of me a straightened her dress and said "Come to my office when I call for you, okay?" And she turned around and walked down the hallway.
What the hell is wrong with me? I thought to myself.
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I finished changing into my workout clothes for softball tryouts and headed out onto the field. The coach rounded up all the girls into a circle and said "Alright girls, some of you I've known for all of your 4 years and others are new, no favoritism will be involved in choosing who gets to be on the team. Best of luck to all of you." and with that she headed off in the dugout.
Tryouts went great for me, even with my bad leg. The coaches were somewhere choosing who gets to be on the team and who won't, they said we would find out if we were on the team or not tomorrow.
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The Next Day:
Nothing special happened today. I was currently heading out to the field to find out if I made the team or not. I got there and stood in front of coach and said "Did I make it?" with a big smile on my face.
"You already know that you don't have to ask me that, get your ass to room 106." Coach joked.
"But my leg hurts just getting here." I whined.
"Well where's your crutches?" Coach asked.
"I left them in my math class..." I said.
"I'll start heading to the room." I continued and went off to room 106.
I finally got to room 106 I knocked on the door but no one answered. I unlocked the door and saw that there was just a bunch of girls inside. I sat in a desk and waited for whatever was supposed to happen to start.
When I was getting ready to leave since nothing was happening the door opened, and there I saw her.
Jennifer.
I quickly put my head down so that she couldn't recognize me.
"Hi girls sorry I'm late." She said and set down a box of donuts on the desk in the front.
"I don't know if Coach Perry told you guys but I'm the new coach for Varsity Softball. My name is Jennifer Murphy but you guys can call me Coach Jen or whatever names you guys come up with. I'm going to call out a list of girls that a supposed to be here just say here when I say yours." She said.
She called all the girls names.
"Arielle...?" She asked and I looked up at her and saw that she was looking at me with a shocked look on her face. I raised my hand and said "Here."
She stared at me for a minute and the cleared her throat and said "Alright guys I have donuts here if you guys want any and I hope that we can have a great softball season." Everyone clapped after she was done a went to the donut box.
I don't think I could stay so I picked up on my purse and put it over my shoulder and got out of the desk and left the room quickly.
I was about to go into the elevator when I felt someone grab my wrist. I turned around and saw that it was Jennifer. I looked down at her hand grabbing my wrist and then back up at her and she released my wrist and said "Sorry about that."
"What did you need?" I asked her impatiently.
"Look, Arielle, we may not be on the best of terms right now but please don't let it distract you from the game. Coach Perry told me how much of a great pitcher you are. Please we need to...try a have a strong enough bond to have a coach and player connection. Okay?" She said.
"Yes Ms.Murphy, can I leave now?" I asked her. She looked at me with pain in her eyes and slowly nodded. I quickly went into the elevator.
This is gonna be some season. I thought to myself leaning my head against the back wall of the elevator.