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ike everyone else who wasn't me did. I never wanted to come off as obnoxious but the situations around me forced me to be using that as the only way to push people away from knowing who I really was. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. Those were

it always made me happy to see her smiling especially after we lost my dad eight years before. It had been too long since I last saw her as happy as she was now talking about the

looked up as the footba

p respectfully but to my

terested to join the varsity team? We could r

looking around didn't get me those answers. However, my gaze met the team Captain's across the locker room and being the teams favorite player, I knew he

about it first

his eyes displayed disappointment

n suddenly the Captain stepped in my way blocking me from leaving. I sighed and met his eyes calmly. His lips ext

the field, I own it. You better know your place, newbie," he warned. I o

bag on my shou

estepped him and left him nursing his bruised ego. I had better things to do than compete with someone lik

late so I decided to head straight there. As I stood outside observing the area lined up with beautiful bungalows, I couldn't believe my

I saw her on the porch of the bigg

hensively. "I asked you to do one thing, just one thin

y. I knew how she needed everything to be perfect and how she never wanted to disappoint anyone. It wasn't anger in her

it. It wasn't the first time my mother had fallen for someone like him, rich with the good looks and polite face which ended up being our greatest nightma

ly meet you, Mr Prescot

ng my hand. "Please call me Ji

peripheral vision, I noticed someone else step out behind him. My attention was divert

was she and why was she here? I turned to my

aths have crossed today but we wanted to wait

ack to the girl who stared back at me in as eq

o say anything. "I'm getting married to J

ide of me weighed more. I loved my mother and I loved seeing her happy like she was as she stated that but at that moment, all I

ot today," I stated and

ack on me!" She grabbed my hand forci

o mention that. Don't you think you should have the moment you knew that you were tak

really t

on someone." I scoffed. "What's next? We are moving in with them?

happy, truly happy since your father died. I was lacking something that Jimmy has finally filled." She exhaled. "I really think this will be g

more of a statement. My mother nodd