ELLIEI was glad that the awkward weekend had finally come to an end and that it was finally time to meet with real people in school once again. The house had been quite suffocating with all the absurd things that had gone on recently and I was in quite a hurry to get to school that morning. I had never been so glad about school in a while like I was at that point. It would have been hell if all of that had happened over the holidays.There were a lot of things that would make it all look like it had all been one big setup meant to make the whole step-sister role unbearable for me, but I was going to push through it all no matter what happened. To make it a bit better, I still had my meeting with Dylan to look forward to that day after school. That was a bit nice as it would make up for the embarrassment of the previous day at least. He had nearly blown it all when he had showed up at the dinner. “One step at a time...” I said to myself as I walked out of the house, earlier than e
ELLIE“What’s the matter?” I felt like it was something illegal to mention Dylan Brooks within the school. There were just too many things that made me feel like I was doing something wrong by having anything at all to do with Dylan. “You don’t know who Dylan Brooks is?” Jasmine made me feel even worse with that question. It felt like I had made the most foolish move one could ever make in life. “If I knew who he was, then I most certainly wouldn’t be asking you this. Could you just go ahead and tell me who he is so I can know what exactly it is I’m doing wrong.” I was getting pretty impatient at that point as Jasmine seemed to have me in suspense on purpose. “Dylan Brooks was one of our best football players until he transferred. He was on our school team but left due to some reasons best known to him.” Jasmine said with a sigh as I was expecting her to say something more and worse. “So...? Is that it? Is that all that’s wrong about Dylan Brooks?” I was really hoping that was all
ELLIETroy had almost frozen like a mannequin. He seemed like all his life had been sapped away from him in the most unimaginable way. The way his eyes were fixed on me had me feeling like I was Medusa, as the sight of me had him becoming like a stone at once. “Hello, Dylan...” I made sure all my words were well pronounced in every single move that I made at that point. I wanted Troy to be an active participant in the action that was happening right before him there and then.It was obvious that all the spotlights were on me at that moment when Dylan and I had embraced each other in the sight of everybody who had been looking. “I was almost thinking that you wouldn’t be able to come...” I could tell that Dylan was probably seeing my sudden sweetness towards him as awkward but that was what was required of me at that moment. “But here you are...”“You should know more than anyone that I have been looking forward to this meeting with everything within me. Besides, it’s been a while si
ELLIE’S POV “Are you listening to yourself right now?” I asked as I was trying to figure out what could have suddenly gone off in Troy's head at that point as he was simply acting out like a character who had suddenly forgotten his lines and took up another. Troy was silent for a few moments as he knew that he had nothing on me at that point. He was simply punching the air and was desperately seeking ways to take out his frustration. I wasn't in the mood for all of that. “Why did you have to go for Dylan of all people?” Troy finally asked the question which had been the thing killing him slowly. “Excuse me… but who the heck are you?” I asked with a quite dramatic tone that didn't fail to get on his nerves, as I saw his face redden from all the words I had said to him. “I see… you're doing all of this to get to me, right?” he asked with pain etched in his eyes. “You're not that important, Troy…” I said as I walked away, leaving him speechless. ***AIDENThe sounds of the noises
ELLIEIt was bound to be a long evening of football practice for Troy as he would be unable to raise his head without seeing me seated beside Dylan. I had yet to see both of them have an exchange like I had been expecting. But then, I was sure that it was bound to be something a bit like the rivalry between Aiden and Kai. But then, I’d had my fill of every single thing that was going on at that point. I was sure I had put up a good show for everyone to see and that made me satisfied. Right about then, I wanted to leave with Dylan as I was done giving everyone doses of what my new possible relationship could be like. “Do you enjoy football or do you just like coming here to see the hottest boys in school?” Dylan asked with a cunning smile on his face as he said each word that he said.“I won't lie…” I replied as I smiled back. “It's the latter. But then with time, I began getting to love all of the nuances that go on in between the lines.”“Oh wow…” Dylan said. “So which of the boy
ELLIE“Troy? Are you being serious right now?” I was almost feeling like I was living in a blooper at that point. It seemed like that interruption wasn't meant to happen at all. There were just too many things that were off about it.“What are you doing here?” Dylan asked as I was almost hiding behind him. The long awaited clash was finally happening right in front of me and I was simply getting ready to watch just what the extent of their rivalry had been. “I should be asking you that..." Troy's gaze kept shifting continuously between Dylan and me. “What are you both doing here?”"Well, it seems you didn't come here to practice, Maddox. You came here to look around for girls that could possibly have their eyes on you. That's not how you're going to bag a state championship for your school…" Dylan was pretty intentional with every single syllable that he spat at him. "If this is your way of playing mind games, then you're going to try harder, Brooks..." Troy was livid at everything
ELLIE“I'll see you tomorrow then…” Dylan said as he stared at me for a while. The look in his eyes was alluring. I could almost see the frustration of today along with the expectations for tomorrow in those eyes. “Alright then… I will be expecting you…” I said to him as I was waiting for him to lean in the closet for that goodbye kiss that I had been anticipating. But then, there was nothing. “Okay…?” He said, motioning for me to leave. “Are you fucking kidding me right now?” I was sure that he was intentionally doing that to mess with me just a little bit. I hated it when he did that. “Well, what else were you expecting, Ellie? I brought you to your home and I've got to go as well. What else can I do for—”I pulled him in for a kiss before he could say anything else. There was a burning urgency in my heart to do that, and I was sure that I would never know peace until I did that. The feel of his lips on mine was quite indescribable and had me thinking if I would be able to k
ELLIE“Ellie?” Another awkward moment had come upon me. I was trying to hide my face from Aiden's. I was expecting another one of his usual outbursts, but he just turned around and walked away into the house.“Are you in trouble?” Dylan asked, with a tone laced with concern. He was probably feeling that it was all his fault for keeping me there that long, and I hated that. “I'm not sure… I can't tell…” I said as I hurriedly took my things and was soon making my way out of his car. “I just have to go now. I'm sorry it's happening this way. We'll talk later…”It was hard for me to think of what could become of me if he would be ratting me out to my father or his mother. I wasn't sure what they would do to me, or if they would do anything like I was suspecting that they would do. “Are you sure you're going to be alright?” Dylan asked one last time before he drove off. He was going to take time to get over the fact that he was about to get me into trouble with my parents.“I'll be fine