His secret

.games.

I stand in the washroom beside Iris as I watch the chaotic mess of all the girls putting on their spirit wear to cheer on the football team I practically roll my eyes at the sight of a number of them cheering on Riley, well maybe I'm just annoyed that they're doing a better job than me.

"Are you getting ready or what?" Iris asks pausing her motion of putting on red lipstick

"I have a bow," I say pulling out the navy and burgundy-coloured cheer bow I got from the school store.

"A bow?" iris says unamused turning to Sophia who doesn't even bother dressing up,

"It's more than ill ever do" Sophia shrugs

"Why even bother" I sigh, "Well for one Sophia has an excuse she's not dating a football player and this is my excuse to wear whatever I want, but you don't have one so you're going all out," Iris says finishing off her lipstick and then pulling out clothes from her bag

"I knew you would pull this so I brought you clothes" 

"GAMES STARTING" someone yells knocking on the changeroom, the girls scurry off leaving Sophia, Iris and me.

"all right going now" Sophia heads out probably to the empty classroom to meet up with Aiden and have their talks slash makeout session while the whole school watches the game

"You know where to meet me" Iris rolls her eyes at Sophia knowing her motives and then walks out leaving me with a burgundy cropped top, jean shorts, some sort of windshield jacket and my jordans?, when did she take my shoes?

I quickly get changed and place the bow in my hair, I look in the mirror and sigh, this is beyond stupid. I walk out of the changeroom more fixated on my outfit than where I'm going making me collied with a hard chest,

"Ow," I rub my nose, staring down at the guy's shoes the same ones as mine yet much much dirtier and worn out, 

"Watch where..." His tone is cold and rough and it's obvious who's in front of me, he pauses "Oh it's you" he says in a bored tone, I look up at a very unamused Zeke

"Don't sound so enthusiastic" I cross my arms over my chest covering up the cleavage in this very much Iris outfit. 

"didn't take you for..." he scans my body looking for the word before settling back on my eyes, "this, Princessa"

And even though I can't hear any sign of emotion in his nonchalant manner I know he's taunting me. "This," he says, maybe cause I'm not "This"

"You know I don't appreciate the nickname, Ezekiel," I say dragging out his full name, he looks pissed 

"it is your name," I say innocently staring at him

"Don't wear it out," He says coldly gripping the hat in his hand to the point it's turning his fingertips white, I turn my heels to walk the other way when I collided with another hard chest

"You're kidding" I mumble

"Sorry," Riley says fixing my shirt which felt more like feeling me, "Its ok" I smile grabbing his hands to see that he's in his uniform

"You dressed up?" He says surprised, "Yeah I guess," I say pulling out the bow that's in my hair now feeling stupid even more than before

"But you hate football" Riley smiles looking at me, "Yeah I wanted to show my support for Tyler" I tease nudging him, "Right, we're about to go, I just wanted to see you for good luck" 

"I'm pretty sure you don't need it" I reassure considering that's the reason he even goes to this school for football which he's really good at. Riley shakes his head not breaking his smile "see you out there" he says walking backwards almost stumbling then walking out of the school. 

I turn back but he's gone no sign of Zeke I mean it would be odd if he did stay but he just vanished. I look on the floor to see the hat his sister asked him to hold and I grab it shoving it in my bag.

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I eventually joined Iris on the bleachers and watched the game, I well-tried to I'm not dumb but when it comes to football I probably am.

 I don't understand the rules, how the points work, or anything. The only time I knew to cheer is when everyone else would or Riley would look up at me with a smile knowing he just did a good play. 

I care about Riley I really do but I can't watch all his games id rather get hit with a truck and die, nevermind I'd rather stay alive in excruciating pain.

I tiredly walk into the house my butt hurting from all the sitting, "How was the game" Mother asks sitting at the dinner table, "won" I say about to head up the stairs, "you dressed up" She says surprised, "Yupp" I say in an obvious tone

"For Riley?" Mother says with a smile on her face, its weird mother smiling, 

"Yup", 

"You guys dating officially?"

 "No mom we went on one date," I say annoyed 

"That's fine you guys have plenty of time together," she says casually like that's a normal thing to say

I give her a wary look before heading upstairs, I take out Isabella's hat place it on the desk and rummage through clothes to change into, I hear my window open and then shut and I already know who it is

"Maybe you're the one who misses me"  

A/N this chapter was soo long to write next one is fun cuz its Zeke