Teen half-brothers Kain and Scott Banks, who live in a small New York fictional town called Dalton. They battle each other on the hockey rink while navigating through high school romance and drama.
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Everyones eyes are on me. Fuck, I've tried so fucking hard, with everything in me, to prevent this exact moment from happening. I know that if I open my mouth right now, I'll absolutely break Ayla's heart. Fuck, I hate my life. I hate the way I am, why the fuck am I like this? Why the fuck did I think this would be fun?
"Yeah, I second that." I recognize Grey's voice from behind me.
I fucking hate how they're all getting a kick out of this. The most darkened moment of my life and my supposed 'Friends' are having a goddam field day. They think this is all a joke and they're laughing, while I'm preparing myself for the heartbreak I'm about to endure.
"Go on, Kain. Tell her." Hazyl pushes.
I slowly reach forward and take Ayla's small hands in mine and I bore into her eyes. "I will tell you but not here. Let's go out into the hallway or somewhere we can be alone." I plead.
"No, Kain. Just tell me." Ayla urges with tears already in her eyes and her voice is shaky.
Fuck. I can't stand the look on her face anymore, I force myself to look away. I slightly and slowly nod my head. I take in a deep breath then release it. "I... I- I'm so sorry." I decide to start off with.
This is what I was afraid of. Everything would've been so much easier if it wasn't Ayla. Someone else who I didn't give a fuck about. Why do we have to fall in love? Why do we have to get so attached to someone? Because in the end, people always leave. Nobody ever stays. I fucking hate myself for what I did to Ayla, but I hate myself even more for letting her completely in and letting myself be vulnerable and love her. I let her in and her flipped my world upside down. She splashed color in my life, she lit the flame in me, she healed me, all the while I was ruining her.
I hold Ayla's hand tighter. "Ayla, you have to remember that this was before I got to know you, the real you." I can't bare to look her in the eyes so I stare at her nose.
"Tell me." Her voice comes out as a whisper.
I let out a long sigh. "Y- you know how much I hated Scott, right? Well, when he joined the team, I wanted to do everything in my power to make him quit. The bastard was a lot tougher than I imagined, so I came up with a plan... You." I pause and finally look into Ayla's eyes. Her eyes are red and her bottom lip is quivering. I open my mouth but close it. I can't do this to her.
"Go on." Grey encouraged and I can literally hear the fucking smile in his voice.
"At first, I came up with a small idea. To really mess with Scott. I-"
"What was the idea?" Ayla asks.
"I was just going to get friendly with you. Hangout with you, talk to you, but... then my idea got bumped up a few notches. Me, the boys, Hazyl and Ember, we all chipped in and came up with a new plan then... they put money down. I had to be in a full relationship with you." The words get lodged in my throat. The bile in my throat feels so big it might fucking choke me. At this point, Ayla has a full steam of tears pouring down her face. "O- Once I completed that, the bet changed..."
