If You Only Knew //e.g.d

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*Monday*

Ethan's POV
Football recently has been really intense. With practice three days a week and a game every Friday, it's hard for me to keep up with my school work. My mom told me that today I have to do something about my grades. For whatever reason, Grayson was passing all his classes. Anyway, today should be interesting.

Through out the day I went through all my classes and fixed my grades, which wasn't hard. But sixth period I was most worried about. I'm failing math HARD.

"Mr. Dolan." The teacher waved me over to her desk and handed me my test. I took one look at it and my eyes widened.

"Mr. Dolan, 48%? What's going on?"

"I'm sorry, I just... football is really time consuming and I'm not doing so well in other classes either." I said, rocking on my heels.

"We'll have to do something about this... Ms. Gonzalez?" She called. I turned around to see Vanessa look up from her book, then get up and head in our direction.

"Yes ma'am?" She said politely.

"Congratulations, you got a 97% on the most recent test, well done."

"Thank you!"

"Mr. Dolan here could use some help." The teacher said. Vanessa gave me a confused look.

"You mean like a tutor?" She questioned.

"Maybe just for two weeks? Until the next test?" The teacher offered.

"Does that work for you Mr. Dolan?"

"I mean, I guess."

"You Ms. Gonzalez?"

Vanessa nodded her head and she dismissed us.

*****

"Hey." I said awkwardly as Vanessa walked away from her locker.

"Hey." She said as we walked side by side down the hallway.

"About the tutoring, I'm free Tuesdays and Thursdays."

"Cool, that works for me-" she was gonna say something else when she was shoved into the row of lockers next to her and Will swung his arm around my neck.

"Hey, ready for practice?" He said calmly as if he didn't just shove his sister.

"I was trying to talk to Vanessa!" I shouted.

"Ahh, she following you again? I'll tell her." Before I could stop him he had turned back to Vanessa who had a hand on the side of her head.

"Yo, Nessa! Dolan here is waaay out of your league!" I chased him down and tried to stop him.

"Hey hey, Will!" I called, but he just ignored me. I caught up to him just in time to see him get up in Vanessa's face and say, "You'll never have a boyfriend, or a life, so just get used to it!"

"Chill bro!" I said as I yanked him away from her roughly. He scowled at me and shoved me backwards. The hallways went silent as everyone turned to watch us.

"Get your hands off of me!" Will shouted. I stumbled a little and backed into Grayson who just so happened to be there.

"What's going on?" Gray asked as I caught my balance.

"Tell Ethan to mind his business!" Will shouted. He shoved past me, knocking my shoulder on purpose.

"You alright?" Gray asked.

"I'm good."

"I'm sorry about my brother." Vanessa walked over to me.

"It's alright. You don't deserve to be treated that way." I said. She smiled and thanked me.

"Well, see you tomorrow Ethan." She waved a little and then walked away.

"What was all that about?" Grayson seemed confused.

"I'll explain later." We both headed down to the football field.

*****

Practice was brutal. Will wouldn't pass to me or block me at all. I kept getting trampled, and the rest of the team caught on. After practice in the locker room, Will actually confronted me. Maybe he does have a soft side.

"Yo? What's your deal?" He asked. He wasn't so sincere.

"Why'd you shove your sister?" Was my response.

"It's just brotherly love!" He chuckled. "You're saying you don't shove Grayson?"

"I mean, ya, but-"

"See? It's cool!" He smiled. "Let's forget this ever happened." He patted my chest and walked out of the locker room with the rest of the team following him. Grayson watched me and I just stood there.

What... the hell?

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