Without You

Part 16 "Just trust me"

*LUKE'S POV*

I walk through the school doors on Monday morning, and head straight to the gym. I turn West in and I may actually miss him.

After turning him in I go towards the cafeteria. The guys were meeting up with the new kids on the team again today.

I opened the doors to the cafeteria and the new guys' eyes widened.

I walk up to a table where Eli and Ryan are sitting, pull out a chair, and take a seat.

Today is when the underclassmen hey assigned with an upperclassman, one of the most annoying traditions I have to deal with.

"All right let's get started," I clap once. I take out the paper with the names of all the underclassmen and who they're paired with.

I call out the names and the one kid I was okay about being paired with me was paired with Liam.

Eli was paired with a short kid named David, Ryan was paired with a guy named Terrell and to be honest, Terrell seemed like a jackass.

Glad he isn't paired with me.

Jayden's partner was a very red head kid named Connor and Jackson was paired with an Andre.

I looked at the bottom of the page and I see my name and the name "Garrett Scott" across from me.

Not this kid.

"Who am I with?" His nasally voice asks when I fold up the paper, not mentioning he's with me.

"You're not on the list," I grumble.

"Well let me just take a look at that," Eli snatches the paper from the table before I can grab it.

"Garrett, it looks like you're with the captain!" Eli smiles and I sigh. The guys beside me snicker and I turn and give them a glare, making them stop. Well everyone except Eli. He still sounds like a hyena.

The thing is, Garrett is just the full package. He's really cocky, just like his brother Terrell. He's also really weird. During our practice, I find him doing the weirdest shit. For example, I walked into the younger guys' changing rooms to see if anyone left anything, and I saw Garrett sitting there, eating a Snickers bar, staring at the white wall, and humming the happy birthday song.

I told the guys about him and they each told there stories about him.

He's just weird.

"Okay," Garrett chuckles and comes to sit on the table right beside me.

Who does he think he is?

I raise my head up and glare at him. I can also hear Eli started to choke from holding in a laugh.

"Get your ass off the table, and away from me," I sneer. He jumps off the table quickly and stands behind me.

Eli can't control himself and his ugly laughter causes the others to laugh too.

I look back down at my phone and I feel a presence over my shoulder. I whip my head around see Garrett looking down over my shoulder, at my phone.

Is this guy for real?

I stand up quickly from my chair and I start walking to class. He follows me.

This day is going to suck.

"Shouldn't I be carrying something?" He asks.

Like I would want his crusty ass touching my stuff.

"No," I grunt.

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We walk into English and I make my way to my seat behind Aubrey. Garrett looks around for a seat, standing beside my chair awkwardly.