Black Leather Jackets: College Bound

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Tonis POV

Lexis been off all week and even in this game.

"Alexis can you please throw the ball?"

"I'm trying,"

"Mom it isn't her fault, they're destroying her on the field," TJ says

"What do you mean,"

"They're calling her fat, a whore, a slut, homophobic slurs, all of it," he sighs "and the refs won't stop it,"

I nod and let them go.

"Reggie come here,"

"What?"

"I'm giving Lex the option to sit out the half,"

"What? Why?"

"They're really hurting her reg, she just got home and hasn't really talked about what happened,"

"Yeah yeah, put.. AJ in?"

"AJ or LJ, whoever wants it,"

I call Lexi to the hall and ask her if she wants to sit.

"I'm fine mom, just let me play," she says

"Lex.."

"MOM I JUST WANT TO PLAY," she yells "I CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE, I CANT BREATHE WITHOUG BEING SCARED BUG I WANNA PLAY IS THAT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND,"

Her voice quivers and tears stream down her face.

"I'm pulling you if they keep doing it,"

She walks off in the direction of the field and Reg looks at me.

"Looks like she's playing," I shrug

"Is she okay Toni?"

"I don't know Reggie,"

We play the game and win.

Lex doesn't even celebrate.

Just walks to the changeroom and ignores people trying to talk to her.

"Lexi, can we talk?"

"We won mom. Nothing to talk about,"

"Lex.. you don't even look happy,"

"It's states mom, not that big of a deal,"

"Alexis,"

"I'm here to throw a ball and win games," she sighs "I did that, are we done?"

"I'm not talking to you as a coach, I'm talking to you as a mother,"

"Still,"

"Lexi. Please."

"Mom. No."

She gets up and leaves

I follow her and Cher catches up with us.

"Hudson is waiting at the fields,"

"I don't care," she says "can we just go home?"

"Yeah, of course," Cher shrugs

We get home and Lex goes right up to her room.

"What are we going to do about her? She was happy for like.. 4 hours when she got home, now she's cold and sad," I say

"It's hard on her to hear the things she's hearing Tones, we have to be patient,"

We go upstairs and Lexi has put her hand through the wall.

"Alexis," I say "what's wrong?"

"WHY WOULD YOU EVEN FUCKING CARE?" She yells crying "YOU NEVER EVEN WANTED ME YOU DIDNT EVEN WANT ME,"