We don't want to tell our dreams,
We want to show them.
~ CR7 ✨

"A minute left until the end of the match... there's no way Westville High can beat Bayside now." Kyle smugly remarked. And in all honesty? I totally agreed.

We'd made Westville High run around, begging for the ball. We had them at their knees, and everything belonged to us. You could see on their faces that they just wanted mercy.

After I'd assisted Jayden with his own goal, I jumped on his back again and we both dabbed. And then I did another L in front of James. He wanted to play in the past? I was going to give it to him, but do it in the most Alexis way I could dream of.

I did it with Austin on my back.

To be fair, he was the lightest in the group. What on Earth did he eat? Carrots? I had no idea, but I wasn't complaining. I ran a whole victory lap with Austin on my back.

An ear piercing whistle rejoiced through the 'pitch' - if that's what you could call it - and I dropped like a fish onto the ground. That was by far the most intense match I had played in my entire life. But it was definitely the most entertaining match I'd played too.

The roar of the crowd was deafening, but even more dangerously silent was my heartbeat, racing in my chest. It felt like it was going to explode out of my chest, and it was the best feeling ever.

A figure hovered over me, and I opened my tightly bound eyes. "Come on." He gestured me to take it and a mischievous smile took my features. I took his hand and then pulled myself up.

"Alexis Cassidy Baxter!" He shouted lifting my hand up too. Euphoria exploded at the pits of my stomach and I had never been happier. It had been a longtime since I'd felt anything close to this feeling, and a few tears fell out of my eyes.

Kissing Jayden's cheek, he laughed and hugged me, wiping my few stray tears away. "You were fucking awesome." I embraced him tightly, and he chuckled softly, returning my small gesture.

My eyes caught Andy, however. I decided to show some true sportsmanship and walked my way over to him. Helping him up, I turned my head away.

"You hurt me." I mumbled softly, raw pain dripping out of my mouth.
"I know." He replied. "And quite frankly, I don't really care about that now."

I laughed hoarsely. I did care, though. Too bad he didn't. He was, all in all, my best friend. But I guess that was all in the past now.

I began to walk away, before he shouted; "you have no idea how much has happened since... you know." I turned around to answer him, until I saw a girl in a woolly, knitted mahogany sweater and a black skirt, accompanied by black knee high boots to reflect the crisp winter - that wasn't as cold as Britain's summer might I add - of January.

She hugged his arm, before placing a kiss on his lips. James had a... girlfriend?

I'm pretty sure the hurt was evident on my face. He said I'd be the first to know; the first to know about his crush; the first to know about his life; first to know about everything. But I missed it.

I missed my best friend having his first crush, asking her out on a date and then to be his girlfriend. I missed seeing him become the captain of his football team and then leading them to victory - well not this match anyways. I missed it. And I missed him.

After a few moments passed, James smiled at his, well, girl as he broke the kiss. He pulled her closer and then looked at me. He must've seen the sadness in my eyes.

"So I missed it all, eh? Missed you asking her out and everything, didn't I?" I laughed meekly, looking at my shuffling Nike mercurials I was wearing, courtesy of Jayden.

James remained silent, biting his lip. "I doubt you recognised me." He finally responded. "It was when I told you about the L you remembered."

"Oh really," I was about to make an advance until I felt four arms holding me back. "Let me at him!"

"Alexis, cal the eff down?" Austin asked me and I stopped pulling against their force. I took a few deep breaths, somewhat calming me down.

"How could I forget the one person I held closest? Closer than my brother? Closer than anyone I ever knew? I could recognise those eyes anywhere." I responded, ashamed.

Yes, I was ashamed to remember a person like him. But then again, he's changed hasn't he?

"I didn't mean -" James stared and I turned around, cutting him off.
"Save our breath, you're right. You don't need to tell me anything. We weren't what I thought we were I guess."

I started walking, Jayden and Austin confused. I suddenly turned around, looking at the girl. "You know,..." I waited for her to reply with her name.

"Autumn."

"You know, Autumn? You're really lucky - he has a good heart." I smiled at her, before storming off the pitch.

Was I jealous of Autumn? In some ways, I guess I was. I mean, not the fact that she was dating him or anything, but the fact that she was close with him. He had a bond with her.

And once upon a time, I remember having a great brotherly bound with him. He was literally my partner in crime. And now, well... It would be safe to say we weren't exactly on even terms.

Slouching off the pitch, I went straight to Jayden and I's room. I didn't even give coach a second glance. I just needed a small time away from them.

Laying on my bed, not having changed out of my kit, I stared at the ceiling, or in my case, the bottom of the upper bunk.

I couldn't even bring myself to be that mad at him. He wasn't bound to telling me everything that was going on in his life, but it hurt as much coming from other people. And I thought, being friends and all, he'd have trusted me.

I let out a bitter laugh. Oh how wrong was I.

A soft knock echoed through the room, and it was Jayden - I could tell.

"I just came to grab my clothes. You want me to stay with you?" He asked me and I shook my head, avoiding his eyes. I'd managed to keep my tears at bay, but I knew when I looked at Jayden they'd fall like a rainfall.

He was able to crack me. And I was scared of that.

"Okay." Came an even quieter reply. That quietness of the reply startled me and I looked over at Jayden. I saw him taking his clothes out, the mirror reflecting his downcast eyes.

They looked sad. But why? We won the game, we beat their asses by a mile and a half. Why was he down?

My stomach knotted and I disregarded my own feelings for a while. Maybe I needed another head clearance. Or maybe, I just needed to let it all out. For once.

"Jayden, do you have time?" I asked him and he turned around, looking at my now standing figure. I promised myself I'd eventually tell him. I guess this was the time to tell him everything. It felt right.

"Of course. I mean, it's just homework we have to do here anyways, and we finished it a long time ago." He replied, smiling his dazzling smile my way.

"Great. I think I'm ready..." I told him and he looked at me for a few seconds, in plain confusion.
"Oh, right." He whispered and I burst out laughing, his eyes widening. Soon enough, he was laughing a long with me.

I just hoped after this, he wouldn't see me differently.

A/N
Oh Lord it's been so long since I updated 😂😂 sorry about that. You know what sucks tho, I'm actually still ill. Coming from like 20 degrees to 6 took a toll on me.

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