Devilishly Damaged by Abigail Cole

Author:Abigail Cole [Cole, Abigail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-05T16:00:00+00:00

Meg

Slamming my textbook closed in frustration, I glance at my phone for the hundredth to find it’s still blank. Wyatt has been so hot and cold with me; I can’t keep up. But one thing is for sure, I need to come clean to Avery. I’ve never been big on sharing my problems until they’ve been resolved, something that’s been ingrained into me from having a therapist for a mother. Every time I tried to speak to her growing up, she’d psychoanalyze me and I’d be in a child counsellor’s office the next day. Besides, Avery has needed me to be a listener over the years, not someone who adds to her mountain of stress. However, the guilt of the secret I’ve been keeping is starting to affect me more every day. I’m not sleeping properly and I’m avoiding entering her house if possible.

Quickly writing out a text to Aves and hitting send before I can chicken out, I stuff my phone into my back pocket. I have a free period after lunch that I should use to work on my finals, but I wouldn’t be able to concentrate anyway. My phone pings with an immediate response, no doubt from Avery telling me to come over whenever I can. Exhaling deeply, I stand from my desk and sling my gym bag’s strap onto my shoulder before heading towards the gymnasium’s changing room. Just one game of lacrosse and then I can free myself of this guilt, and probably get my heart broken in the process.

By the time I’ve changed and emerged onto the field, the rest of my team are already stretching out on the grass, impatiently waiting for me to arrive. Picking up a helmet and field stick from the side bench, I jog over to join them. Today is our monthly boys vs girls game, so the rules we play by are slightly altered to suit us all. For this reason, we all have to wear protective headgear and mouth guards which is supposed to keep the girls safer, but so far the only injuries sustained have been from the opposite team. Using my foot to kick up my field stick and catching it in my hand, I hear the jeers and heckles from the boy’s team arriving behind me.

After stretching and donning their protective gear too, we touch sticks in respect and our game begins. A player I’ve come to know as Landon winks at me before scampering away to defend his goal. I scoff, hating that he always tries to make our games sexual and move towards the edge of the pitch. Jenny stands in the centre to face off with a guy who is 6-ft tall like her, both scuffling for the ball once our coach blows his whistle.

Unfortunately, the guys manage to get it first and my team begin to run towards our goal to defend it. The player launches the ball which our goalie manages to save with her shin and Angelica scoops it up.

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