Snapshot by KB. Row

Author:KB. Row [Row, KB.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KB. Row
Published: 2024-05-10T00:00:00+00:00

26

Reese

I remember the first time I ever got jealous of Winnie’s attention being on someone other than me. Elijah was having his fourteenth birthday at their house like he did most years. It was a pool party. His mom always went over the top for parties, and looking back now, it’s not that there was a lot of expensive shit, but I remember there being so much food. Mr. Lewis would make their cake, even though his wife is a professional baker—it was always their thing. I even got a cake on my birthday when it rolled around.

A bunch of us were in the above-ground pool, and a game of chicken broke out. It was one of those rectangle ones, so it was big enough for the twenty or so people who were there. A random girl from our grade was on my shoulders, and I remember being in the middle of playing when I saw Ryan Thompson swim up to Winnie. I couldn’t hear him, but whatever he was saying was making her smile, and it irked me. I didn’t understand what the deal was or why I was so pissed when she climbed onto his shoulders, but looking back now, I was jealous. I think in my head, I’ve always known Winnie was mine. The meaning shifted over the years, but I’ve never enjoyed when I wasn’t the one making her smile.

The same can still be said today as her teacher grins and she giggles into her hand. If you didn’t know their dynamic, you would probably think they were together, but they’re not. And apparently, rules don’t mean shit now because I’m pretty sure he shouldn’t be standing so close to her. If that’s not in the rulebook, it should be.

“Who’s the suit?” Gavin stops next to me.

I answer with a tight jaw, and his eyebrows inch up his forehead.

“He’s a little close for being her teacher, nah?”

It’s worse knowing he notices it too.

I’m across the ice from her, but I knew when she walked in. I could feel her in the building. What I didn’t expect to see with her carrying her camera shit was this prick.

“Yes.”

He claps my back before skating away. “Good luck with that one, bro.”

I don’t need luck; I need Winnie.

Knowing the issue between us, I know I can save it; I just need to get her away from Mr. Flirt. I don’t care about spilling everything in front of him, but I doubt Winnie wants her teacher in her business.

“Larson,” Coach booms.

Winnie and whatever the fuck his name is look toward the ice. We meet eyes for the first time, and she stiffens. I continue staring at her until she looks away; then I drift my eyes to the teacher and narrow them. He looks unbothered, and that pisses me off more.

Unwillingly, I skate over to the team but keep Winnie in my sight.

“Alright,” Coach snaps. “It’s obvious you guys have noticed the pu—girl in the rink. She is here in hopes to make you sorry saps look good.

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