Chapter 8

The next few days passed away quickly. Finally, it’s Friday. School has been great so far. My friends are cool and they like me, we have fun. Noah and I have become best friends. I know it’s too soon to say but, it’s true. We understand each other so well, it’s unreal. Today is the day of the clash for quarter finals but, people are more excited about the after match party at Noah’s place.

Rachel, Amber and I went for shopping yesterday. I bought a cute black dress. It has a v-neck with short sleeves and has a red color belt around the waist. I am so excited to wear that dress today. Rachel and Amber made me buy red color pumps. They are gorgeous no doubt but, I never wear high heels. They are uncomfortable.

I reached my locker and was stuffing it with books, when a hand went around my shoulder. It was Noah. I could tell by the tingles. He smelled so good. I looked up at him and smiled. He was tall around 6 feet 2 inches and I was just 5 foot 4. He was looking at me with a small smile on his face. I closed my locker door and turned around.

“Are you coming for the game?” He asked nervously. I smiled. He was nervous about the game. The team they were playing against was strong and was undefeated.

“I am coming. You have asked me this like for the 100th time.” I said smiling at him. He let out a sigh of relief. He had asked me to this game already four times today.

He ran his hand through his hair. “ Ya I know.” He said looking away from me uncomfortably. Why is he so stressed? He is good player. He trains really hard and is the captain of the school team.

“Don’t worry you are going to do well. Just relax.” I said easily. “You are really good. The team has trained well. You guys will surely win.” I said honestly. He relaxed a little but was still rubbing the back of his neck which meant he was still nervous.

He looked at me intently. I got trapped in his beautiful blue eyes. “You think so?” he asked quietly bringing me back to reality.

“I know so.” I said smiling at him. That sounded kind of cheesy but it was true. I believed in him, little more than necessary. I had known him just for two weeks. But, I couldn’t just help myself when it came to him.

He nodded and smiled. “Will you wear my number?” he asked. What number? Oh the jersey with his number on it but, isn’t it suppose to be a girlfriend job.

“You want me wear it? Aren’t girlfriends supposed to wear them?” I asked quietly crossing my arms over my chest looking at him.

“Yeah it is but, I don’t have a girlfriend. Beside, it’s more like the number one fan. You could be my number 1 fan. Please.” He said looking at me pleadingly. He was making a puppy dog face. He looked so cute, I couldn’t say no.

I smiled when he didn’t give up. He was looking at me with that face, waiting for me to agree. Let him wait. “Ok fine I will wear it. Now you can stop.” I said laughing at his expression.

He composed himself and smiled. “No one can resist my charm.” He said winking at me. He had to say something like this, typical Noah.

“You never give up huh?” I asked smirking at him. He just shook his head. He was looking at me amused. I know he is not used to being shot down. So, I do it all the time just to tease him, its fun. He hates losing and gets all competitive.

“You know me. Now let’s go I will give you my number, it’s in the changing room.” He said taking my hand and pulling me towards the changing room. Wait, it’s a boy changing room am I allowed? Of course not it’s for boys are you stupid.

We entered the room. There were many guys walking round shirtless, towels around their waist. They all looked at me shocked. Noah was still tugging me along. Is he crazy? I looked down, my cheeks were heating up. The guys were smirking at me and Noah. Those guys were hot but, I didn’t dare look up.

We stopped and Noah removed a jersey from his locker handing it to me. I took it and looked at it. It was huge and was sleeveless. I will just put it on the top I am already wearing. It is a spaghetti type so, it will look alright. Noah was looking at me. I just pulled it over my head, it was very loose. I could fit in it twice.

Noah was still looking at me with the same expression. “Should I wear just wear this?” I asked pulling the front of his jersey. I could change in the washroom or something.

He looked at me with a pained expression. He shook his head. “Err…No that’s not necessary. You look good.” He said and gulped loudly. Ok weird. He had that same expression when he was at my pace for dinner this week. I don’t understand what it means.

“Ok will see you later. Best of luck. I know you will do well.” I said and turned around walking out of the room. Someone just slapped my ass. I jumped a mile up in the air and turned around to see a guy smirking at me and looking over my body.

“What the hell? Don’t touch me.” I shouted angrily but he didn’t even flinch. Such an arrogant asshole. He had short hair and black eyes.  He stare was making me uncomfortable. He was taking small steps towards me. With each step he took, I went one step behind.

He was really freaking me out. I stopped when I reached the wall. I couldn’t move away any more. There was no one around. The changing room is divided into two parts. This part has only a few benches and the one inside has showers and lockers. Everyone is inside. Maybe I should shout somebody will come out right?

He was so near. He kept his hands on either side trapping me there. I tried to move but he pinned me to the wall. Oh my god! He is going to kiss me. Please someone help. I screamed loudly but no one came out. Shit! Now what? Please help me. I was so scared I could barely breathe.

Suddenly he was pulled off me. There was a noise and I opened my eyes. That guy was on the floor holding his stomach. He was grunting in pain. Noah was glaring at him murderously angry. He needs to stop I didn’t want him getting into trouble because of me.

That guy got up and Noah moved towards him. No way. “Noah stop, please.” I said slowly tears were running down my face. Noah’s expression softened when he looked at me. He came to me and wrapped his arms around me pulling me to his chest tightly. I relaxed as soon as he touched me. He was holding me so tightly.

I felt safe now, I didn’t ever want to let go of him. After I calmed down I locked up at him. He was still holding me. I looked at the wet patch on his t-shirt. How pathetic of me. I cried all over him and ruined his t-shirt. I bet he thinks I am a wimp now.

“I am sorry I cried all over you. I even ruined your t-shirt.” I said apologetically looking at the wet patch on his t-shirt. He didn’t take his eyes away from me.

“That’s alright. I have other t-shirts. You okay?” He asked watching me intently. Few guys had come out and were watching us. Noah was looking into my eyes like he could pull out an answer from them.

I nodded and smiled a little.” I am ok. You should go, the game is about to start.” I said. I was still a little scared a little. But I didn’t want Noah to worry about me. The game was important to him. I didn’t want to be the reason for him being late or anything. The guys who were watching us had left.

He nodded looking at me sadly. “Okay. Sit somewhere where I can see you alright? I will need it to calm myself. I lose my temper pretty quickly.” He said smiling at me.

I nodded. He bent down and kissed my cheek sending shockwaves through my body. He was still worried. I squeezed his hand reassuringly. I left the room. Thankfully, I saw Rachel just outside. She looked at me with wide eyes. Because I looked like mess or because I was wearing Noah’s number.

“What happened to you? Were you crying?” She asked worriedly. I nodded and told her everything what had happened. She looked at me apologetically and led me to the washroom. I washed my face with cold water. I felt better.

“Who was he?” Rachel asked when we were walking towards the gym. I frowned I didn’t know him. I gave her the details. Her eyes went wide again.

She gasped. “It was Cole. He matches your description. Stay away from him. He is the biggest in the town pervert and an asshole.” She said warningly.

We made our way in the gym. I sat in the 2nd row behind the players. I, Amber and Rosie were going to go to Rachel’s place to get ready for the party. We had left all our shopping bags there yesterday itself. From there we were going to go to Noah’s place for the party. Mostly I was going to stay over at Rachel’s. She lived closet to Noah.

The players entered and the crowd cheered for them. Noah looked at me a little worried. Jeez he should relax I am fine. I smiled back at him and he visibly relaxed a little. I was watching the game. I didn’t understand a thing. I kept looking at Noah. He looked sexy as hell. He was moving so gracefully.

I couldn’t take my eyes off him for the whole time. When the crowd cheered loudly, I came back to my senses. Amber hugged me. “We won.” She squealed. We won wow! I Looked at Noah, he was grinning from ear to ear. He looked at me the same time I did. He winked and smiled at me. He was so happy; I felt my heart skip a beat.

I was waiting near the car with Rachel. Amber and Rosie were in the washroom and they were taking forever. I saw Noah walking towards us. He looked hot in his dark blue jeans and white t-shirt. I was checking him out when Rachel cleared her throat.

“Hi. I will leave you guys alone.” She said walking away from us smirking.

Noah moved closer and hugged me lifting me off my feet. He was spinning me around in little circles. I was too shocked to say anything. Whenever he was so close to me, I could not think of anything else except him. He put me down.

“You are lucky for me. I was not having a good season but, you believed in me. Thank you so much.” He said taking my hand and intertwining are fingers. I knew he meant it I could tell by the sincerity of his words.

I smiled. “Don’t thank me. You played well. I am so proud of you.” I said squeezing his hand gently so he knew I meant it. He deserved this, he was very talented.

I looked away to see the girls watching us and grinning. Noah was looking at me with such an intensity that I looked away feeling a little uneasy by his gaze. He finally let go of our intertwined hands. I said bye and we made our way to Rachel’s place to get ready.

We were so excited about this party. These parties were supposed to be awesome. The things the girls were telling me were making me more and more excited. Amber added a few curls to my hair and Rosie did my make-up while, Rachel sat on her bed giving them instructions. I got up and looked into the mirror. I looked amazing.

I gasped. I looked beautiful. The dress was clinging to my body perfectly. It was not very short, it reached till my mid-thigh. My straight hair was curled at the ends and fell beautifully around my face. Rosie had used her red lip-gloss on me and some eye shadow. I barely recognized myself. I never dressed up this much.

“Come on put on your pumps.” Amber instructed handing me the bag. I removed them out of the box. They were so pretty. But, will I be able to walk in them? I don’t want to fall and make a fool out of myself. I put on the red pumps and stood up feeling a little unsteady on my feet. After a while, it didn’t bother me.

When we all were dressed we left. All the way I couldn’t sit still. I was literally bouncing in my seat. I hope I am not overdressed. I looked good today at least I thought so. I was going to have fun today and enjoy myself with my friends. Finally we reached Noah’s house. I took a couple of deep breaths and walked towards the door.

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