Title: Life as We Know It
P O V Peyton
"So what time shall we head to the country club tomorrow?" Brooke squealed hugging me as she stripped out of her sweat soaked cheer top throwing it into her duffel bag in her locker. Squeals all around the locker room had all of us excited. Even I was happy miracles do happen "I can't believe we won!" Bevin's excited voice echoed in our ears. High fiving Ashley who turned to Brooke who had stripped down to her underwear now. "So team captain where are you taking us all to dinner?" Every team member started calling out suggestions. "Franks! Chinese! Japaneses! Lorenzo's!" I shot Gage a look seriously Lorenzo's cost like 100 a plate I know Brooke is rich but that was rude, especially since it got everyone craving it. "Don't argue guys pick one place that won't get me in finical trouble I have to pee badly"
Coming back I could see something was wrong beside just the team arguing over where to go for the dinner she had promised them. Nudging her I asked her softly "You okay sweetie?" Looking down she took off her panties also covered in so much sweat they acutely made a loud sound as she dropped them to the floor. Gross "Tell me what's going on?" "Tell me the truth P. Sawyer?" "Always" "How much did I suck at this?" Shock filled my body for the second time in a day it's amazing how one word one look one person can cause a tidal wave of emotions. I can never get over how little Brooke thinks of herself. She projects this confident sexy bad ass bitch to everyone else. Yet inside she thinks she's worthless untalented unlovable it breaks my heart.
Grabbing her shoulders I turned her around staring into her eyes "Brooke are you serious? One more look at her face told me she was in fact very serious and very worried. She was shaking badly I pulled her to me. "Look at me" "Peyton dance means the world to me I have to get this scholarship, I know I stumbled out of that back flip" "It was one stumble Brooke I barely saw it I highly doubt anyone else saw it" "You were phenomenal sweetheart" "Are you being serious P are you just playin'?" "Baby I wouldn't play I know how important this is to you" She grinned throwing her arms around me laughing I kissed her forehead which is when I noticed how warm she was again and it wasn't just from the intensity of the routine or the night.
The warm spray of the shower relaxed us both as I held her in my arms a lot of people might find this strange two teenage girls showering together but Brooke and I have always been extremely close. Were comfortable with each other we pee in front of each other, sleep in the same bed change and shower with each other it's been that way for years. She rested her head on my shoulder as I soaped up her feverish body I felt her starting to unwind.
"Brooke where did these bruises come from?" they were deep purple star shaped all over her body. Her body suddenly went slack in my arms. "BROOKE!" My screams echoed inside the shower walls as her body slipped from my arms hitting the floor.