Chapter 10 : Never Good Enough
In class, JT noticed that Toby was looking spaced out. He decided to talk to him and try and convince him not to wrestle.
Toby sat there in the locker room. He felt so dizzy, he could hardly stand up. But he had to do this. He couldn't back down. He had to win.
Just then, JT walked in, looking worried.
"Hey" JT greeted, looking at Toby. He looked exhausted. He was in no shape to wrestle. He needed to eat.
"Toby, you look awful. I caught you yacking." Toby looked up, and JT saw worry and regret in his eyes. Would he try and lie again?
"That was Sheila sauce." Another lie.
"That was you." JT said. No more lies.
Toby sadly smiled. He had been caught. Now JT was probably going to break up with him.
"Ash and I are worried, baby." JT stated. Toby felt his heart leap at the word baby. So he still wanted to stay with him. Toby felt relieved at that for a second, but then realized what he had just said.
"You've been talking to her behind my back?" Toby stood up in anger and started to walk towards the door to the gym. JT stood up too. He can't go out there.
"Toby, don't wrestle!" JT yelled in desperation.
"WHAT?" Toby yelled back in anger.
"Don't wrestle." JT said this time more calmly.
"There's a whole gym of people waiting for me, ME! And I'm gonna go out there and I'm gonna win!" Toby said. He sounded hysterical.
"Toby, baby, please! Listen to me, you're p-" JT started, but was interrupted yet again, this time by the coach telling him to come on. Was everyone going to stop him from telling Toby how he really feels?
Toby looked at JT one last time before walking into the gym. JT pinched the bridge of his nose in stress. Hopefully nothing bad will happen...
...
JT watched from the bleachers as Toby stood on the bleachers. They made eye contact, and JT shot him a look that said "please don't" but also "good luck" at the same time. Soon, they called Toby up the the mat.
Toby got up, and he still felt so dizzy. But he had to do this. He had too.
But he couldn't even tackle the guy once before he fell to the ground. He had fainted from lack of food.
JT and Ashley got up and ran to where he had passed out.
"Toby, wake up baby." JT said. He felt so guilty. Maybe if he had told Toby that he was perfect, or that he loved him, maybe this wouldn't have happened. Ashley must've seen what was happening, because she placed a supportive hand on JTs shoulder.
"It's not your fault, he'll be okay."