100 Challenges
26 - Teammates
By: Lily Handle
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Author's Note: So my mom didn't pick this number, but when I saw the prompt this is what popped into my head. I wrote it down in a moment of what some people would called inspiration. I call it "my muse is beating me with a stick". So, here's some lovely Jott for you readers!
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We're just teammates. He tells himself this everyday. Just teammates, though he often wonders what it would be like if they were something more. It's not a bad life, when he really thinks about it. Already they have all the building blocks of a relationship. They both go to the same school, live in the same house and see each other all the time. They're already really good friends, and he can't even count the number of times they've saved each other's lives. What's one more step?
That one more step is right at the edge of the cliff. He knows that if he crosses that line he'll never be able to cross back. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knows she's it for him. But if he crosses that line, they'll never be just teammates ever again. And then he wonders about what would happen if things went wrong. How could they live together after something like that? How would he handle the heart ache? It would tear him apart if she walked away.
"Hey Scott," He looks up and meets her smiling eyes, "Studying for that big physics test huh?"
"Yeah," He manages and makes room for her to sit next to him, "You've already finished?"
"Mmm hmm, I thought you might like some help with it," She says, leaning in close to him. Close enough that her hair brushes his shoulder. We're just teammates. Just teammates.
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Author's Note: Next will be my mom's choice, I swear! Please read and review.