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Leia's POV:
I'm going to tell John that I like him. But first, I need to find him. I see Cole and Marina sitting under a tree eating their lunch. They are so cute together! I wish Marina would just tell Cole that she likes him. She's had a crush on him for years but won't tell him. She thinks that a jock like him would never like a nerdy girl like herself. I think that's insane, but I guess I'm not the role model for being open about who I like. Yet. I go over to Marina and Cole to see if they know were John is.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I'm looking for John. Have either of you seen him?' I ask.
"Let's see," Cole says, "It's Thursday so they should be in the gym playing basketball."
"Thanks." I say jogging over to the gym. I'm so nervous. What if he only sees me as a friend? What if I'm about to mess up our friendship? I shake my head to get rid of these thoughts. This is something I need to do. I walk into the gym and see John and Stan playing basketball.
Johns POV:
Its lunch time and I'm in the gym shooting hoops with Stanley. We usually have Cole with us, but he's having lunch with Marina today. He's crazy about her but refuses to talk to her about it because he doesn't want to find out that she doesn't like him. I try to tell him that she would be crazy not to, but does he believe me? No. Maybe he'll work up the nerve to talk to him today at lunch. If he doesn't, I might need to ask Leia to find out if Marian likes Cole. Those two tell each other everything. It seems like they get along with the new girl Ella well. She's fitting in well here. Maybe she could give Rich some pointers. He is such an easy target. I guess I have to start teaching him how to stand up for himself. I'll also have to start building up him muscle. I'm making a workout plan in my head when Leia walks in.
"We need to talk." She says.
"Ok, talk." I really don't want to talk right now, but she won't say anything to important in front of Stanley.
"Alone." She says, glancing at Stan. He looks at us, sighs, and then walks out of the gym.
"Thanks a lot" I think.
"John, I want to talk about Bryce." My heart stops. What does she know?
"I have to go." I say. She grabs my arm as I turn to the door and spins me around.
"I like you a lot. It's the main reason I broke it off with Bryce. Yes, I saw him with Kim, but I was going to dump him either way. The Kim thing was just a convenient excuse."
Crap. If Bryce finds out about this, I'm dead. I just stare at Leia. What can I say? I like you too but your ex boyfriend already wants me dead and this will just give him another reason to kill me?
LEIA'S POV:
"We need to talk." I say.
"Ok, talk." He looks a little nervous.
"Alone." I say, staring at Stan. He looks at us, sighs, and then walks out of the gym. Good. I can tell John I like him without Stanley laughing in the background.
"John, I want to talk about Bryce." I say. I put my hands in my pockets so he won't see them shaking.
"I have to go." He says, turning around. He's an awful liar. I grab his arm to stop him. It's now or never.
"I like you a lot. It's the main reason I broke it off with Bryce. Yes, I saw him with Kim, but I was going to dump him either way. The Kim thing was just a convenient excuse." Wow. I can't believe I just said that.
I see the color drain from his face. Then he runs out of the gym. What have I done?
JOHN'S POV:
I run out of the gym. I know that I should have done something or said something, but I couldn't. I ran like a coward. I keep running until I get to the track. I start doing laps. No thinking, just running. I've always love running. It was the first sport I ever got into. Whenever I feel mad or stressed or confused, I run. When I run it's just me. I don't have to think about anything, just right foot left foot, right foot left foot. The bell signaling the end of lunch I my next class is chemistry. Leia sits across from me so I purposely arrive late so that I don't have to talk to her. We avoid eye contact with each other. I feel awful about running away. She probably thinks I don't like her at all now. I think I just messed up our whole friendship, but I had to. If Bryce found out he would destroy me. And hurt Leia. If I have to never talk to her again I will if it keeps her safe. She hates me anyway so it shouldn't be too hard not talking. The rest of the day we avoid each other. When the final bell rings I run to my locker on grab my soccer stuff. I tell Stanley about what happened as we walk to the field.
"That's tough man." He says. I know he's thinking I should talk to someone about Bryce, or just deal with him myself, but I can't.
At the end of practice I jump in my truck and head home. When I get there I jog up the stairs and fall onto my bed. A nap is just what I need and soon I feel sleep wash over me.