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It isn't until lunch that I get to see Matty and after getting my food I sit down next to him. Erica is on his other side and Danny is across the table from us with a few other football guys. Matty swings an arm around both Erica and my shoulders.
"Theres my girls." I scoff and roll my eyes. He always gets super cocky around game days.
"Yeah well you better be careful or my pimp might think you're serious." I say pushing off his arm. Erica and Danny laugh but Matty get's his overprotective face on.
"Thats not funny." I laugh at his serious expression and nudge him in the side.
"Lighten up, geez." He cracks a smile and I steal a tater tot from his tray. He gives a sound of protest and blocks his tots from anymore thievery. He should be offering me tots since i'm the one who switched the menu from broccoli to his favorite potato snack. But despite a couple close calls Matt still doesn't know about any of that. I've wanted to tell him, hell I almost have but I couldn't stand it if it made him look at me different. Besides my dad he's the only family I have left, and I know that I have Jed too but he hasn't been around for a while.
The rest of the day goes routinely I have one more class with Erica after lunch then after school drive home on my dark purple dirtbike. My dad had bought me it for my 16th birthday and I absolutely fell in love with it. Of course he found a way to use it for training by making my do a sort of obstacle course and I mean all terrain. Dodging trees in a forest is a bitch.
When I get home I already know that dad will be home late since he had a shipment coming in that he needed to supervise. I just go up into my room and change into a pair of shorts and a sports bra pulling my hair up into a tight ponytail and go downstairs to the basement. I start by putting on some music and stretching before going to work on a punching bag.
With all the training I do I have to stay in shape so whenever I get home I put in a quick workout session. I do push ups, sit ups, pull ups, and all that jazz. It takes time but at least i'll be ready for anything. In all honesty I could easily take down a man three times my size but I don't know why. I've never asked my dad why he trains me for this stuff but I assume it's so I can protect myself in the future. But then why with the hacking and lock picking? I'm not complaining or anything because I love that I can do all this stuff but I agree that he may have gone a little bit overboard.
After i'm done with the workout room i'm still a little restless so I pull on my running shoes and walk outside and follow the path marked by my dad into the forest. I run letting the exersize keep me warm and when I get to the obstacle course I don't hesitate. I go through the tires and jump up to catch the branches using them as monkey bars before dropping down and coming to the climbing wall expertly finding the crevices and cracks to lift myself up and dropping down to the other side tucking into a roll. Finally I take the rope and swing across the giant mud pit having to jump off the rope at the end to actually reach the other platform.
That last one always used to mess me up when I was little since I had to calculate when to jump from rthe rope. It would take at least ten showers to get all the mud off me. Done with the course I jog back to my house and take a quick shower to clean off all the sweat. I do my homework for the night and Turn off my lights climbing into bed only falling asleep when I hear my dad's car pull up to the house.
I wake up the next morning to my alarm going off. I hit the button to turn it off and jump out of bed going to my bathroom and taking a quick shower. I decide to go with the flow and pull on a big grey paris sweater and black skinny jeans along with a pair of black heeled boots. I pull my hair up into a loose bun and grab my bag to head downstairs.
The smell of sizzling bacon has me practically running to the kitchen. There I find my dad standing behind the skillit with bacon and pancakes cooking on top. He looks up when I come in and smiles at me. There stands Carson Connors, 47 years old. If you looked at him quickly you wouldn't see it. At first glance my dad could easily pass for early 30s at least. He has short dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. Despite being a serious person most of the time he has crows feet around his eyes and a natural smile on his face.
"Morning dad." I say in greeting and take a seat at the counter.
"Mornin' Ace." I smile at the familiar nickname. It used to be sport but once he saw what I could do with a bow he said it fit me better. He expertly flips the pancakes over and moves the bacon around a bit.
"Are you coming to the game tonight?" I ask him. He comes sometimes and sits with me in the stands. We get popcorn and skittles and throw out insults to the opposing players. He also helps me hold up the signs sometimes.
"No, sorry Ace. I got a lot of paperwork for that last shipment. I gotta check and double check the inventory before it ships out." I nod in understanding. Running your own business must be had. He's literally his own boss plus he has to make sure the people working for him are happy.
"Kay well i'll be back a little late Matty Erica and I are gonna go to the Grill." Now it's his turn to nod.
"No drinking. Don't get into fights unless it's justified, and make sure your friends do the same." I give a salute.
"Sir, yes, sir!" He smiles at me and puts a couple pieces of bacon onto one of the pancakes and folds it handing it to me. I take it and bite into it sighing with pleasure at the taste.
"Thanks dad. See you later!" I call as I walk out of the room. Getting to my bike I stuff the rest of the makeshift breakfast sandwich into my mouth and climb on. The minute I get to school I can see all the banners and people setting up the field. The cheerleaders are out in front of the school greeting all the students and informing them when to come to the game and support the wolverines. I stop in front of them and wait until they finish a cheer. Erica had already seen me however so she came over.
"Hey! Can you tell Ms. Logan that i'll be late for first period? I have to do a couple more posters." I nod.
"Yeah. Is Matty here yet?" I ask her even though I practically already know the answer. It's tradition for him to come early in the morning to get a good workout before the game night.
"Yeah I bet he's in the weight room." I wave goodbye and head towards the gym. When I get there I see a couple kids finishing up last nights homework or just chilling out. I walk past them to the door to the weight room. Opening the door I see Matt lying on his back a weight held right above his face. I'm impressed for a minute seeing how much weight he put on it before I notice how much he's struggling.
"Matty!" He falters slightly at my voice and the weight lowers a little more.
"Lit- Little… Help." He says breathing hard. I drop my bag and rush over gripping the bar and combining my strength with his easily pull up the bar to rest it on the hooks. Matty let's his arms flop down to his sides as he breathes hard.
"Jesus! What the hell were you thinking?" I ask him walking over to the water cooler and getting him a cup. I bring it over to him and he sits up downing it in one sip.
"Thought I could handle it. You're a lot stronger than you look." He adds as an afterthought. I smile a little sheepishly and luckily he doesn't notice.
"Yeah well the next time you think you can handle something make sure you're around someone who can help okay?" I say sitting down next to him.
"Yes Miss. Conners." I hit his shoulder a little harder than what would be considered playful and he takes another breath and rubs the area.
"Ow. God you been working out more or something?" I just stick my tongue out at him in response.
"Don't be such a baby. And you better hurry and get changed. You smell like shit." I say standing and picking up my discarded bag.
"Oh yeah?" He asks behind me and before I can stop him he wraps me in a bear hug. I scream and try to pry his arms off me but hes got the advantage in strength over me.
"Matty! Stop! Matty! Let go!" He finally relents and I dig around in my purse bringing out the small bottle of perfume that I keep inside. I turn around and spray it all over him then myself masking the scent of sweat. Matty coughs from the flowery fumes.
"Serves you right jerk!" I say teasingly. He laughs and tries to come at me again but I back away and open the door. "See you later!" I call and close the door behind me. Just to be safe I hurry out of the gym and to my locker.
The rest of the day passed smoothly even though Matty and I had a carrot war at lunch which ended when one of the other football players got caught in the eye. Before I know it i'm at home getting changed for the game. I switch out my sweater for a sparkly dark red tank top pulling on one of Matty's jerseys over it and black heels. I let my hair down in it's natural waves and freshen up my makeup a bit before heading back out to the school.
The stands are already packed when I get there and I quickly find my group of friends and sit down. I don't talk much unless a question is directed at me instead choosing to look around at all the people. After a few minutes of people watching I spot a familiar head of dark auburn hair among a group of people below me. I get up and walk down to her row.
"Toni!" I yell She turns my way and a huge smiles comes to her face. She motions me to come over and I do taking the space next to her.
"Hey Haven!" She says giving me a quick kiss on the cheek.I reciprocate the gesture.
"I didn't know you were coming." I say trying to get my voice to be heard over the crowd.
"Aww! Come on I couldn't miss Matty's game!" She yells back. Just then The players start to come out onto the field and the crowd roars making it completely impossible to say anything more. Toni and I just smile at each other and direct our eyes to the field.
Hiya! So we're almost at the invasion and I have to say that is one of my favorite scenes in the movie so please REVIEW so I can put up the next chapter!
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