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He didn't want to look. Every time he caught a peek he felt part of his heart being ripped off. Yet for some reason his eyes were continuously drifting off in that direction.
His mind wasn't focused at all on the chatterous conversation of his teammates seated around him. Although he frequently added a comment or two, they weren't very long or detailed and he wasn't sure if they even made sense with the context of the discussions. Yet no one seemed to notice that his head was not in the group's exchange.
And as much as he wanted to pull his thoughts off of that scene, he just couldn't.
It just didn't make sense. No one was perfect, no one had everything. Yet somehow it seemed like his elder brother was just that.
Adam knew that Scottie wasn't the ultimate perfect human being, but he got things his way so easily that in comparison to himself, it seemed to Adam that he was.
How could Scott literally get everything he wanted without needing to struggle for it at all? Things came so easily for him. He'd always had his father's approval, been accepted by everyone in everything he ever did, get the grades without huge amounts of effort, and get whatever girl he had his eye on.
And this time he'd set his eye on Julie Gaffney and won her over with ease.
But wasn't that just the role of a little brother? To struggle your entire life to try and keep up with your older brother's footsteps? To be jealous of everything he had? Envious of how much easier his life seemed in comparison? To seemingly hate him for getting everything handed to him? To wish you had his life?
And for most of his life Adam had quietly sat back in the little brother's position, but now it was personal.
Adam just had no idea what to do. And because it dealt with Julie made it that much harder for him.
He had liked Julie since the first conditioning practice for the Goodwill Games. He'd admired her for walking into a new situation facing a group with a strong friendship, which included someone who played her position, with her head held high and proud. He was impressed by her ability to get between the posts and stop many of his fellow teammates shots without even flinching or showing any kind of nerves. And he respected her for supporting her fellow newbies when they showed their weaknesses or when faced when with animosity from the previously existing Ducks.
He had never felt that way about a girl before, but he'd always been to shy to say anything. And the one time he did gather the courage to stand up for her, facing off against Dean Portman no less, he's actions had been completely ignored, which no doubt shattered that confidence.
And despite that crushing moment, Adam's crush never faded. Not even when she returned to Bangor for the duration of the summer, maybe to never been seen again.
Which was part of why he was so excited about Eden Hall. He had been tempted to go to Blake or Franklin so that high school could be a world without his brother's shadowing imprint dictating his every move.
But when he'd heard that the entire Duck team was up for hockey scholarship consideration at Eden Hall, he'd set his mind on going to his brother's school for there was no doubt in his mind that they scholarships wouldn't be approved.
And when they were he was ecstatic. Living in Scott's shadow for a little while longer was well worth getting to go to school with his closest friends. And most importantly is was worth it if he got to see Julie every day and begin to work up the courage to present her with his feelings.
He just never expected Scott to do that before he could muster up much of anything resembling courage.
Granted he had never directly told his brother of his crush, he hadn't told anyone for he was afraid of being ostracized by his friends once again. But somehow Scott, or Scooter as he preferred being called while not in a home environment, always seemed to be able to pick up on these things, which irked Adam to no end.
And when Adam had asked his brother of his intentions, Scott had seriously responded that he actually liked the girl, which heart broke Adam a little more. For while Scott was a little bit of a player and an egotist, traits he had undoubtedly received from their father, he wasn't a liar.
So the news of his pure intentions made kind-hearted Adam reluctant to act on the situation since Adam never understood the satisfactory feeling resulting in hurting someone else.
But the scene at the table that he couldn't drag his eyes away from…it changed his mind for it was all he'd wanted.
Scooter and Julie were sitting at the Varsity table, visibly holding hands and joking with each other. It seemed that he had even gotten her accepted by the rest of the Varsity members, something that Adam himself had not been able to achieve him his short stint with the team.
Apparently girlfriend was a much more acceptable tag than was little brother.
Adam had watched the relationship progress within the last month to the status of picture perfect high school relationship. Scooter walked Julie to some of her classes, those that are close to his own, and wished her a brief farewell with a kiss.
While many people may get an "aw" reaction from seeing the couple's actions, it made Adam sick to his stomach and angry. He could have had that if his brother had not swooped in and stolen it from him.
Adam Banks was not normally an angry person, but when he watched them giggle, flirt, and kiss that day at the lunch table he had reached his breaking point.
No longer would Adam Banks sit idly in the position of little brother, it was time to fight for himself. There was just one problem, it meant he had to overcome the one person whose shadow he'd been forced into his entire life, and that was no simple task.
Wow my math class bores me. Well finally the second chapter in His Brother's Shadow, I hope it comes well received. I know it presents a lot of information that was also in the first chapter, however I think this chapter is much more specific and detailed. So to make up for it chapter 3 should be out very soon.
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