Page 31 of The Revenge You Seek

"You didn't hear a word of your classes, did you?"

"One or two. It's all online. I'll figure it all out. Things can only get better, right? I mean, the girl I hate is in my classes, the captain of the team hates me and wants me gone. It's a pretty solid start to my college career."

"Dude, you're so fucked." He laughs, slapping me on the back.

I'm glad my life amuses someone.

Once I've finished eating, I begrudgingly agree to clean up the kitchen before shutting myself in my room to attempt to fix the tiny issue that is me fucking up all four of my classes only two days into the semester.

Dropping onto my bed, I flip my laptop open and log into the college website so I can locate the class notes from today.

My head spins as I read through everything, but my mind keeps dipping in and out and taking me back to that auditorium where she was sitting beside me.

I start to wonder what she's doing right now?

Is she in the dorms, or does she have a house with friends?

I sit bolt upright. Does she live with him?

My heart begins to race as I think about the familiarity between them when she rushed into his arms at the first opportunity earlier. He was waiting for her to finish class, that much was obvious.

I knew they were friends in high school, but I never saw any evidence they were any more than that. If I had, then our games might have been even more brutal if I had any suspicion he'd touched her.

Did she move here for him?

It's that thought and the image of her in his arms that has me dumping my laptop on the end of the bed and jumping up. I might have had our session this morning followed by a hardcore practice but the only way I'm going to expel the energy that's twitching at my muscles is to get up and move.

Pulling on a black hoodie, I shove my feet back into my sneakers and head out of the house, popping my AirPods in, I pull the front door closed behind me and take off.

It's dark out now and I have no clue where I'm going but I don't really give a shit. I'll find my way back eventually. All I know is that I need to at least try to outrun some of my demons and attempt to get my head together before it all starts again in the morning.

I smile as my muscles start burning.

This right here is something I have control over. The rest of my life, not so much, it seems. But this, my body, this is all me.

I push harder, sweat beginning to stick my hoodie to my skin as I move.

My feet pound against the sidewalk as I eat up the miles.

I don't realize where I've ended up until the bright lights of the campus coffee sign come into view.

I look around, seeing all the unfamiliar buildings but knowing exactly where I am.

Is she here somewhere?

I spin around looking at all the lights in the surrounding dorm room buildings.

My fist clench as I imagine her looking down at me right now.

My eyes flick around in an attempt to search her out.

"Where are you, Princess?" I whisper to myself like a complete psycho. "You can only hide for so long.”

8

Letty

Isit at my desk working on my assignment with my eyes burning and my body begging me to give up for the night and head to bed.