✓Darcy✓

Have I ever been in love, like for real?

Duh, what kind of question is that?

I may have been dubbed the Queen of Hearts, but I am not the person they portrayed me as—that is, someone who enjoys playing with people's emotions for amusement—you know? Well I was that girl but I did fell in love first with Serge, the Most handsome, the best soccer player, and captain of the Athletic club MCI and you already know he was popular, the most popular boy of all.

They were three guys: Emma liked to say, "They were all assholes," but Kai was the smartest and funniest of them. Lucas, on the other hand, was the most attractive guy on campus and he would not take any of the other guys' bullshit.

The attractive Serge was one of them, and we were together.

Two months before the championship, we were on break time.

At the exit of the main building, he comes up to me and starts to talk to me.

"Hey girlfriend,"

"Hey boyfriend,"I responded

"I just take the time and book the famous lake house for the weekend, what do you say, would you like us to spend some time together?"He proposed

I was taken aback because, trust me, in our two years of dating, he had never extended an invitation to somewhere other than his home. And don't get me wrong, we've been together for 3 years now.

I am not sure what gets into me, but I cover my mouth with one hand as if he were proposing marriage to me. God knows, I am not ready yet.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes I would love to,"
I screamed

"Great, see you tomorrow then,"

"See you tomorrow, Babe."

And we kiss each other goodbye.

The next day, he came and stopped in front of my house to pick me up in an Audi TT Roadster

AH-OOOH-GA
He klaxon, it was very loud cause you know it was still dark and everything sounds loud in the Dark.

"Darcy Amilton, would you do me the honor of spending the weekend with me in the Beautiful Lake house, i'm just asking the most beautiful girl to be by my side?"
He screamed

"I will honk triple if yes and once if you say no."

I blasted my apartment door open then it close after me by itself and I screamed "Yes, yes, yes" while running towards him in the car with my travel bag in my hand then he did exactly as he said, honk triple. One of the neighbors opened her window and said

"Don't you have nothing to do? it's 5 in the morning assholes. "

"Shut up, Karen."
He responded

And we start to laugh.
He opens the top of the car to let in a refreshing summer breeze as we travel to the lake house. Regardless of the temperature, the sun is out, and a winding road is in front of us. He started to pique my interest, enjoying the moment with my eyes close.

The next thing I know, he suddenly stops the car, and I ask while opening my eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"Just waiting for the gangs, they coming along...it going to be fun, right?"
He dares say while chewing his gum.

"What? I thought..."
Then he interrupted me

"Lucas, why did you let him bring all of those shit on a trip?"

"Mate, he's literally in front of you, thanks Gosh, I bet you can do better than me trying convince him,"He rambled

"Kai, it's only two days. Where are you going with all those junk?"

"How dare you call my stuff junk, you can find beds spreads to cover my bed because I have severe allergies, and I will be scratching my skin for the rest of the trip if I lay on someone else's bedsheets that are not mine."
He declared

"Okay, we get it, now get in."
Says, Serge

"Hey, Darcy, how's it going?"
Asked Lucas

"Not much just hanging in there,"
I replied

"Yo, why Darcy here? I thought it was going to be the three of us"
He asked Serge

"Yeah, I initially assumed it would just be the two of us, but it does not matter—it will be enjoyable, right guys?"
My goal is to blend in.

"Yeah."
Says Lucas

"Yes,"
Also says Kai

"See, that's what I'm talking about, lad,"
He's not even trying to put himself in my skin.

"To give me comfort and prevent panic attacks, I also brought my teddy bear—well, not mine; I lost mine. I borrowed my sister's."
He's clueless, this one talking about Kai

"If your teddy bear helps you from having panic attacks so does that mean it helps your sister too?"
I rambled

"Yes."

"So what is she going to do when she had one while you stole her teddy?"
I continued

"I didn't steal it technically. I borrowed it without her knowing that I did,"
He said

"Technically speaking, that's stolen, my dude,"
Lucas was trying to have my back

"Exactly."

"Alright, you guys won,"
Says Kai

"Almost there guys, 30 more minutes of driving and boom,"

I almost forgot about him. He was still here talking about Serge.

"Let's go,"
Lucas Screamed

"Having fun yet, my lady?"

Aww, finally, I was checking on me. That is cute, but my anger did not go away. Thus, I answered
"kinda, do any of you bring up a beer by any chance?"

"Of course, here,"
Lucas handed one to me

"That is my boy; we can not have fun without accidentally using the F word."
I swallowed hard because Serge was making me feel excited.

"Fuck now I'm feeling it,"

"I see what you did there"
Sighed Serge

We started laughing.

We were all having an amazing Saturday when we arrived at our destination, and Serge and I started to get romantic until he went into the backyard and realized there was enough room back there.

I begin to pray, so it must not be my thoughts.

"Holy shit, it's a whole training field back there,"

"We are fuck," I muttered. The next thing I know he called his whole teammate and they join him including the coach.

A few moments later.

Coach "We're Almost there lads keep pushing, 24, 25, 26..."

"Darcy, have you ever played soccer before?"
Coach asked me

"Yes, I did play soccer before with my friends just for fun tho,"

"Okay, do me the honor kick this ball if it goes in the net, you'll be training with us, because I saw that you are very interested in our training,"

"Do not say that, it is nonsense. Hold on, did he catch me staring, whatever?"
I whispered

"Thanks, but I'm not interested."

"Coach, I think that we reached 50 already,"

"Not at all. I would have known Lucas,"
Declared coach

To Darcy
"All right, I will give you $100 to make it more enjoyable."

"To make it more interesting, let's add a goalie."
I replied

"Bet!"

He pointed at one of them and said
"Hey you, you got a challenge. If you caught the ball, you own me 200 bucks if not, I own you,"

Did he even hear what he said?

"Coach, isn't the push-ups enough?"

"Kai shut up."

Then I take my momentum, I run and kicked the ball, I can't believe it, it goes right in.

"Where are my 100 bucks?"
I asked the coach

"After the goalie pays me, I'll pay you,"

The goalie" What? You said if I didn't catch it you'll own me so why do the effort knowing that it can go in our way if she kicked in, you'll pay me and her, and either way I couldn't catch it so you are the one who owns us,"

Coach" Did I say that?"

Everyone said yes, he did.

Coach to the goalie" Okay, congrats, I don't own you, shit on the contrary you own me more push up, get down,"

Coach to Darcy" I'll make sure Serge pays you, Darcy don't worry,"

"What?"
Replied Serge

"Shut up, Serge, carry on,"

"Coach, I think we reached 50 already, plus you stop counting at 26,"

"Was I?"

Everyone replied "Yes,"

"Okay, let me keep going then, Mmmm, 26, 27, 28..."

"Come on, coach, we did more than that already,"
Declared Lucas

"No shit genius, I would've known."
Replies coach

It was fun at first seeing them suffer especially Serge for what he did to me and to see all of these guys without a shirt on any girl would have paid to see that, 12 different Abs and the flow of sweat from their chests flowing down through their abs.

But after a while, it wasn't fun anymore it was all about football so I called my friends to pick me up.

"I told you that it wasn't going the way you expected,"
Says Emma

"It's Serge. What did you expect?"
Added Ruby

"You guys were right, okay, so let's go home,"

While we're on our way

"sounds fun, I would've stayed,"
Suggested Chloe

Emma, look at Chloe weirdly
"she was the only girl there, it was all boys, and you say..."

"Yes, why not... when you like someone you support them when it comes to their goals, may I also say they have a competition to play next month,"

She was right after all this is how it is supposed to be."She's right, but am I not always there for him when it comes to his goal? But this time it was too much, fuck it,"

"Well it has to be in the bad circumstance and good ones,"
She continued

"I didn't know I was married"

Ruby started laughing.

Emma had enough of her bullshit she say" You know what Chloe, I'm going to stop the so you can go back because I believe that's what you want, in it?"

Then she stops the car.

"fine,"
Babbled Chloe

"Wait...is that the Georgia Aquarium?"
Asked Ruby

"Did you say Georgia Aquarium? Let's go in,"
Suggested Chloe

"yes guys let's do it." I also suggested

Sincerely, I had a better time going in and having fun than I did with Serge. He eventually made up for it, and up until that one occasion, we were content once more.

One month before college reopens while I was at a party with Emma on a trip to California I text him" Serge I went to say goodbye to you in your house and you weren't there, Is everything okay babe?"

Emma" He still hasn't answered you?"

"No, let's just give him some time. Maybe he has his reason,"

30 minutes later
He finally texts back, "Sorry, I want to focus a hundred percent on the competition coming, so don't worry, I'll call you back,"

"You see he has his reason,"
I stated.

"But that doesn't give him the reason to treat you that way, just saying,"

We started to dance, sing, and drink. But Chloe is still not here with us. Then I ask, " Hey, where is Chloe, I thought she was supposed to be here a while ago,"

All of a sudden, Emma's phone started to ring.

"It's Chloe,"

She went into the corner to get the call, and she returned quickly. I started wondering what was going on because of the face she made.

"Something happened to Chloe,"
She shouted

I was too stunned to speak.

She continued, " Now she's okay, she's with her mom, we gotta go and find her quickly,"

Chloe has experienced trauma from what happened to her, or rather, what almost happened to her. Not even my deadliest enemy would want that.
We were under a tent at the back of her parent's vacation house.

"Tell me, what are we doing here again?"
Asked Emma

"Do you mean outside in a tent while her parents are arguing inside the house?"
I state

"They always are, I'm tired of them. They need to divorce already?
Declared Chloe

"Don't say that,"
Says Emma

"Anyway, I'm bored. Let's do something, fun girls,"

"Like what?"
Asked Emma

Chloe looks at us and smiles. " Like a game or something that can make me forget all the bad things that happened to me,"
Her face quickly changed after saying that.

"Almost happened,"
Trying to reassure her

"Okay, whatever,"

"Do you have the kind of games in mind?"
Asked Emma

"Let's see, yes, 24 hours,"
She shouted.

We were confused for a few seconds to make us say at the same time, " What?"

"24 hours to do what exactly?"
Asked Emma

"One of you girls going to seduce the neighbor's son, kiss him do whatever you can to make him fall for you and then dump him, you have 24 hours,"

Emma" That's playing with people's feelings. It's a risky game."

"Never said it was safe. Do you have something more fun to do during the rest of our time here?"

Emma shakes her head no.

"I'm down," I said without hesitation

"Darcy, what are you doing?"
Whined Emma

"Nothing, just having fun like everyone else,"
I shouted

"Under one condition no ugly guys only hot ones,"

"Bet," says Chloe

Emma "You know what? Have fun. You two leave me out of it,"

"Come on," insisted Chloe

"I'm serious. It's going to be better to watch anyway,"
Soothed Emma.