"I am so excited." Nicholas announced as they made their way to their seats in the stands, as the match was about to commence in a few minutes.
"I hope we win the cup." Sherlyn crossed her fingers.
"Where is Marcie?" Nick asked gesturing at the empty seat beside them.
"She went to meet Johan."
"I think we too should go there to wish Ardeth before the match." Nick said.
"Right, come let's go." Sherlyn said and hurried towards the dressing rooms.
"Wait for me." Nicholas said as he tried to catch up with Sherlyn.
"Ardeth..." Sherlyn called out as she ran towards him in the hallways.
"What are you doing here?" Ardeth asked, amused as he held and stopped her, as she came dashing in his direction.
"Oh, we thought of wishing you luck before the match begins." Sherlyn smiled after taking a deep breathe. "Are you feeling nervous?"
"Umm... A little." Ardeth said gesturing with his thumb and index finger.
"Don't be I know your team is going to win." Sherlyn said confidently, "You guys have been working hard."
"Thank you." Ardeth smiled, "I should go and get ready." He said pointing towards the dressing rooms.
"Okay." Sherlyn said shifting on her feet.
"You want to say something?" Ardeth asked raising his brow.
Sherlyn looked around, and standing on her tiptoes she pecked Ardeth on his lips. Before she could let go, Ardeth wrapped his arm around her waist deepened the kiss, as he pressed her against the wall.
"Is this is what I think it is?" Ardeth whispered as he peppered kisses on the hickey that he left on her neck the last night.
Sherlyn blushed nodding her head.
"God..." Ardeth groaned as he kissed Sherlyn once again, before he jumped back. "Excuse me, I need a shower." He said and ran inside the showers.
"Hey Sherry, where's Ardeth?" Nick, who came after Sherlyn, asked looking around.
"He went to take a shower." Sherlyn answered looking confused.
"Why is he taking a shower before the match, isn't it is something they do after the match?" Nick asked looking equally confused.
Sherlyn shrugged.
"Let's go but some snacks, and wait in the stands then." Nick said as he led Sherlyn to the snacks counter.
"Spill." Nick said as they watched Johan and the other captain shake their hands after the toss.
"What?" Sherlyn asked perplexed.
"What's going between you and Ardeth?" Nick raised a brow. "Don't even dare to lie, because my boy is looking at you like he got stars instead of irises."
Sherlyn looked away biting her lower lip.
"I am waiting." Nick said tapping his foot.
"We kinda... Kissed..." Sherlyn said the last part almost inaudibly, but Nick heard it anyway.
"I know..." Nick said fisting into the air, "I know there is something going between you two." He said after Sherlyn spilled the details.
"Are you angry?" Sherlyn asked nervously.
"Why would I be, my two best friends are seeing eachother, isn't it is a thing to celebrate?" Nick laughed. "Wow! I am so happy." He said throwing his hand over Sherlyn and pulling her for a side hug.
"What made you so happy?" Marcie asked taking her seat beside Sherlyn, making Nick and Sherlyn look at eachother.
"Umm... The match, I am happy the match is beginning." Nicholas said as he grabbed the popcorn from Sherlyn, and stuffed into his mouth.
"What took you so long?" Sherlyn asked Marcie, as they watched the match.
"Johan's parents are here to watch the match, was talking with them." Marcie said eating the popcorn.
"That's great, where are they?" Sherlyn asked, and Marcie pointed at a middle-aged man and woman, sitting in the corner of the row infront of them watching the match.
"You met his parents?" Sherlyn asked.
"Yes, they come to all matches, they haven't missed a match till now, so I pretty well know them." Marcie said, "Almost every player's family will be there to watch the match, I don't know about Ardeth though, I have never seen any of his family members." She continued.
Sherlyn looked at Nick, and he nodded his head in affirmation.
They watched the rest of the match, cheering for their college Soccer team, as they scored goals against the opponents.
Johan and Ardeth gave their best shots scoring some important goals for the team, and finally it was Goal keeper, whose name Sherlyn got to know as Colin Summers, a college freshman, stopped the ball from crossing the goal line, there by contributing to the success of the team.
Sherlyn and Nick walked through the hallways towards the dressing rooms, to meet Ardeth.
"It looks so festive." Sherlyn commented as she saw parents hugging and congratulating their kids in the hallway, taking and posing for pictures with them.
"Hmm." Nick hmmed as he searched for Ardeth, trying to spot him. "There he is." He said pointing towards Ardeth, who was smoking leaning against a pillar, as he watched the parents celebrate the success of their kids.
"We have to do something." Sherlyn said to Nick, they looked at eachother and nodded their heads.
"Congratulations!!" Sherlyn shouted holding the balloons as Nick blasted the party popper, jumping from behind the pillar, surprising Ardeth.
"What are you two doing?" Ardeth asked shaking off the confetti from his hair.
"Celebrating your success." Sherlyn answered as she held the camera infront of him. "Hold the cup, let me take a picture of you."
"I don't want to." Ardeth shook his head.
"Come on, everyone is taking pictures holding the cup, you should have one too." Sherlyn coaxed.
"Come on Sky, hurry up." Nick said, "The other players too need the cup to take their pictures."
"This is so stupid." Ardeth said posing with the cup.
"Smile Sky, or else people will think you are posing for police with some stolen stuff." Nick commented.
"Okay, 3...2...1...go." Sherlyn said as she blasted another party popper, while Nick took the picture of Ardeth posing with the cup, with Confetti and Streamers adding the effect.
"Selfie time." Nick announced as he took a selfie with Sherlyn holding the trophy, standing between Nick and Ardeth.
Nick went to return the trophy to the other kid, who was waiting for his turn, leaving Sherlyn with Ardeth.
Sherlyn stood up on her tiptoes making Ardeth smile and part his lips in anticipation.
"Er.. I am trying to remove the confetti from your hair." Sherlyn informed embarassed.
"Oh, come on." Ardeth huffed. "You can kiss me now."
Sherlyn shook her head as she gestured towards the people on the corridor, making Ardeth roll his eyes.
"Ardeth..." Brianna came running towards Ardeth and jumped onto him pushing Sherlyn aside. "You were great in the field today." She said wrapping her arms around him, making Sherlyn's heart burn and bleed.
"Brianna..." Ardeth tried to pry away her hands.
"You wanna celebrate your victory at my place tonight..." Brianna asked running her fingers over Ardeth's face, making Sherlyn look at them in hurt.
Ardeth pushed her away. "I don't want to come with you anywhere, I already told you that."
"Are you pushing me away for your Flavour of the month?" Brianna asked pointing her finger at Sherlyn.
"Shut up..." Ardeth growled. "Another word, and you would regret it."
"Hey you... Don't even think of having him for yourself, he always comes to me when he gets bored with his new toys." Brianna said turning to Sherlyn, who looked at Ardeth in hurt and shock.
"Enough! Not a word against Sherlyn." Ardeth warned as his knuckles turned white, as held back himself.
"You are nothing but his fuck toy!" Brianna said to Sherlyn.
"Like you are the fuck toy for the whole college?" Nicholas asked standing behind Sherlyn. "The whole college knows you fuck everything with a dick, so watch your words before you open your filthy mouth."
"How dare you." Brianna glared Nick, as everyone looked in her direction.
"How dare YOU to talk shit about my friend." Nick asked glaring back at Brianna, "Clean your shit before you point out at someone else's." He said and walked away with Sherlyn.
"Ardeth, did you hear what all he said to me?" Brianna complained with fake tears.
"Leave Brianna, I am one step away from wringing you neck, go away if you don't want that to happen." Ardeth said in a menacing voice, as anger radiated from his body.
Brianna ran away with shame and embarassment.
"Don't mind her words, Sherry." Nick consoled Sherlyn, "Everyone in the college knows that she is a bitch." He said as he held out the paper wipes for Sherlyn.
"I want to go home." Sherlyn said as she wiped her tears.
"Fine, let's go." Nick sighed as he unlocked his car.
"You are not going anywhere." Ardeth said coming towards Nick and Sherlyn.
"Nick, let's go home." Sherlyn said walking to the passengers side of the car.
"You heard me, Sherlyn." Ardeth said as he stopped her by her hand. "You are coming with me." He said as he pulled her towards his car.
"I am sorry." Ardeth apologized as he briefly turned his head to look at Sherlyn as he continued driving his car.
Sherlyn sat in silence sniffing, and wiping her tears, looking straight at the road as she made no effort to speak or acknowledge him.
"Please don't cry." Ardeth begged as he helplessly watched Sherlyn cry, he pulled the car to a side and turned around to face Sherlyn.
"Sherlyn, look at me." Ardeth asked as he turned to face Sherlyn, "Baby, please." He said holding Sherlyn's hand and making her face him.
Ardeth's heart sank to the bottom as he watched her eyes and nose turn red from crying.
"Please don't cry, I am sorry." Ardeth apologized as tears rolled down from Sherlyn's eyes.
He got down the car, and walked to her side, after opening the door for her to get down, he hugged and kept on mumbling sorry to her, as she cried holding him.
"I am sorry." Ardeth said as he wiped her tears with his thumbs, cupping her face. "I am sorry that you have to hear all that shit from Brianna, the thing is I fucked Brianna, and when she was talking shit to you, I couldn't insult her like Nick did, because I am not a good guy myself, to point out others mistakes."
Sherlyn sniffed.
"I am sorry, you have to face this because of me, but I am glad Nick had your back. I owe him that." Ardeth said, "But I wouldn't forgive myself for letting that happen to you. I promise I would let this happen again, Can you please forgive me?"
Sherlyn nodded her head, "I forgive you."
"Thank you." Ardeth hugged her.
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