Football singularity-Chapter 326 Internal Thoughts

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"He can be quite caring when he wants to," Lexi stated brushing away her internal introspection as she told the girls how Reece had picked her interest.

"Y’know when we had to return to school after the D Day, I struggled quite a bit. In every corner I saw Danger, loud noises would bring me back straight back to that day," Lexi started causing the atmosphere to turn sombre and as if sensing the perfect timing Reece happened to return to the group with Bennett in tail.

"It was stupid really now that I think about but then I felt so alone even though most people treated me with kid gloves." She continued before continuing out a light chuckle. "Only this knucklehead continued to annoy me every chance he got."

Lexi shook her head, a nostalgic smile softening her expression. "Honestly, he never gave me a moment of peace. I’d be minding my business in the cafeteria, and then—bam! Reece would just plop down, toss some fries on my tray, and start talking about the most random things."

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"It was just too depressing watching you sulk all day, plus I gave you free fries so you should thank me," Reece retorted before reaching over to ruffle her hair earning a look of annoyance from the girl.

Lexi rolled her eyes. "You’re missing the point, dummy," she shot back, but the smile stayed. "At some point, I realized... I actually looked forward to it. Having you around made things feel normal again like not everything was just broken pieces waiting to fall apart."

Following her words the mood seemed to change slightly as Reece’s grin softened as he looked down at Lexi, and for a moment, there was a flicker of something. However, like the true friend he is Bennette came in clutch interrupting their moment. "So, it’s really just you 3 who don’t have Dates for prom. I get why you don’t have one Rakim since u ain’t been around but the two of you really don’t have an excuse,"

His statement caused the flowery atmosphere between the two to instantly shatter as both Emma and May proceeded to glare at the boy. Emma raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms as she gave Bennett a look of mock exasperation. "Excuse me? Just because I don’t have a date lined up doesn’t mean I’m desperate, Bennie," she teased before proceeding to launch one of her chips at the boy.

He took it in stride catching the ship in his mouth, "thanks for the meal," he responded before ducking to avoid the handbag that came flying towards him. He had made the mistake of getting hit by a handbag once and would never do so again, as he came to the Cruel realisation that woman put anything in their handbag. The one that had hit him contained a full-blown makeup kit a taser and for some reason 2.5kg weight.

Bennett’s laugh boomed across the diner, drawing a few curious glances from nearby tables as he ducked to avoid Emma’s follow-up attempt to hit him with a napkin holder. "See? I’m not wrong, though. You two are picky as hell!" he grinned, unabashed. "Maybe if you’d stop scaring off every guy that even tries to ask you to prom, we wouldn’t be having this conversation." hearing his words Emma simply huffed, crossing her arms but didn’t bother to retort knowing the boy’s words were true.

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[Rex Family Home, 22:30]

laying on a large white Hammock big enough to fit 3 people comfortably Rakim Looked up into the sky watching the last rays of the sun disappear on the horizon. They had decided to come and chill at their place after spending the afternoon at Joe’s Bowling Alley. After a few arcade games and a lot of conversation, Rakim felt content with how he spent the day.

Although he hadn’t seen his friends in a while he fit right back into their group dynamic despite noticing the changes. The saying life moves on whether u live it or not proved to be true in this case as he realised that he wasn’t the only one who had grown over the past 6 months. The fact Lexi got together with Reece surprised him, but he didn’t linger on that too long as he had never seen her in that light, preferring to keep their relationship plutonic.

"Can I Join you?" The soft voice of May sounded from his side catching his attention. Her figure practically glowed from that angle as both the setting sun and stakes of fire strewn about in the garden illuminated her. "Sure, just don’t start swinging,"

May chuckled softly, settling herself beside Rakim on the wide hammock, which swayed a little as she adjusted her weight. She stretched out, turning sideways to face the boy taking in his side profile as silence descended between them. Unlike other times when such a situation would be uncomfortable the silence between them was warm and comfortable, filled only by the soft rustle of the nearby trees and the faint laughter coming from the house, where the others were still engaged in a game of poker.

"Hard to believe it’s been so long since we all just hung out like this," May said quietly, her voice barely above a whisper. "Feels like everyone’s been on their own mission these past months."

Rakim nodded, keeping his gaze on the fading colours of the sky. "Yeah, kinda sped up. Things got real too quick. Sometimes I can barely remember what I did today’s ago as I’m too busy trying to reach the next goal. He paused, thoughtful. "Guess that’s just how it goes. Reece, Bennett, Lexi, Liv and you, heck even my dear sister... you’re all so different from what I remember."

May tilted her head toward him, studying his profile, inwardly trying to figure out what was running through his head. "You’re one to talk, you are practically all over my social media feed for one thing or another." She said, her tone teasing but her eyes soft. "It’s funny to think that you used to complain about the media training but you’re such a natural at it."

Rakim chuckled a hint of self-deprecation in his laughter. "Yeah, well I think of it as playing the part of Rakim the famous footballer whenever I have to deal with the media. It gets fun when you play a role whilst answering the same boring or intrusive questions," he replied, allowing a small smile to slip through.

May’s eyes sparkled with warmth as she watched the genuine smile on his face one, she had honestly missed seeing. "At least you’re still you," She half whispered her words trailing into Rakim’s ear causing him to turn in her direction.

"You’ve changed a lot too tho," he told her as he looked into her green eyes almost getting lost in them. Despite both of them having the same eye colour his was a light green that changed with the shine of the sun. Whereas May has deep green eyes allowing him to discover new details within her Iris whenever he took the time to look into them.

For a moment, their gazes lingered, and the quiet seemed to grow warmer like they were the only two people in the world. Rakim could feel the energy between them shifting slightly, but just as he was about to say something, May’s lips curved into a soft smile, breaking the tension.

"Oh, is it a good change?" She questioned breaking whatever moment that was between them as she felt herself heating up. Rakim took the chance to let out a low sigh of relief, "Yeah, it’s a good change," he admitted, his tone softening. "You just… seem surer of yourself now. You seem freer not like before."

Her eyes widened upon hearing his words knowing he was referring to her partying phase as a sophomore that almost ended badly for her. However, hearing his observation of her change instantly banished all those negative thoughts from her mind. "You’re far too nice to me, it’s not fair," She responded with a light pout causing Rakim to chuckle as her expression reminded him of an upset baby cat. As if on instinct Rakim found himself petting her head enjoying the softness of her hair on his palm.

"So, why haven’t you asked me to prom yet?"

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To Be Continued...