Chapter 196

The football game was at home again this week, so we warmed up in front of the high school for about thirty minutes before the game—which consisted mostly of gossiping, something I’ve always tried to avoid, but really try to keep my nose out of these days since I’ve realized none of that junk is really important. I knew it was killing some of the other girls not to say anything about Liam, especially Jessica. She just kept looking at me and shaking her head, like she couldn’t believe how pathetic I am. I wanted to straighten her out but didn’t see the point. If she wanted to believe Liam White and his little black lies, then so be it.

“Girls, it’s time to head over to the field,” our cheerleading sponsor, Mrs. Jones, who also happens to teach some of the freshmen and sophomore science classes, shouted to us. We grabbed our poms, water bottles, and other necessities, and followed her over. She’s not too much older than us a