Eleanor's POV.
I groaned, standing up from my seat and I stretched my arms. The last class for the day was finally over and I couldn't wait to get home.
"Hey Eleanor, can I borrow your Algebra note?" A curly brown haired boy with a little too big glasses. He was in my class and I saw him a few times.
"Yeah. But you have to return it tomorrow." I said, pulling out my Algebra note from my bag before handing it to him.
He took it from me as students passed by talking about the game that was coming up in two weeks.
I sighed, I had swimming lessons today too. Rubbing my head I started to leave the class when the guy I had given my note to stopped me.
"Hi, uhm.." He stammered, pulling up his glasses to his nose as he glanced around nervously.
He was cute in a way and his hair curled around his forehead, he was tall too but his dressing was off. A baggy sweatshirt and a pale blue shirt, his skinny frame
Eleanor's POV.I opened the door to the swimming pool and the girls turned to me with curious eyes.The swimming pool casted a blue luminous glow in the arena making it look like something out of a magical book. The lights were on, making the water glitter and I just wanted to jump into it and swim.Swimming was something that had become a part of me after my dad had taught me. Whenever I was stressed or down I used the community pool but lately it was packed with kids and it was embarrassing swimming amongst kids who were much younger than you.Emy and the rest stood at the entrance as they cleared away from the door to let me through, it was so obvious they had been talking about me and they didn't even try to hide it. With the way Emy stared at me, it was written over her face.Her face was beautiful though, she had blo
Eleanor's POV.Mrs Smith didn't give us enough time to gather our thoughts. Ok let me rephrase that, Mrs Smith didn't give 'me' enough time to rephrase my thoughts.While I was confused, shock and angry that the football team were going to be assisting us in our training, Emy and the rest were squealing in excitement as they started to pull their hair up and I was sure if swimming didn't wipe of their make up then they'll be applying it in less than a minute."Girls, behave," Mrs Smith warned as Diana stopped laughing like a pig and Emy adjusted her swimsuit before saying a sly smile to Olivia. Silva remained as unexcited as she was with bored eyes and careless stance.I was starting to wonder why she even joined the swim club in the beginning."This shouldn't waste our time!" A loud voice echoed through the swimming court as Coach Dave stepped in. He was a buff black man with a bald head and a fiery gaze. He wore blue jogge
Eleanor's POV."Ok, unfortunately girls, the cheerleaders would be joining us. But my pairing still stands if you choose to stay?" Mrs Smith directed Mrs Eve."Sure,""Cool. Now the pairings are as follows. Jane, could you please stand at the left. You aren't paired with Henry," Mrs Smith said, and Jane stomped her feet to stand with the rest of her team.Emy snickered."And neither are you Emy, Henry has been paired with someone else," Mrs Smith said and Henry smirked."Seems like everyone wants to be paired with my star player," Coach Dave smirked, earning a glare from both coaches."I'm hot, so don't blame the girls," Henry said before winking at me.and I rolled my eyes.Arrogant brat. I pray I'm not paired with him."First off, we have Jaden and Cara, Jordan and Mara," Mrs Smith laughed. "See what I did there, pairing the twins together."Jaden and Jordan were tw
Eleanor's POV."So the first thing you all would be doing is sit ups. Boys lay your mats on the floor and stand with your partner on top of it." Coach Dave instructed and the boys responded uniformly.Henry pushed me slightly as he took out a mat from his bag and placed it on the floor. I climbed into it with my bare feet and Henry did the same before eyeing me."What?" I glanced at him curiously as he bit his lips and ran his eyes through my body. I was wearing a bikini, it was a blue bra that covered half of my breast, leaving my cleavages open. The panties were already a little small for me and I didn't have the time to change them.Now I wished I did because Henry was staring at me like I was the last piece of meat on the table."You look sexy in your swim suit. How come you wear baggy clothes every time?" Henry asked
Eleanor's POV.Just because I could swim didn't mean being thrown in a pool without consent or warning was going to be easy to come back from.The water filled my lungs and stung my eyes within seconds and soon I was gasping as I threw my head out of the water. Before I could even manage to take a deep breath, huge arms wrapped around me pulling me to the edges."Are you ok?" I heard a voice say as they ran their hand across my face, tucking my hair behind my ears.I coughed as I blinked rapidly, wiping the water off my face. When I opened my eyes, Henry was holding me close to his chest, his blue eyes were filled with worry and relief as I blinked at him."Eleanor? Are you ok?" He asked quickly, running his eyes through my face and body before fixing his eyes on me once more."Yeah," I mumbled, as my vision
Eleanor's POV.A gasp of shock escaped my lips as I stared in confusion at the two boys, I hadn't expected Henry to say that but now that he had I couldn't find it in me to correct him.I wanted Charles to know that I had already moved on too, since he was moving on with Annie, I didn't want to appear pathetic like I was still hung up on the relationship.I blinked rapidly as Charles turned to me. "What is he saying El?" He asked and I frowned at him."I've told you not to call me that. And he's right. Henry and I are dating," I said, feeling confidence run up my spine as Henry nodded, smirking when Charles turned to him."Are you sure, Eleanor? You know who Henry is don't you?" Annie finally spoke for the first time and anger surged through me.Who the hell was she to tell me about other people when she was as much as a betrayer than anybody else."Don't give me that crap," I said to her as
Eleanor's POV.Henry was funny in a stupid annoying way, we still sat in the clearing till it was past eight and we had completely lost track of time as he told me about the time he had gone canoeing with his friends and they had stolen the paddles, trapping him in the middle of the lake.He had swam back to shore and they laughed at him till dawn.Listening to him talk so casually about his friends and the time he spent with them made me realize how lonely and friendless I really was.I didn't even have any memory of hanging out with Tina. She was mostly taking care of her cats, or her Grandma's cat or her neighbor's cat. In summary, Tina valued cats more than our friendship and I didn't really mind either.The times we spent in school were enough for me because when I got home I usually talked with Annie. We gossiped about college boys and I remember being impatient about going to college too.Bu
Henry's POV.I pulled my bike to a stop in front of Eleanor's house and she got down from behind me. It was late and I knew I had to go home and get enough rest for practice tomorrow.I didn't realize how easy it was talking to Eleanor until I had told her about the time I went canoeing with my friends. There were some things I couldn't tell George or Leopard because I had an image to live up to when it came to them.And Jane was just a fuck buddy, she never really let me speak when we hung out except to ask my opinion on what color of lipstick to wear.But Eleanor was really good at listening, I didn't know if it was because she had very little going on that she didn't have much to talk about because she just wanted to listen to me.Either way, this had been one of the most peaceful evenings I have had in a while and that's why I had suggested taking her to my secret hideout some other time. I haven't ta
Four weeks LaterEleanor P.O.VIt had been four weeks of my encounter with Henry and to say I have moved on was an understatement, I made sure I had nothing to do with him. Everytime he tried to approach me in school, I avoided him at all cost.When I told Tina about the entire situation, she felt remorseful for me. I regret not listening to Tina when I had the opportunity to.The final of the competition was tomorrow and apparently, my school had made it to the final to square of against the West High school. The final had been the major topic for discussion and I was glad about it. When the rumour of Henry and I not being together reached the ears of every student in the school, most girls were happy about it. Apparently, Jane had taken her time to make sure to give out a fabricated story about how Henry and I stopped talking and she made it looked like I was the gold digger. Despite the fact that I wasn't surprised about Jane's lies
Eleanor P.O.VThe following day in school, it was lunch time and I decided to invest my time into reading some new fantasy novels when I felt someone's presence."Nice book you got there, the only problem is, it isn't as interesting as you would ever be" Yes, you guessed right, the flower girl leader Jane was seated on the same table with me and this time, she was not with her minions."I am trying to read here please" I replied politely hoping she would leave me alone."So I don't need to ask about the rumours going round that Henry and you are dating. Apparently, from how i see it, the rumours are true. Especially seeing how he reacted to your presence in the last games" I began to wonder what and where she was driving at with this conversation."Do you really think Henry loves you?" She asked. I dropped my book and looked at her for a minute."Look, talk all you want, but the truth remains that you are only jealous about thi
Henry P.O.V"The strange man took me up to my rooms and closed the door behind me. I was confused and scared for a moment. What was he trying to do? I thought to myself and then i watched as he turned around and gave me one of the most sinister and sadistic smiles I have ever seen in my life.He brought out his belt and flogged the hell out of me. That day would forever be in my memory, I was only nine and I was physically abused by a stranger.The worst part of the entire scenario was the fact that my mom was standing at the door watching the entire time, unfazed by what happened"Flash back endedI was all emotional at this point but I didn't need to allow Eleanor see those emotions. I don't want to be considered weak because I am never weak and will never be.Eleanor P.O.VThough he would deny it, I could see the pain in Henry's eyes as he spoke. This guy had so many untold emotions at the moment just by staring at his eyes and it
Eleanor P.O.VIt wasn't till I checked the clock that I got conscious of the fact that I had been watching all of the Jimmy Fallon's show till late at night. The show itself was just captivating to watch, with the series of interviews from various celebrity. My favorite had to be the interview with Kevin Hart. Getting up from the couch, I stretched myself and decided to go sleep. Maybe Henry wouldn't be coming over like he said he would. Even though I would not admit to him, Henry's presence always made me feel warm.Passing through the rooms, I heard loud moaning and I don't know why I had to stop to check the room it was coming from. Mother wasn't around and my dad happened to have been away for close to three months.Apparently, the moaning was coming from Annie's room. Typical Annie and having sex without regard for sensitive people like me.I was about going till I heard a rather familiar voice and I decided to eavesdrop on the co
Eleanor P.O.VThe second half came by and Ryder was still where he was; seated beside me and though we haven't spoken since the exchange of intense glance between Ryder and Henry, one thing was evident in hia new facial reaction, he was definitely in deep thought."Okay, I think I need to address something real quick, are you really that much of a stalker" His words took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting him to speak while his gaze fixated somewhere else. He may possibly have a sharp Peripheral vision then, I concluded to myself."Secondly I don't remember you being dumb, so why aren't you talking" He asked, this time his eyes turned to look at me and I cowered in fear."Uhmm....... nothing" I said, simply scratching the back of my hair. He was about saying something when the entire crowd cheered upon seeing the faces of the team and i was forced to check for Henry.Something strange about Henry's new countenance; he seemed really fo
Henry's P.O.VThe opening game was here and I couldn't be more ready than I could be at the moment. Fixing up my boots at the locker room, Coach head in and from his face, I could tell he was fully ready himself. Everyone were gathering up their spots kit and surprisingly George had arrived late, causing Coach to tell at him."Alright everyone, listen up real quick" I fixed the lace of my boots and looked up at the coach, same as the rest of the squad."The day we have all been waiting for has arrived. Now I know many of you are nervous for the first game and indeed I gotta admit, it's only natural for every player. I need y'all to know that what ia necessary to win isn't about the strategies you are seeing here nor my ability to quickly make in good tactics. Those are just mere words and though it is part of the substance for the games, it doesn't necessarily encapsulate your ability to win the game. Last year finals was a disaster and though I ca
Eleanor's POV.The end of the week came quicker than I expected with everything that's been going on with Henry, I had a new feeling that was brewing inside of me.Things with Tina weren't all that great either, she still hadn't spoken to me since the day at the boys locker room and while I wanted to be the first to say hello when we met at the lockers, I was constantly reminded of what she had said and I still felt hurt."Hey, are you coming for my game tonight?" Henry asked me as we walked into school together and I shook my head.In all honesty, I wanted to be there for Henry at his game but I didn't want him to know I was excited about it and thinking of going to support him so I decided to act all though and uninterested when I was actually excited inside."Why? Orange High is a good competitor, not as great as us but they are able to give us a good time. A
Henry's POV.When I got home, a feeling of dread came over me and I pulled my bike to a stop parking just outside my home.It was dark inside and lonely. A part of me wanted to run away and back to Eleanor's house but I knew it would make me seem like a little bitch so I took off my helmet and walked towards the porch.I pulled open the door and I was met with darkness, the sweet scent of air freshener filled my nose and I knew the cleaning lady had arrived just this evening after I left.I didn't bother putting on the lights as I was used to coming home to the darkness so I just navigated through the stairs and into my room, slamming the door shut behind me.Throwing my bag on the floor, I took of my jacket and fell on my bed, closing my eyes as I reimagined Eleanor's face in my head.I've never felt
Henry's POV.I listened to the explanation Eleanor was giving me concerning the simultaneous equation I was having troubles with and while I already fully understood it and was even solving questions on my own, it was still nice having her explain it to me.After she had offered to tutor me in my weak subjects and confessed the real reason she had done the homework for me.Something about the way I saw her changed. It was like she was a whole new person and I found myself drawn to her.Originally, I had wanted to kiss her earlier because she was looking so beautiful underneath me but right now, I wanted to kiss her because of the person she was.She was beautiful no doubt, but at the same time I could see how beautiful she was inside too. She was caring, thoughtful and very smart too.It's been a while since any one had done anything for me, even while I was a child and my mother would leave me alo