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Isaac
It was Sunday and I was meeting Jayden and Theo at the basketball court to shoot some hoops with them. My brother had also decided to tag along cause as he put it. ”I have nothing better to do.”
I shrugged my shoulders. This was going to be fun, not!
We asked half a mile to the basketball court, meeting Jayden and Theo, we all high fived and fisted one another. “Guys you know my brother; Brendan.”
“We do, hey man good to see you again.”
“Yeah no girl following you around today?”
They knew my brother well. He was a player a bad one at that. I’d seen him come home with scratch marks and red marks on his cheek from a girl hitting him so hard when she found it he wasn’t only into her and doing whatever they were doing with another girl.
He grinned. “No, not today.”
“Cool.”
“Shall we shoot some hoops or what?” I questioned.
“Sure let’s play two on two only fare you and Brendan against me and Theo then we’ll swap until we’ve all played in different teams fare?”
We all looked at him. “Fare.” We all chorused.
“Let’s do this. First to ten then we change.”
“Sure let’s shoot some hoops.”
“Get ready to lose.” Brendon said.
“Get ready to eat your words.”
We all began to play basketball though there were only four of us we were all competitive. “So where were you yesterday Issac?”
“At home.”
“Doing what?”
“Home work.”
“Aint what it looked like to me.”
“It was so shut the hell up.”
“You were doing much homework when I saw you and your little girlfriend were sitting comfortably on the sofa watching a film.”
“I told you she’s not my girlfriend and for you information we’d finished our homework an hour before you showed.”
“Well you looked pretty closely.”
“Who was the girl?”
“Pretty little thing, feisty too.”
“Sounds like Courtney.”
“It was Courtney dufous.”
They laughed out loud. “She aint his girlfriend, they’re just very close.”
“Are they really?”
We all turned around, oh s**t we were busted and so dead, I could see Brendon was grinning slyly at the three girls infront of us. “Simone?”
“We’ll I’m waiting!” She said, tapping her foot.
“We’ll I…we ‘“
Simone
We’d all had a great day me, Eva and Aria had met Courtney at the shopping centre to do some much needed shopping. Courtney smiled as she walked towards up bouncing in happiness. She was one of a kind; she breathed happiness wherever she went and it was contagious. All of my friends liked her as much as I did some. A little more we all reckoned Issac had a crush on her, she was a kindred spirit. Why that dumb ass Barraman couldn’t see it no one knew even his friends liked her she had an Ora of kindness surrounding her we’d all seen it so had Bryce kinderman he was homing in on her even if he was hiding it but Issac could see it that’s why he was keeping her close. ‘“Hey guys.”
“Hey Courtney.”
We all hugged. “So are we ready to shop til we drop?”
“We are!” They all chorused.
I smiled. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s do this.”
They all agreed and we all linked arms and headed to our first destination, the biggest clothes store here. We shopped for two hours and sat down in a small cafe eating BLT’s and drinking coke.
“So did you go to Issac’s yesterday?”
“I did.”
“Did you actually do homework? We know Issac and he hated homework.”
‘“We did and we finished it all.’”
“Wow what a boy will do to impress his crush.”
She laughed and it was like sweet music, that’s what the guys had said many times as they gushed over her. “You’re funny Sim.”
“I wasn’t trying to be funny.”
“She honestly wasn’t Court. He has a crush in you.”
“Oh.” Is all said, then suddenly said. “I met his brother yesterday.”
We all looked at each other o oh that wasn’t good.
“You met Brendon?”
“Yeah he’s got a bad attitude and he’s a cheat.”
‘We all know that honey. Issac doesn’t like him much either. He’s seen him bring so many girls back to the house he’s lost count.’
‘That's disgusting.’
“And don’t we know it. I’m surprised he even talked to you. He usually ignores everyone of Isaac’s friends like the plague, he’s a jerk.”
“I don’t like him.”
“No one does Court, they just tolerate him.”
She nodded and we continued eating our sandwiches and finishing our drinks before leaving the cafe to do some more shopping.
After an hour we decided to head home. “Is that Brendon with the guys?” Ava gushed.
I rolled my eyes, then looked over. “Yes it is.”
“Come on let’s go over and say hi.”she said, dreamily.
Urgh really Ava? he’s seventeen not nine get a grip.
We walked over as they played and their conversation grew.
“So where were you yesterday Issac?”
“At home.”
“Doing what?”
“Home work.”
“Aint what it looked like to me.”
It was so shut the hell up.”
“You were doing much homework when I saw you and your little girlfriend sitting comfortably on the sofa watching a film.”
“I told you she’s not my girlfriend, and for you information we’d finished our homework an hour before you showed.”
“Well you looked pretty closely.”
“Who was the girl?”
“Pretty little thing, feisty too.”
“Sounds like Courtney.”
“It was Courtney dufous.”
They laughed out loud. “She aint his girlfriend, they’re just very close.”
“Are they really?”
They all turned around looking like they’d been caught doing something bad. Brendon was grinning slyly at the three girls in front of us. ‘Simone?’ Issac questioned, nervously.
Busted
We’ll I’m waiting!” I said, tapping her foot.
“We’ll I…we “
“Yes?”
“It’s not what it looks like.”
“What does it look like Issac? Why were you all talking about Courtney like she was a piece of meat to be shared?”
“I ..we wasn’t.”
“So what were you saying then?”
“Just drop it Simone.”
“Shut the hell up Brendon, you always cause problems when you're around. Now you're doing it again with Courtney cause your brother had a crush on her.”
“No I do not!” He protested.
I saw the look on Courtney’s face like she’d been slapped for doing something wrong or slapped on the face by a guy that you liked but they didn’t like you back hell Issac you i***t.
I glared at him.
“I..I..”
Think about what your next words are going to be wisely.
“Cat got your tongue Bro?”
“Shut the hell up Brendon.” He said angrily.
“Well do you liek Courtney or don’t you ?”
“Of course I do, she's my friend and always will be. Nothing more nothing less. We’re too young to be thinking about relationships we’re friends, that's all.”
I was so mad at him right now I could see her fighting back the tears after what we had told her. The jerk just like his brother, he didn't do feelings or give a damn about anyone else’s. Her fist clenched and in clenched I was angry. “Let’s go.”
‘Aren’t you going to stay and watch?’
“No we are not.’” Courtney piped up before saying. “Come on girls we know where we’re not wanted.”
“You are some feisty piece of work aren’t you little girl?”
He just didn't.
He grinned.
He did.
Her fist shot across his jaw before he had chance to acknowledge it. She turned storming away.
I smiled. I was proud to be her right now. No one has ever hit that SOB ever until today, we all followed proud of our girl. “Courtney!”
I turned abruptly glaring daggers at Isaac. “I suggest you go back to where you come from, and think over what you are going to say to her next before she lands you too.’”
He nodded and turned, walking away with his head bowed. That’s right you know you’ve caused this so stay the hell away.
We continued walking. “I’m proud of you girl no one has ever done that before they usually cower away and cry not you.”
“Can we just forget it ever happened, and forget what you said about Issac it’s obvious he has no interest in me crush, or not.”
“Sure Court we’re sorry we honestly thought he did the way he was acting around you.”
“Let’s never talk about this again.”
“We promise.”
- Writer
