Always Aaron

Chapter 32

I felt my stomach twist and my hands turn clammy as I made it to the center of the field where Aaron was already standing looking as calm and unfazed as ever. As if he was merely picking up a piece of candy from a toddler.

"Ayyy you here that?" Maddie grinned as the girls started chanting We Will Rock You. I smiled at her and looked at the grassy field.

"You nervous?" Aaron asked his eyes slightly closed under the sun as he smiled.

Yes. I was ferociously nervous. More and more by the millisecond but he did not have to know that. "I'm just nervous to see how you'll act once you lose."

"Pfft-" Madison blew out. "Your girlfriend's got you squared down." I nearly furrow my eyebrows at Madison's words as I had already told her Aaron and I were just fake dating for protecting me from Liam and saving Aaron from the campaign. But I noticed her choice of words when I saw Riley smiling at us standing closely.

"Please. As much as I am gracious I also love to win. And right now that's my mindset." Aaron straightened up his shirt and frowned at the loud sound of the girls singing and smacking their thighs and clapping to the beat.

"The competition is about to begin!" Principle Simone called out from the stage through her white megaphone. A slight buzz left it and everybody winced at the screeching before she switched it off.

The sun was a little hotter right now in the morning and heated my skin making me think the race would leave me pretty sweaty. I felt grotesque just thinking about it.

As I was about to walk towards the stage Madison pulled me back and swiped to of her fingers on either of my cheek. I flinched blinking at her. "Marks." She nodded applying two each on her face too. "The whole team is wearing them." I chuckled and nodded looking at the crowd.

"Are girls always this dramatic?" Aaron asked amusedly stating between Maddie and I. Just then Owen roared forward flexing his arms inwardly and crouching low with a massive blue hand print on his face.

"We are in it to win it." He roared in a deep voice making Maddie and I burst out laughing. Peculiar thing he was.

"Never mind I see which side is the unstable." Aaron muttered though the amusement was clear in his eyes.

"May the best man or woman win." Owen grinned at us. "Both of you are my besties so I support each of you equally." He hugged Aaron and then proceeded to me whispering in my ear. "I hope you win." I chuckled nodding.

"Me too." I answered lowly and saw Mr. Torres strutting to fetch us.

"Mr. Hayes I would advise you to put a shirt on. Nobody is in desperate need to see all that." He said with a scowl and looked at Aaron and I. "Well come now. The competition is going to start so stop lollygagging." Mr. Torres put out pushing both of towards the stage.

"What does lollygagging mean?" I asked keeping my voice to Aaron.

He dipped his head slightly still tall as ever and whispered down. "No clue but it sounds shit." We stepped up the black cubicle steps put out at the side of the stage and greeted the Principal.

I felt my self get sick looking at the sight of the crowd. How do people thrive under pressure? I twist my hands nervously pulling at my fingers and looking out at the crowd but not looking anywhere at all. I do not know if that makes sense but right now I was hyperventilating.

A warm brushed against mine. Just a slip of fingers before they traced my wrist and interlaced our hands. I knew it was Aaron before I even looked at him.

He gave me a small smile and we quickly let go of our hands before anyone could see.

"Alright." Principal Simone announced on the microphone stand. "I would firstly like to congratulate the two finalists standing right next to me. They deserve a round of applause come on." I awkwardly stood there as everyone clapped my friends the loudest and standing. "You all have done extremely well and I could not have been more proud of each and every individual who participated in the completion. But now let us find out our victor and see who grabs the Weston Sports Championship trophy!" She walked towards us and handed the both of us a white envelope. "Read this clue and find the others. The first person to come here with the most tokens will be the winner." We both nodded and unsealed the envelope.