Chapter 22 The Hooker
Sam and I made it back to school just in time to get to our fifth period. I was zoned out for the rest of the day going from class to class like I was on auto pilot. I couldn't get the fear of Ben throwing me away for a girlfriend. That's what our Mom did so what would be different about Ben. After all he was her son. My nerves were going insane as my anxiety was high.
Once I got to gym class I was about to go crazy. "Kensington!" Coach Baker yelled from across the gym waving for me to come to her. I dropped my bag in the bleachers made my way to her. "I called all the girls down for this period to practice. I want you girls to do the pyramid with the Swedish fall that we have been working on. Go get changed."
I nod and make my way to the locker room to change. Being a prep school of course we have a uniform for gym. It was so weird going from wearing whatever I wanted to, to wearing the same outfit everyday. Once I got my cheer shoes on I made my way out of the locker room. I walked to the half of the gym that had cheer mats across it and started to stretch.
Once all the girls were stretching coach come back over. "Okay girls I called you all down here because we are going to West Lakes Academy and durning half time their cheer team has decided they want to have a competition. So we are going to do our routine. I want to switch our normal pyramid for the Swedish fall pyramid that we started working on. With my top tire being Kat and LeeAnn. My middle tire will be Hannah and Melanie on the side. Than Tracy in the middle. Sarah J., Alyssa, and Paige you're holding Hannah. Sarah M., Devin, and Tra'Lyssa you're throwing Kat up and catching her. Harmony, Katie, and Tina you got Tracy. Mia, Harper, and Karen will throw and catch LeeAnn. Lastly Delaney, Summer and Juanita you girls have Melanie. Everyone understand?" She looked up from her clipboard.
"Yes coach" we all reply.
"Okay I want to whip the floor with those West Lake girls. Once we get the pyramid down we will run through the routine. Get to work ladies." She clapped her hands and we all got up getting with our groups. We had already work on this a little but not enough to run through it smoothly and confidently. We ran that thing like ten million times I swear. Once we finally stuck it ten times in a roll coach had us run the routine with the stunt in it.
"Kat and Summer come here." Coach called when the music stoped. We walked over to her and she sighed. "You both have your double full twist down right?" We both nod. "Okay good I want you to put that into you flip sequence that you two do together. Okay?"
"Yes coach." We both say as she tells the whole group we are going to run it one more time. We all groan but run it again then she finally says we can take a break for the rest of class.
"There is only ten minutes left of class ugh." Devin moans, she was a tall girl with jet black hair and the bluest of eyes. She was also classified as the mean girl of the eighth grade. Being in seventh grade I didn't have any classes with her but in cheer she wasn't that bad. But that's probably because Coach doesn't handle that behavior well. Especially after what happened to me a few weeks ago.
What will kat do when she is faced with the people she and her brother love. Will she be able to choose who she will be with. Or will she leave them all behind? She neve...
"Yeah but we don't have to be on the bus til three thirty because we have to wait for the buses to get here." Her goon Tina tried to make it not so bad.
"Kensington!" Coach yelled from across the gym. I jogged to her, "Reuben wants you to go to his room for a few."
"Okay." I grab my stuff and head toward the high school. Once I make it to Rueben's room for yet the second time today, I knock on the door. A tall blonde hair boy opens the door looking me up and down then smiling. He side steps giving me room to walk past him. He most be a freshman because my eyes quickly spotted Wes in the front row with a pout on his face.
"Hey Princess." He said as I approached his desk. "Ben and Bruce are going to get the entire cheer team Chick-fil-A. I have your coach messaging me everyone's order. I just wanted to know what you wanted and see if you need anything else brought here before you get on the bus?"
"Can they get me a big water bottle from the gas station." I ask as I sit my bag down by his desk.
"Of course." He nodded sending a text to who I would guess is Bruce or Ben.
"Can I chill in here til they get here?"
"Of course love. Just behave."
I nod and go sit by Wes. "Hey Wes why do you look so gloomy."
"Logan took my phone." He groaned.
"What did you do?"
"Texting in class, in his class." He sighs. "I was just trying to get the T from Sam."
"You mean about Ben and his hooker?"
His eyes got wide "She was a hooker?"
It was at that moment I made a stupid decision. "Yeah she had on dark makeup and had this like ten inch heels. When she left she was in skimpy clothes. It was gross." I don't know why I lied but I guess I figured if I could make Wes hate he before he meet her then he would help me get rid of her.
"Eww I mean I know we have money to throw away but I never thought Ben would go for that."
"Yeah I know it's crazy right?" I sighed feeling instantly bad for what I was doing to Ben but I just couldn't bring myself to tell Wes the truth.
"Hey Wes who's this?" The tall boy who answered the door.
"My little sister so she's off limits Presley!" Wes pretty much growled.
"Aw that's not for you to decide." Presley said winking at me.
"I am serious David back off." Wes stared daggers at him.
"Mr. Presley I don't have your assignment from today. Care to turn it in within the next minute before the bell?" Rueben hollered from his desk giving Wes a look as if to say calm down.
David groaned "Mr. K can't I get it to you tomorrow?"
"It is due by the end of class. If you turn it in tomorrow you lose points." Reuben said looking back down at his stack of papers shaking his head. Before anyone could say anything else the bell rang and everyone flooded out the door and into the halls. Rueben went to monitor the halls while Wes and I stayed in the room.
I worked on homework while we waited for the rest of my brothers to get to the school. Once they got there we all carried food into the gym for the cheer team. The girls all cheered when they say the food.
"Hey little sis how was school today?" Logan asked sitting down next to me as I ate.
"It was good. How was your day?"
"Good, but I have been a nervous wreck about tonight." He paused and sighed. "Please don't fall again. My heart can't take it." His face turned sad as if he was about to cry. It was kind of hard to see that. Logan out of all the older four brother was more of the nerdy one. But he was still my big and strong brother. Him looking broken was not something I wanted him to see.
"Okay tell you what. When we do our routine during half time. When it turns to the Katie Perry song firework close your eyes til the end deal? There is a big stunt that you don't need to watch."
"Firework got it." He kissed the top of my head. "Finish eating you're about to bored the bus. We will see you there."
A few minutes later we all piled on the bus and headed to the game. It was about an hour drive and fifteen minutes to change. The game was going great and our football team was dominating.
"Okay girls head to the middle of the field." Coach said after we watched West Lake team did their performance.
We took the field and the music started. The route was going fine but the closer we got to the pyramid the fear was building up higher and higher. This stunt was dangerous and I was up higher than a normal stunt. Then I had to fall down as I twisted sideways. We started making our way to the stunt positions. Each group put their flyers up in a straight line with Hannah and me facing each other. Once the girls behind me are ready Hannah grabs my arms and I grab hers. My stunt group throws me into the arm where Tracy grabs one of my ankles. I stick it and we hold it for an eight count. I let go of Hannah's arms as Tracy lets go of me. I twist and land in my stunt groups arms. It took me a second to realize I landed right. Sighing with relief I jumped out of their arms and finished the route.
The rest of the game went great. We swept the floor with them. Our cheer team and the football team won. Once the game was over I grabbed my bag and headed to where my brothers were in the stands.
"I didn't close my eyes Kat. That was horrifying." Logan said putting his arm around my shoulders.
"Well you didn't have a heart attack so I think we are okay." I laugh and he rolls his eyes.
"Not this time at least." He mumbles.
We walk to the cars and the older four get into one as us younger four get into Sam's car. As we drive the music is set low as just a little bit of back ground noise as we all sat in silence.
"Okay so let's talk about this hooker Ben bought." Wes said from the back seat causing Sam to glance at me with a puzzled look.
"Or we could not." I replied.
"Wait Ben bought a hooker? I thought he was just fucking someone. But not a hocker. Doesn't he know he could get anyone he wanted?" Jere piped in and I wanted to jump out of the car and roll away.
"Katherine..." Sam's voice was dangerously low almost sounding like Ben's when someone was in trouble.
"Will everyone shut the hell up?" I yelled and turned the music up. Sam gave me a look as if to say this isn't over but left it alone for now.