Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 15

Gym is this year's problem. Michael and I part ways, and he heads off to some kind of programming thing. He's excited, that's all that matters. He tells me to try to have fun, make friends, and don't pass out after the first lap.

I tell him not to break the computer.

He makes no promises. I don't either. When I turn down the next hall, I can't believe my eyes. The school building itself, like everything around this town, is already pretty cool, but the gym is huge!

I open one of the three sets of glass double doors leading in and walk onto the upper level, which is like a track around the whole area. Steps on every corner lead down to the lower level which is a basketball court with like ten hoops! What is this?

I lean over the railing, just a little bit, to checkout the volleyball area. It's right next to the equipment room which is filled to the brim with all kinds of things from what I can see, from soccer balls to lacrosse sticks, and people shuffle in and out of it. Some guys currently walking out with basketballs are laughing and shoving each other. I see jet black hair and a cocky grin at the very front. Carson?

Axel, wearing a tight black shirt, chases after him, laughing. He's trying to get the ball from his hands. The third is talking to two other guys, looking as stoic as ever. He looks over at his brothers and sighs. Then he looks up. Our eyes connect.

His eyes narrow.

Seriously? Shouldn't I be the one who's upset?

Suddenly, I feel someone grab my arm.

I snap my head to the side. It's a girl. A few people around us also look alarmed, like they were ready to grab me at a moment's notice.

"Please take a step back," she says.

I nod and do as asked. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."

She shakes her head. "It's fine. Just be careful. We wouldn't want you to get hurt or anything."

I raise an eyebrow, but she's already gone. Everyone else goes back to what they were doing. I look down again at where the brothers were. They're looking up now.

Mr. Cool, Calm, and Collected is no longer glaring, but he definitely doesn't look happy. Axel smiles and waves. Carson nods his head up, smirking. I just turn away and look for the female locker room. I was told to go there before class, but where... ah, there it is. I walk in and then quickly walk out. That was a bathroom.

Ah. I see where I'm supposed to go. I head in that direction and try to go in.

"Hey," A guy in shorts and a loose white t-shirt jogs up to me.

I take my hand off the door handle. "Yes?"

"That's the boy's locker room," he says.