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Chapter Six
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2026-02-10 07:47:08
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The next morning, I couldn't focus in any of my classes, my mind was stuck on how I was supposed to keep everything from falling apart.Between the third and fourth period, I stopped at my locker to grab my calculus book."Well, well. If it isn't the world's worst babysitter."I turned and Madison stood there with two of her friends, arms crossed, with that cruel smile on her face."Not now, Madison.""What? I'm just stating facts. You fell asleep and almost killed Diego's little sister." She tilted her head. "Does the debate team know how irresponsible you are? Maybe the coach should hear about it."My stomach dropped. "Please, just leave me alone," I started walking. "Although I guess it makes sense, I mean you're probably exhausted from throwing yourself at my boyfriend during those 'study sessions.'""We're working on the debate..." I shot back."Sure you are." She stepped closer. "Here's the thing. I know Diego's been acting weird and I know it started around the time you two st
Under His Jersey Chapter 7
Mabry's POV Hannah coughed one last time and burst into tears.I held her against my chest, as my hands shook."What happened?" Diego's mom rushed through the front door, his step dad right behind her. "Diego called us, Mae? What's going on?"I opened my mouth but nothing came out.Hannah turned toward her mother, with her red face red and puffy eyes. "I was eating grapes and one got stuck and I couldn't breathe and Mae helped me..."Mrs. Castellano crossed the room in three strides and pulled Hannah from my arms as her hands moved over her daughter. "Are you okay? Does anything hurt? Can you breathe fine now?""I'm okay, Mama. Mae saved me."But Mrs. Castellano's face was pale. She looked at me, and I saw her fear together with the realization of what could have happened."Where were you?""I fell asleep." "I didn't mean to. I just...I was so tired and I fell asleep and I didn't hear her choking until..." My voice broke. "I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry."Mr. Castellano picked up Ha
Under His Jersey Chapter Six
I don't know how I managed to sit still in the hospital waiting room while Rook bounced his leg beside me, staring at the double doors where they had taken my Mom twenty minutes ago."She's going to be okay, right?" His voice cracked."Yeah." The lie tasted bitter but I continued. "She'll be fine."A few minutes later, a doctor pushed through the double doors. "Family of Lisa Delaney?"I shot to my feet. "That's us. How is she?""Your mother is stable. We've got her on oxygen and fluids. She's awake and asking for you." she glanced at her clipboard. "How long has she been experiencing symptoms? The coughing, fatigue, weight loss?""A few weeks. She kept saying it was nothing." I twisted my hands together. "What's wrong with her?""We're running some tests." her expression gave nothing away. "Has she seen a doctor recently?""No. We don't have insurance." I blurted out and immediately regretted it."I see. We'll do everything we can. You can see her, but keep it brief. She's very weak.
Under His Jersey Chapter 5
I found the blood by accident when Mom had left her work jacket draped over the kitchen chair, and when I grabbed it to hang up, a white handkerchief which was crumpled and stained with dark red spots fell.My heart stopped."Mae? You okay?" Rook stood in the doorway, backpack slung over his shoulder, waiting for me to drive him to his friend's house.I shoved the handkerchief back in the pocket quickly, my hands shaking. "Yeah, let's go."When Diego showed up to the library three minutes early, I couldn't believe my eyes.I checked my phone, then looked at him suspiciously. "Who are you and what did you do with Diego?""Ha ha." He dropped his backpack on the table. "Can't a guy be early?""You've been late to everything since birth. So you being early is suspicious.""Maybe I'm turning over a new leaf." He pulled out his notebook. "Or maybe I just want to get this over with so I can actually sleep tonight."Fair enough, he had the same black eye bags as me. "Okay." I opened my lapto
Under His Jersey Chapter 4
The week crawled by in a haze of frustration.Diego showed up late to every training session when he showed up at all. Wednesday he texted me few minutes to practice that "something came up" and never appeared.Friday he arrived an hour late, stayed for twenty minutes, and left because Madison was throwing a party.At debate practice, he was worse. He sat in the back, scrolling through his phone while Carmen tried to explain argument structure.When Coach made him practice a speech, he delivered thirty seconds of nonsense and then asked if he could leave early for football.The team was losing faith. I could see it in Mia's tight-lipped silences, in Raj's pointed comments about "dead weight," in the way Jamie had stopped even trying to include Diego in discussions.Carmen pulled me aside after Thursday's practice. "This isn't working.""I know.""He's going to cost us everything." Her voice was strained. "Maybe we should talk to Coach about finding someone else.""There is no one else
Under His Jersey Chapter 3
I spent the entire weekend dreading Monday.Every time I thought about going back to debate practice, my stomach twisted but quitting wasn't an option. I needed that prize money so Monday at six o'clock, I showed up to the library with my materials and waited.Six fifteen. No Diego.Six thirty. Still nothing.At six forty-five, I started packing up. Of course he wasn't coming. Why would he? He'd made it clear he didn't care about debate, didn't respect me, didn't think any of this mattered."Hey."I looked up.Diego stood at the edge of the table, his backpack slung over one shoulder, completely unbothered by the fact that he was forty-five minutes late."You're late," I lashed out."Football ran long." He dropped into the chair across from me, pulling out his phone. "Coach wanted to run some plays.""You couldn't text?""Didn't think about it." He scrolled through his phone, not looking at me. "So what are we doing?"I stared at him. No apology. No acknowledgment that my time mattere
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