Chapter 7: Slipping

Sophia's POV:

Niti made fun of me most of the day. She kept saying that Victor had the hots for me. I couldn't wait for us to have lunch. Then, I'd be sitting with the rest of them, and she wouldn't be able to say much.

My plan didn't really work since Victor sat next to me while Niti was facing me/ She kept making kissy faces the whole time, making me blush.

I also noticed Victor smile a few times, but he tried to keep it hidden.

"Hey, little sis, you want to watch us play basketball?" Adam asked, and I looked at him in confusion. "There's a friendly basketball game today after class. You can stay and watch," he told me.

"You play?" I asked Adam.

"All three of us do," Kyle replied instead.

"Wanna come?" I asked Niti.

"And watch our school basketball team in all their glory? Well, duh," she said, and it was a deal.

Niti and I spent the rest of the day together, Kyle finally giving us the freedom to walk to and from class alone.

After we finished the last period of the day, we headed toward the stadium to watch the guys play, and clearly, it wasn't just the two of us. Half of the school was there to watch. This was the first game of the year, and everyone was here to cheer on the school team.

It was a bit too crowded. We searched for a place to sit and could hardly find any.

"Little sister," a voice said from behind me as a hand came around me.

I looked around to see Victor or maybe Adam standing behind me. I still had a hard time knowing the difference. He was wearing a basketball shirt with the school logo on it and the number twelve.

"Come sit here," he said, guiding Niti and me to first row seats. They said 'reserved' on them, but he just took the paper away and let me sit on the chair.

We had a front-seat view of the whole game, which was awesome. I still didn't know which one was Victor and which one was Adam, but they had the numbers twelve and six. Kyle was number eight.

I heard Sammy's voice on the other side of the gym. He was sitting with a group of his friends. He smiled and waved at me, and I waved back.

When the game was over, the team that had twin number six won, although twin number twelve had Kyle with him.

"You wanna go down and say hi to the guys?" Niti asked me, and I nodded.

The second I got down, Kyle asked me for a hug since his team had lost, making me giggle.

"Nu-uh. You're full of sweat," I said, taking a step back.

"Oh, come here, sister," he said, chasing me. I went and hide behind twin number six.

"Let her go, Kyle," he said.

"You're a fun killer, Vic, really," Kyle replied.

Oh, so it was Victor who won. He turned to me. I smiled and congratulated him.

"Thank you, baby girl," Victor said, giving me a slight hug. "We're all going for lunch. You wanna come?" Victor asked, and I nodded. I loved spending time with them.

"Wait for me next to my bike. Niti can ride with the rest," he ordered, and again, I nodded.

I was on my way out of the gym, but there were just too many people. Then, I heard yelling, and people started to push each other. I tried to take steps back, but I was too late.

A guy from the team practically threw me back, and I fell, hitting my back and head hard.

I couldn't help but cry in that second. It hurt so much, and my Little side took control.

I felt strong arms come around my waist and pick me up. It was twin number twelve, Adam.

"You okay, sis?" he asked, but I was too busy crying.

"Man, she took a hit. What should I do?" I heard Kyle's voice ask.

"Go get Victor," Adam said, trying to calm me down. "Come on, Soph. You're okay." I just hugged him and cried into his shoulder.

"Give her to me," I heard another voice, a deeper voice, say. Victor.

He carried me and took me out of the gym. The cold air helped, but Little Soph was still out.

"You okay, baby?" Victor asked. His voice wasn't helping my case.

"Hurt," I told him, pointing to my head.

"What happened there?" he asked, caressing my face.

"Too many peowple. Fell," I told him, sniffling.

"I'm sorry, baby," Victor told me, hugging me closer to his chest.

He was still a sweaty mess, but he didn't smell bad. He smelled like musk and forest.

"Let's get you home, baby," he said, trying to set me down, but I clung closer to him.

"Stay wid me," I said, pleading with him.

"Yes, baby. I'll always stay with you." His words were said in a way that made me feel he believed them.

He carried me back inside and took Adam's car keys and gave him his motorcycle ones.

He opened the front door and set me in. He buckled my seatbelt before going to the driver's seat.

He turned the car around and drove us home. When we made it there, he carried me again to my room.

"How about a nap?" he asked.

"Stay wid me," I demanded again, clinging to him even more.

He got in bed with me in his arms. He gave me Mr. Sparkle. I nuzzled into Victor's neck before falling asleep while breathing in his scent.