The Boy Next Door – Episode 11

THE BOY NEXT DOOR
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@ Authoress Adesewa ? ?
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??ALEXA??

I slept so soundly that I did not realise it was late until aunt Kate knocked repeatedly on my door.

I jumped out of bed and ran straight to the bathroom.

When last did I sleep so peacefully?
That was probably months ago.
Whatever Oliver did yesterday was very effective.
I can’t wait to thank him properly.
I don’t know when he left though.

It’s hard to believe that I didn’t even hear the ringing of my alarm clock.

I went to dress in my room when I finished in the bathroom.

I finished dressing in record time and I went downstairs to have my breakfast.

” Good morning munchkin” Uncle Evan said while I gave him a bear hug.

Hunter was already through with his food so I’m the one delaying him.
I didn’t know I’d wake up so late today.

I rushed my breakfast and I waved at my uncle and aunt before I followed Hunter to his car.

Hunter opened the door for me and we both stayed in silence till we get to school.

I went to my locker and I removed my P.E wear. I head to the changing room to change my outfit before I went to the field.

We are to play long tennis on the tennis court today.
I’m so glad that it’s not any form of martial arts so I don’t have to worry about going home with a broken nose again.

I was to play against a boy on a horn rimmed glasses which reminds me of Harry Potter.

I served first and the game begin.
It was kind of tough as the boy was also a pro like I am but I’m determined to win him no matter what.

I almost sprained my right arm while trying to control my ball from hitting the net.

At last, I won over the Harry Potter doppelganger.
I scored 10 goals while he scored 7 goals.

I went to the bathroom to wash the sweat off my body before changing to the clothes I wore from home.

I sent a text to Oliver on my way to maths class.

? Good morning. Thanks for last night. I really appreciate your help??. When did you leave? ”
Me.

?you are welcome. I left around 3am. I don’t want to risk being seen by your family”
Oliver.

?Okay. How is your dad’s condition now?”
Me.

?It’s still the same. We had to double his painkillers? when he was writhing in agony this morning”
Oliver.

I’m now in maths class so I quickly typed a response to Oliver’s last message before I turned my attention to the arithmetical problems on the board.

The rest of the day was relatively uneventful as well as the next day.

?FRIDAY?

??OLIVER??

I have a match today but I’m not feeling the usual joy I experience whenever I want to play.

How can I be happy when my biggest supporter is lying on his sick bed attached to a life supporting machine.
He tried to cheer me up before I came to school but I know how hard it was for him to talk to me with all the constant pain he’s having.

I miss him even though he’s not dead yet.
I miss his advice and his frequent scolding.

” Earth to Oliver!” Landon exclaimed, tapping me on my shoulder.

” Oh! I’m sorry I spaced out” I muttered.

” What were you thinking about that you didn’t hear coach’s booming voice shouting your name until I had to tap you” Landon said.

” I was thinking about the match” I said.

” It’s unlike you to be worried about a match. Don’t worry, we are gonna win” Landon said.

” Yeah. I hope so” I replied.

” You’re acting weird” Jason said. He has been silent since we got here.

Just then, a message came in and I checked it out.

? Good morning.
Do not be weighed down by your problems. You are stronger than you think.
Put your pain aside and focus on the game, you can even pretend that your dad is watching this game. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to dissapoint him so put your acts together and don’t wallow in self pity.
Yours’ in struggle,
Alexa
Xoxo??????”

I smiled after reading her message.
Just the simple things she do can make my day like this short text from her.

I wonder why she’s not yet in school and I also wonder how she knew exactly how I was feeling cos the text she sent perfectly suit my former mood which she changed positively with her text.

??ALEXA??

Hunter already left for school because he has a match to play.
Uncle Evan said he’s going to come to our school later to watch Hunter and his friends play.

In NYC, no parents bothered to come whenever the kids played cos the parents are always busy or so they say unlike in this town where everyone seem to know each other and the parents care enough to attend school matches.

I sent a text to Oliver because I know his dad won’t be able to watch him play and he is probably sad by now.

I finished eating my breakfast and aunt Kate took me to school in her car.

I got to school and I went straight to my locker.

I met Ruby and her minions laughing about something but I’m not here for them so I made my way to my own locker.

I couldn’t help but overhear what they are saying.

” The S3X was amazing”

“You know, makeup sex are the best”

“Especially when you do it in public. The thrill of someone walking in on you makes it more sweeter”

“Exactly, you should have seen me cum…”

Yuck! So gross??
How shameless could these girls be?
I don’t know why I’d feel comfortable talking about sex with my friends.

I left the locker room immediately and head to the field.

The pep rally is ongoing on the field. It is a gathering of students before a sport event to encourage school spirit and to support members of the team.

I didn’t join them in singing any of the pep rally songs.
It’s so ironical that I once used to lead them in pep rallies songs back when my life was on the right track.

The school team comprises of two sub teams: The Shooting Star? and The Great Unicorn ?.

The Shooting Star are on blue and white jersey with a black short while The Great Unicorn are on yellow jersey and a black short.
Hunter, Oliver, and Jason are members of The Great Unicorn while Landon is a player from The Shooting Star.

The match was really interesting. Students were chanting the names of their favourite players and the parents whose children were playing were not left out as they were making different colourful remarks.

Uncle Evan also came to cheer Hunter up like he promised.

I smiled at Oliver whenever our eyes met and he’d return the smile before continuing his game.

??OLIVER??

I followed Alexa’s advice and I try to picture my dad on the field so I played with my heart and not with my legs only.

I scored two goals in the first half alone and I also saved the post from The Shooting Star countless times before the end of the match.

Hunter scored a goal and Jason also scored a goal but Jason’s goal was not counted. The referee had blown the whistle by the time the ball rolled into the goalpost.

We won the match narrowly by beating The Shooting Star with 2 goals. The result of the match is 4:2.
The Great Unicorn scored 4 goals while The Shooting Star scored 2 goals.

” Hey, your dad didn’t come today” Jason observed.

” Yeah, he’s busy” I said.

It’s not exactly a lie cos he’s currently busy fighting cancer with all his strength.

” Oh! That’s strange because he’s never missed any of your games” he said.

” There’s always a first time for everything” I replied.

To avoid further queries, I quickly excused myself and I went to the locker room.
I need to get out of here fast.

?RUBY?

Hurray!
Thank God it’s Friday ??????.

I am so excited not because of the match but because of the plans I have for the weekend.

I don’t give a damn about the match.
My weekend is definitely gonna be interesting.

Thank God my dad is out of town or else he might just jinx my plans for me by hindering me from travelling but I trust mom to let me do as I like so I have zilch worries about asking mom to allow me travel to NYC.

Alexa, watch your back cos I’m soon gonna be exposing whatever you are obviously hiding.

TBC.

This Ruby should not just ki*ll herself because of Alexa?.

Love you all ? ? ?
� Authoress Adesewa ? ?