the next few days maddy spent her time with nate, and when she wasn't with nate she was giving me a headache talking about him.

"we have to! freshman cheerleaders, cmon!" victoria threw her hands around as the two of us walked across the field and looked at some of the cheerleaders that were there.

"i don't know, vic.. maybe we could do something else? a different sport? volleyball?" i suggested, shrugging my shoulders.

"no. please!" she grabbed my shoulders and shook me, looking me dead in the eye. "just freshman year, and if we don't like it.. we can quit or something, yeah?"

i sighed, "vic..."

in all honesty i was nervous to cheer in front of all the people, i know their eyes would mainly be on the football players.. but they could still see me. and i also didn't know how i felt wearing the uniform.

"maddy did it!" victoria exclaimed, her hands still gripping my shoulders.

i raised my eyebrows, "i'm not maddy."

she rolled her eyes, "no shit. but im just saying, she enjoyed it, maybe you will too!"

i rolled my eyes, pushing her chest back. "fine."

she immediately gasped, taking my hand and running to get a try out paper. i couldn't help my laugh at her excitement, and deep down i was a little excited too.. more nervous, but you know.

———

"two weeks?!" i shook my head.

"two weeks!" vic raised her arms up, not noticing i was nervous.

in two weeks was try outs, and i hated that it was so soon. but victoria made me promise i'd go, pinky promise. so i can't back out now.

we went on and on about how cheer could go, until ashtray caught my eye, walking out of the school building to a car that was parked right outside.

"there's no way." i heard, making me turn my back to victoria, to see her eyes wide. "what?"

"you don't like ashtray, right?" she furrowed her eyebrows.

"i've talked to the kid once." i gave her a 'are you dumb' look.

"okay? so, you don't have a crush on him, right?" we kept walking.

"no, victoria, i don't." i rolled my eyes playfully, i don't know why everyone exaggerates him being a 'drug dealer' even if he is, it's not everyone's business.

"we should talk to him." i spoke my thoughts, and she whipped her head to me. "what?! no."

i mocked her, "victoria, he's not going to do anything to us. we can just be nice, and talk to him."

she patted my shoulder, "you can talk to him, and i'll watch you."

i chuckled, before pushing her playfully. "whatever."

i guess she realized that the two of us were just walking, not actually going anywhere in particular.
"wanna go to my house?"

i smiled, "yes." and wrapped my arm around her shoulder.

"we can swim, my mom isn't home, so we can listen to music too." she suggested, and my smile grew.

———

"no, you dumbass! i said my back!" i yelled at vic, as she climbed onto my shoulder, pushing me down and almost drowning me.

i heard her loud laugh, as she got off me and pulled me back up, "you know, this would be funner if we had more people to invite." she told me.

every summer me and victoria stay at her house, either watching some show we find on netflix, begging maddy to take us places, or in her pool. and every summer, her and i wish we had more friends to invite. but i actually liked how it was just us two, made me feel more comfortable.

i shrugged, "before it gets cold, you could throw a pool party."

she gasped, pointing at me. "seriously?!"

i laughed, "yeah? we could invite random people.. i guess, i don't know."

the only party i've been to was mckays... like a week ago. and it wasn't all that, but maybe if we threw one it would be funner than the last.

"yes!" she shouted, wrapping her arms around my neck and bringing me down. again, almost drowning me.

"vic! you're actually gonna fucking kill me!" i pushed her off me, pushing her under water in the process.

after that we stayed in the pool for a little while after, before eventually getting bored and got popcorn, sitting in her chairs outside as we dried off and watched the sun set.

i thought about he possible pool party vic and i might be throwing, and a thought came in my head, making me quietly chuckle to myself.

the last time a party and a pool happened, my sister fucked someone in it. i guess it was only funny because i know victoria would be absolutely traumatized if someone had sex in her pool.

or if someone told me to do it too, you know, since maddy did it. the perez sisters both fucked someone in the pool! i could see it now.

but, i'm fourteen. and that's not happening anytime soon. again, not maddy.

the both of us sighed, collecting our trash and then heading inside, and took turns showering, before watching netflix and passing out.

AUTHORS NOTES:

aw reminds me of vienna and aria (my first book)

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