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The Water Girl

The Water Girl

Author: C.J
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Chapter 1  River

Word Count: 2639    |    Released on: 24/08/2023

yells at the girl that's sitting beside me. So, I shake he

any sports. Whenever I attempt to play sports, my two left feet hold me back. "Don't fucking touc

off to college, hopefully far away from here. I have sent in all my college applications and am just waiting for the right one to accept me. I look over at Marie when s

do you have to

me. One of us must show them assholes whose queen

s and her hourglass figure. Where I have red to the point, it's almost orange hair, ash gray eyes. I'm 5ish and a little on the heavy side, weighing in at about 150 give or take. Guys love to look at my best friend and ask her out on dates left and right, which she turns down because she plays for the same team. She's never made me unco

a, where we wait in the salad line so I can grab myself a salad. Once we get my salad and I pay the cashier, we make our way over to the pizza station

have in your hands? You keep eating unhealthy foods like pizz

ut it's unwanted and needed because

in anything to that douche

ing sarcas

le. Luckily, I made it to my table without a hitch. Normally,

"Sydney asks me on

used to i

r Rock just

the hottest guy at school. He is the quarterback and captain, and my bigg

d." Rock says, coming over and sitti

. I guess she thinks that's going to stop him from harassing me. I go to get up

ss down." Sy

is Syd so I might e

ure of it," Sydney says between clenched teeth. She r

s. I get to eat my food in peace for the rest of the lunch hour. Once the bell rings, Sydney and I head to our next class. We make

ative tablets in their waters see how good they pra

the damn waters," Damion, the linebacker, yel

on. I really don't understand what I have done to make them target me. Unlike Tiffan

on the field to see if they want any water. "It's about damn time, water girl." Most of the guys say, but there are some. The freshmen than

and pour water into the mouths of the ones that want water and get shoved to the side by the ones that don't want water. God, I really do

the locker room when Rock and his friend Damion walk up behind me, pushing

ing there." Rock says, then bends down to hel

yway to treat your sum to be

I hope

I spit at him and he sees red. Rock lifts me up off the ground by my

eads to the locker room, I get up and start gathering the bottles that went flying a minute ago back up and put them back in the bags. Coach

hoice. "Thanks coach I say." Once he helps me up a

, and I don't think he would be too happy to

the locker room without another word. Once I'm done with everything, I make my way out to my 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee that my dad got

years until my mom did what she did when I was about 5 years old. I barely get into the cab

llo

ting at the restaurant tonight. I would like

, Dad? I have tones of h

get dressed. Gabriela and I will wait for you. I need you to go over to Gabriela's a

ou kid

e house then and run up the stairs to my bedroom, where I find a pair of slacks and a blue blouse with a pair of my dress boots. Then I run back out to the je

two younger kids are so sweet. If it was just them two, I pro

so she kind of knows what it's like to be the target for the mean kids. The difference is her brother is the QB of the high school football team, so once people learn that tidbit, th

nd greet the two that got into my jeep.

know why we are going to eat dinner wit

he jeep and I give my keys to the ballet. We go to walk into the restaurant at the same time

neers. "Do you work here or something?" She asks m

y damn times?" Jessica asks Amy. It tak

help and he leans in and whi

Rock, then they walk into the r

s, then walk i

hispers to me. "You're so much p

hanks b

kids than to me, his own daughter. Gabriela gives me

ery much. I just d

k her as I step back and s

Knowing full well the heck I go through on a daily basis. She doesn't quit

over at Gabriela... "Gabriela Maria Martinez; you are my best friend, my true love, my forever person. I ca

even bothe

urse, cries and

and Abe claps his hands toget

an't be right. I would ne

cannot marry him, mom. Don't get me wrong, I think you're cool Mr. Jim bu

t he was saying

ver." Gabriela tells her son and my father has the audacity to tell

re? Why has my father turned aga

kiss on the cheek. "Now I must leave. I

ot true Riv, and even if it was,

I tell her and walk out the door and grab my jeep, then

ct Gabriela to want to marry. He is s

on as I get home. I walk up to my

iela to marry him toni

ey: W

tic you like Gabri

Sydney. It's her son. He will ma

in, River. You have done it all our l

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