The two girls standing in front of him were different. Even without knowing either one, someone could easily tell that fact. And no, he wasn’t talking about the obvious - one being raven-haired and one being blonde. It was in the way they stood, the way they spoke. Every single thing about them screamed opposite. Though, maybe, he’d just have to get to know the new girl better to see if there was some of that Parker similarity. Was that a good thing? Well… maybe it was just something someone would have to find out. Would he be that person? Maybe not - after all, it was never a good thing to get in too deep with the Parkers. As much as he enjoyed VC’s presence, he knew her family was dangerous - dangerous enough that he had kept a distance for the past few years.
"Beginners luck huh? So what do you call the last 4 years then? I mean… all I’m saying is don’t be surprised if you get a call from the front office telling you that you are now the Salutatorian instead of Valedictorian " he stated, making sure his smile didn’t emphasize any of the feelings he felt deep inside. One thing he knew was that you could never sweat in front of VC. Weakness and exploiting it was her strong suit, which is exactly why he never showed any when he was with her.
Moving his gaze towards the second girl, the conversation was lighter. More relaxed… in a sense. “Of course. Take your time, we have all season for you to take me up on that offer after all,” . he stated before laughing at her notion of it feeling like Stockholm syndrome. “You say that now, but after 4 years of being stuck in the same place, I don’t know if you’ll feel that way,” he responded. He wasn’t surprised when she said cheerleading wasn’t for her, though she looked the part, even the simple conversation he had told her that wasn’t her strong suit. Though he couldn’t help but roll his eyes jokingly at VCs next comment. “You see… it’s always been my dream to be a cheerleader, but sadly, the last time I tried out my triple back flip amazed the team so much that the captain was scared I was going to be better than her and OH MAH GOD she made the whole team turn against me so… sadly I don’t think there’s much hope for me there,” he stated with a valley girl accent. He motioned doing a hair flip with his hand, even though he had no hair to flip simply to bring a smile on the girl’s lips. “Though, how about this, VC. If you get Valedictorian, I’ll wear a cheerleading uniform and do a special little shimmy for you? Though it’s never going to happen,”
With that, Mason looked at his watch and made a soft but audible sigh. “As much as I’d love to discuss how amazing I would look in knee-high boots next because that’s where I’m imagining this conversation is going to go, I do have to get to class to turn in that extra credit assignment. I’ll see you later than VC? And, Olivia, I do hope to see you at our game. Let me know if you need anything alright? Like a host that won’t hold you captive.” He added with a small wink as he started walking away, backward so that he could still talk to them but it was clear the conversation would end when he turned his back. Another thing he learned - becareful what you say to VC. She does, indeed, remember everything so limiting conversations were always the best. It was only when he turned away from the two girls that his smile was replaced with a frown.
Mason walked away at a brisk pace, walking into what he believed was an empty room before closing the door and dialing a familiar number, sighing when it hit voicemail. “Remember when I told you I had a little problem a few weeks ago… well I have another one. Call me back when you can.” A soft curse met his lips as he hung up the phone, though before he could do anything else, Mason found himself turning around and seeing a girl look at him… a girl named Logan Blackwood.
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“Logan… how long were you standing… you know what it doesn’t matter. Sorry I just… found out that my football uniform has a hole in it so I was calling my mom to see if she could fix it…”
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