My Fake Valentine
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“Way to go, Kerri! I knew you could do it. See, you don’t need some stupid good luck charm to win, all you need to do is get your butt in gear and make it happen!”
I don’t bother telling her that my dad finally showed up, I just grin and let her wiggle my bun and smack me on the back again.
We shake hands with the other team even though they look like they want to eat us, and my own teammates start making plans to go celebrate. The crowd is thinning, and I want to find my dad before we leave, but I don’t see him. Where the heck was he sitting, and why hasn’t he come to congratulate me yet? I’m so focused on looking for him, I don’t even notice Mia heading my way till she pops up in front of me, scaring the heck out of me.
“Great job, Kerri!” She grabs a hold of my shoulders and hugs me, and I yelp in surprise. She yanks her arms back and frowns, worried.
“Sorry, you just scared me. I was distracted, looking for my dad.” I glance over her shoulder, still searching.
“I haven’t seen your dad, but isn’t that your brother, Niall?”
I shake my head, denying it before I even look. There’s no way Niall would be here tonight. He has class on Friday nights. Besides, he rarely comes to my games anymore, he’s too busy with work and college and his girlfriend.
But sure enough, there he is, sporting recently-dyed brown hair because he thinks girls don’t like gingers. He looks so different, it’s no wonder Mia wasn’t sure if it was him.
He heads straight towards me, and he looks like he’s trying not to frown, and my heart starts pounding again.
“Niall? What are you doing here?”
“Kerri, Dad’s had an accident.”
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