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July 3, 2020

I wake up this time actually feeling the heartache and how tired I am. Their actually gone and I can't do anything to stop it. I just have to live with it, I stand up with a groan and look at my phone, it's already nine. Without warning someone walks into my room, I look up from my phone and see Jordan standing there with Marissa behind him, no. "What the hell do you want?" I ask a little too aggressive and Marissa pushes past Jordan.

"Jasmine, Stop!" I flinch at the raise of her voice. "I understand, your mom and dad died. But, I wanna be there for you." I look up and shake my head holding back tears.

"You wanna be there for me huh-" I'm cut off by my phone ringing. I turn around and see Benny's calling, I grab the phone and feel a rush of electricity run through me. He makes me forget, "I have to go, please leave so I can get ready." This time it's Jordan to talk.

"No! Ok, you have to stop being such a little brat. Marissa wants to help you!" I laugh and feel a fit of anger fill through me that I've never felt.

"Get out!" Jordan looks taken back but doesn't step down.

"No!" Marissa grabs his arm and his face softens.

"Get out," I growl quieter and angrier. Jordan clenches his jaw and turns around walking out behind Marissa slamming my door in the process. I sigh and roll my eyes trying to contain my anger, I feel my phone vibrate again and it's Benny.

The Jet🥴️🚀

The Jet🥴️🚀: Hey, you coming?

My Jasmine😍🥺️: Maybe. Will you come to get me?

The Jet🥴️🚀: Yes, of course. Be over in a few.

My Jasmine😍🥺️: ok.

BENNY'S POV

I could tell there was something wrong with Jasmine. Her texts seemed off, but I mean it's normal for a person to act like that after they lost their parents. I smile knowing I get to see her today, she is funny and knows how to make me smile. I grab a pair of blue jeans and a white wife-beater with my Nike 270's. I grab my phone and rush downstairs, then in seconds my mom is standing in front of the door, "Mijo, what happened to you?" I can see the worry in her eyes as she studies my marks.

"I got in a fight Ma, but it was for a good reason." Her eyes go wide and I watch her face drop with disappointment. 

"Que!?" She grabs my hands and studies them. "Son, I hate to be the one to do this but, ever since you started hanging out with la guera you have gotten in a lot of trouble-" My mom is interrupted my Milla.

"Mama, it was me. My ex-boyfriend tried to argue with me and Benny helped me out. It's my fault." I look at Camilla with wide eyes and she nods as if telling me it's fine. I mouth thank you and my mom slowly lets go of my hands. 

"Ok, si. Fine, you go play with your friends. Be careful please." I nod and kiss her cheek as I run out of the house with a big smile on my face. I finally get to Jasmine's house and happily knock on the door, but the person who answered wasn't Jasmine.

"What the Hell do you want?" Venom laces his words. But, I stay confident and call for Jasmine.

"Jasmine!" I wait a second and Phillips stands their with anger written all over his face, then I watch Jasmine happily run downstairs in a black crop top, some high waisted ripped jeans, and vans. I smile as she shoves past her brother angrily and he attempts to do t back but I pull Jasmine into a hug before he can do it. He slams the door and we pull away, I can see the tears that stain her cheeks. I wipe her face and hug her once more. "How are you?" I breathe out in a long breath. I feel her weakly shrug as she sighs back.

"I'm living." We laugh sadly and I decide to break us apart, 

"You ready?" She nods and we rush to the sandlot field. Once we get there though, there is trouble.

JASMINE'S POV

We walk into the gate and I see the boys arguing with none other than my ex and his friends. I sigh and walk over as Benny grabs me and pulls me behind him, he walks ahead of me. Then Lucas turns around with a big smile, "Oh, Jasmine and her little puppy, it's nice of you to join us." Lucas attempts to walk over to me but Benny blocks his path and shakes his head.

"She's not interested," Benny growls. Kinda cute seeing him stick up for me. Lucas laughs and calls over his little minions.

"Go, grab her." I laugh and walk towards him. I smirk and grab his shirt pulling him towards my face.

"Don't you know only fools stick around when the love is gone. So leave me and my friends the hell alone!" Just as he's about to say something I do something I've been meaning to do, I swing my arm and my fist connects with his jaw. He stumbles a little and Benny takes over, stepping in front of me. Lucas swings towards Benny but Benny quickly blocks it. He looks hot. Then without warning Lucas gets Benny on the ground and attempts to punch him in the face, I shake my head and lift my foot up, kicking Lucas in process, he falls off of Benny and I help Benny up. I quickly grab the bat from the ground and point it at Lucas aggressively. "Get the HELL Out of our Sandlot!" Lucas wipes his now busted lip and chuckles. He points from me to him,

"This isn't over." I smile sarcastically and nod as he and his friend's walkout. I turn to the boys with a concerned face,

"What happened?" yeah yeah is the first to speak.

"He came looking for you, and we wouldn't give it up. Then you guys came and this happened." I nod and look to Benny who is still sitting on the floor with something in his eyes, happiness. I walk over and sit next to him and he tackles me into a hug, I laugh and look at him confused,

"What was that for?" he smiles 

"Jasmine, before I met you, my life was so bland and boring but NOW, it's exciting and full of adventure each day. You truly are my favorite person." the boys gasp as if that actually hurt their feelings. I stand up laughing and that's when I notice Angelina and Michelle standing there with smiles on their faces, I run and hug my two best friends, but somethings wrong. Marissa is apart of this, I pull away and I can tell the girls feel weird about it too. I nod as if I can read Angelina's mind, finally she pulls out her phone and walks somewhere she can have privacy. I smile as I see Benny standing there still with that goofy smirk,

"Benny, why are you so energetic today?" He smiles.

"Cause I get to see you." I smile as then my stomach grumbles and Benny hears it. "You hungry Lenore?" (Lenore is her middle name) I laugh and look at him confused.

"Yes, and how do you know my middle name." He shrugs as he tries to not be suspicious and looks at the ground. "Benny," I ask as a mom would. He looks up from the ground smiling, 

"I may or may not have asked Marissa." I sigh and smack my hand to my forehead.

"Well, ok." He smiles at how easily I let him off the hook. "So, can we get food?" I whine and he nods while laughing. I dust my pants and shirt off and grab my phone and water from the dugout, Angelina comes back over to me with a guilty look on her face, "What's up Angelina?" I ask and she smiles.

"Jordan's coming." She blurts out and my heart rate speeds up.

"Why the hell is he coming?" I ask a little too aggressive for her taste. 

"Marissa talked me into it, said something about how you needed to fix things with him." I sigh and stomp on the ground like a child that didn't get her way. Benny walks over nonchalantly and grabs my arm. I sigh and once his familiar arms are gripped around my arm he spins me to the bench.

MICHELLE'S POV Owl-Gamer 

I felt my cheeks flush red as Squints stared at me. I winked and he quickly turned away, finally, I got the nerves to go up to him and sit down, I smile and he does the same, "Is this seat taken?" He shakes his head and I plop down next to him, I watch as his honey brown eyes sparkle in the sunlight, and his brown hair shines like silk, the freckles on his cheeks really stand out as well, then I move my eyes down to his lips, pink and full lips, I fill myself bite down on my lip and then I move back up to his eyes, they're staring at me. I feel shock rush through me and he chuckles.

"You know you like what you see." I giggle and look down feeling the blush hit my cheeks. Then out of nowhere, his slender fingers are placed under my chin, I look up into his eyes and I'm hypnotized. "The night I saw you at the fair made me think, what would it be like to have my lips on yours, and you know, we've known each other for a while now so-" I watch as his face gets flustered and I can't take it anymore. I smash my lips into his and just as I expected, their soft, as his lips move in sync with mine I feel as if the whole world disappears. Then it's ruined by the whistles and cheers. I snap back to reality and both mine and Squints faces are red, but it's not uncomfortable. I pull his shirt closer to mine and he smiles. 

"That was amazing," I whisper and I feel him shiver. Then without realization, Jasmine is standing there next to Angelina with happiness in her eyes.

JASMINE'S POV

I feel like a proud mother as I watch Squints and Michelle kiss. Then I feel Benny chuckle next to me, then while we continue talking the smile never leaves either of their faces. But, as always moments get ruined. I hear their voices before I see their faces, then my brother comes into view with Marissa behind him. "Jasmine, Benny C'mon." That's when I realize it was just me and Benny who didn't go over there. I stand up and pull Benny up trying to hide my irritation, but he seems to see right through me. 

"You gonna have to try harder to hide your feelings from me." He whispers. I smile lightly and nod as we walk over to the group, Jordan's jaw clenches and I shake my head feeling as if I have to choose between Benny and Jordan. Benny smirks and I lightly shove him as we all start walking, I can see the connection between Marissa and Jordan. They really care for each other, I sigh and Benny notices. "What's up mi angelita?" I smile at the nickname.

"I like that. Then, I'll call you my squishy." Benny scrunches his nose, but I can see in his eyes he likes it. "Stop, you know you like it." He looks down trying to hide it but he lightly nods. We finally arrive at the diner and I see Lucas in there, of course. I shake my head and look down, but Benny is the first to point it out.

"Isn't that your ex?" I nod and without hesitation, Benny grabs my hand and gives it a light squeeze. I smile weakly and then Jordan is the next to open his mouth, just as we're walking in.

"Lucas! My bro!" Jordan walks up to him with true happiness as he high fives him. I role my eyes and the boys and I push past them to an open booth. This time Marissa follows me and not Jordan. We all sit down, I am placed between Benny and Smalls while Marissa sits at the end waiting for Jordan as he continues to talk to Lucas, then a young waitress walks up to our table. She looks around our age, her eyes look sad and bored all at the same time, then her eyes find their way to Benny and she smiles sweetly. I feel a pang of jealousy but I ignore it, 

"What can I get you guys?" She keeps her eyes on Benny as everyone orders, then she finally gets to me. I roll my eyes and snap,

"Why don't you look at me and I'll let you know," I growl showing confidence. She looks at me and gives me a dirty look, then Benny's large hand finds it's way to mine and rubs my hand with his finger. But, he doesn't remove his hand,

"What can I get for you?" I smirk.

"I'll have the same thing he's having." I point towards Benny and she nods. She walks away with an attitude and walks into the back of the kitchen. Everyone looks at me with surprised faces, and that's when I realize Jordan is already back.

"Damn Jasmine, That was aggressive." I shake my head but they continue to comment.

"Yeah Yeah, but it was cool." I laugh and then we continue into our own conversations. Benny looks at me and smiles, I can tell he wants to say something.

"What?" I groan and he shakes his head.

"It's just, you know, I've never had a fight over me like that." I giggle and shake my head.

"Your my favorite person Benny, Of course, I would." He smiles and the girl comes back out with our food. Then in one swift movement, the girl hands Benny a piece of paper. She hands us our food and rushes away, I watch Benny slowly open the paper and a number is neatly written on the paper. Then I think back to the day I took the number from that guy. I have to let it happen, he doesn't even like me. Then what seems like without hesitation Benny rips up the paper and puts it next to his plate. I smile to myself and begin eating,

BENNY'S POV

We finish eating and I leave the paper on my plate making a statement that I don't want her number. The boys slowly started to leave per usual and then I look over to Jasmine who seems happier than usual. "What you smirking about?" I ask as slick as possible and I feel her shiver,

"Nothing," I laugh and see she has goosebumps.

"Want my sweater?" She nods lightly as if she is embarrassed. I take it off and gently hand it to her, she smiles and slides it over her head, then I realize why I feel like this. I've been holding back my feelings, and my feeling are hitting hard. I like Jasmine, like a lot. The way her nose crinkles when she laughs, and the way her eyes light up when she sees me. She's meant for me, and I'm meant for her. Then I realize I'm staring,

"What?" She asks curiously.

"I'm just looking at how cute you are." Jasmine's eyes go slightly wide and she gives me a cheesy grin.

"What?" She asks as if she couldn't believe those words came out of my mouth.

"Umm," Confidence Benny. "Your cute," I say sounding more like a little kid then I intended. She giggles and without warning, she engulfs me into a hug.

"I think you're cute too," She mumbles and her cheeks turn a rosy pink. We finally arrive in front of my house but I insist we walk over to her house, this time she doesn't bother giving my sweater, assuming she already knew the answer to that. I hug her and smell the fresh green apple in her hair, I smile and we pull away slowly. "Goodnight Benny," She leans up and kisses my cheek. I feel them get hot and she giggles. "Don't pass out on me my squishy." I smile at the name and kiss her cheek.

"Goodnight mi angelita." I hug her one last time and she walks into her house, closing the door behind her. Once she is inside and safe I walk back over to my house with only her on my mind.

JASMINE'S POV

Tonight was the most amazing night of my life. Benny told me I was cute, As I walk inside I look on the couch and see my older brother sleeping peacefully but somehow he still looks stressed, I walk over and kiss his forehead. Then his eyes flutter open, with a smile he greets me and yawns, "How was the night?" He says while stretching.

"It was amazing." I hug him tightly and he feels surprised at first, then he hugs back.

"I'm happy your happy. They would be happy." I nod and feel reality hit me again and pain and agony overtake my body. 

"I love you, Brian. Your the best big brother I could ask for." Brian nods and kisses my forehead while pulling away. Then I hear a door open and close and then I watch as Jordan stands at the top of the stairs with a sad look on his face. I wave him over and he walks into my arms. I mumble into my two brothers' shoulders, "We're gonna be ok, I know it." They nod and I give them both one forehead kiss each. (There is a lot of FK) I smile, "Goodnight guys, I'll see you tomorrow." They nod and I run upstairs, it seems like my twin brother changes like night and day, but I still love him. I walk into my room and throw on some random clothes, at this point it's already about eleven, and I'm exhausted. I lay on my bed and see Benny's blinds are closed, I smile and turn off my light, then I'm out like a light with Benny's whispers still stuck in my ear.

CHAPTER 7 I HOPE YOU LIKED IT!! I LOVE YOU ALL BYEEE!!!