Chapter 33

Chapter 33 Stay Out Of My Business

"Xander, come on Cameron's already tapped you so many times if you don't pick it up, you're gonna lose someone shouted

Exhausted, Xander felt like his whole body was falling apart. His breathing was labored, every inhale scraping cold air into his chest like glass. His legs felt like they were filled with lead-every step was torture

He felt like he was about to die. His pace slowed and slowed, until he was moving en slower than the students walking along the edge of the track. But he still kept going. He gritted his teeth and forced himself forward

"Xander, maybe stop, okay? Milena's eyes welled up as she watched him stumble

She thought, "Seriously, Cameron? A marathon? Was that really necessary? Look what she's done to Xander-he's a mess

But Xander didn't respond. Every ounce of focus was in his feet. Keep going I have to keep going I can't lose. I've gone eighteen years without losing I'm not about to lose to that pretty boy Cameron, he thought