Alive

Morgan sent a slapshot Eddie's way as he heard some of the guys whispering about Jocelyn spending the night with Jake. He trusted them both, but hearing everyone's comments wasn't helping. Eddie called him over. Morgan sighed as he skated over. Eddie could tell something was up with him.
"Yeah?" Morgan asked as he stopped in front of him.
"What's up with you? I know something's wrong." Eddie poked.
Morgan exhaled. "Were you at Tazer's last night?" He question. The goalie nodded. "Did you see Jocelyn with Jake?"
Eddie nodded again. "They were just talking. I think he was just keeping an eye on her for you. It looked innocent."
"Yeah, well all the guys keep going on about it like something happened." Morgan huffed.
"The guys are idiots, Morg." Eddie chuckled. "It's nothing. Just keep practicing."
Morgan nodded and skated back to the blue line. Jake was on the opposite side. He winked at Morgan before he passed him the puck. Morgan got the pass and slapped it back to Jake. Jake furrowed his brows at him. Morgan had to get away from the team.
He walked off the ice, throwing his things in front of the change room doors, which were locked. He dropped to the ground, attempting to untie his skates. He couldn't reach with his equipment on so he ripped all his upper equipment off at once.
He came back once he'd gone for a walk. All his things were tucked to the side. He scooped them into his arms. He bumped open the change room door. Jake was sitting alone. Morgan just stared at him. Jake went to speak but Morgan whipped his belongings across the room.
"My fucking girl? You had to go for my girl?" Morgan yelled.
"It wasn't like that! We were just tal,"
"There were plenty of other girls at the god damn party, Jake!" He screamed.
"She came over to me and we talked about you. We weren't flirting, we weren't touching. We were talking about you." Jake explained. He stood up and walked towards Morgan. "I wouldn't fucking do that to you, Morgan."
"But would she?" Morgan hissed.
"I don't th,"
"Did she walk over to you with a little smirk on her face? Then she started talking with you, leaning into you when you said something, a hand on your chest." He did the action he described. Jake just watched him. "She's was flirting with you."
Jake was at a loss for words. He didn't realize she was doing that. Morgan's hand dropped from his chest and he shrugged. He started grabbing his equipment and jamming it into his bag as Jake watched him.
"Look, I don't know what her intentions were but I'm not into her. I'm not here to be your enemy, Morgan." He started. "You're my team mate and I want nothing more than to be your friend."
Morgan nodded. "I know you didn't know. I'll talk to her." He said before he walked out.
Morgan went home. He showered and started on some homework. The guys had to keep their marks up to stay on the team. Unfortunately, he couldn't focus. As if she knew she was the reason for his distraction, Jocelyn's contact popped up, signifying a call.
She had set her contact to a selfie she took of her kissing his head while he hid his face. He declined it. She sent him a text with a question mark. He ignored it. He turned his phone off, set his alarm, and went to bed.
The next morning, he got ready for school. He avoided everyone but he knew he was going to have to see Jocelyn when he went to his locker between first and second. She was waiting when he walked down the hall. He inhaled as he walked towards his locker.
"Am I being ignored?" She hissed.
"Glad you realized." He responded.
"What the fuck? What did I even do?" She growled.
He grabbed what he needed from his locker. "It wouldn't matter even if I told you because you don't realize it's wrong." He said before he slammed his locker and walked off.
Jocelyn slammed her locker as well. She walked into her science class, tossing her books onto her desk. Jake sat silently in his spot beside her. She dropped into her seat, sitting with her head down. She sat like that for the entire class. He looked at her. There was five minutes left and he figured, 'now or never'.
"We need to talk." He mumbled.
She turned her head to see him. "Look, Morgan hates me right now. If it's anything to do with science, I don't,"
"It's about why he's mad." He cut her off.
She sat up. "Did he say something to you?" She asked.
"Yeah. He thinks you're into me." He confessed.
She gasped. "I had fun with you but I'd never do that to Morg."
"I didn't ask you to do anything. I was being friendly." He defended. she stayed quiet. "He asked me about shit you were doing and he said that's what you did to him when you first started talking."
Jocelyn looked down. She realized the way she was acting. She cared about Morgan but it was possible she had feelings for Jake. She didn't know and she didn't want to hurt herself or anyone. Jake shook his head at her. He knew Morgan was right.
"Stay faithful, Jocelyn." He sighed, getting up as the bell rang.
Jake found Morgan. He told him about the conversation he had with Jocelyn. Morgan was furious. He slammed his locker shut, stomping to the cafeteria. He spotted Jocelyn with the other girls and the guys at their usually table. He marched over. His fist smashed against the table in front of her. He held it there as she looked up at him.
"Figure out who you want, Jocelyn." He said through gritted teeth.
"Morgan,"
"No excuses! Me or him. Figure yourself out!" He yelled.
She just sat quietly. He shook his head. He went to speak but she shot up.
"You can't be mad at me when you couldn't figure out if you wanted to be with me!" She shouted. "We've been 'talking' forever! You couldn't even man up to ask me out."
"Why would I want to when you prance around to my best friend?" He spat. Her jaw dropped. "We're done 'talking'. Have fun with whatever you're doing." He stormed out of the cafeteria.
Jocelyn looked at her friends. They were a mixture of emotions. She looked around and saw everyone staring at her. She followed Morgan with her eyes to Jake in the door way.
"Morg,"
"No!" Morgan yelled at him. "I don't want to talk to you or her right now."
Jake watched his friend walk down the hall before he looked at Jocelyn. She frowned at him while he shook his head.

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