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Theo hated his fucking life.
His mom was making them move all the way from New York to some shit town called Beacon Hills. It was in California, but the population was low. If he were to choose, he’d stay in New York. He’s almost eighteen, godammit, and all of his football buddies were back in New York. Now he had to go make new friends and meet new teammates.
Ugh.
“Sweetie, it’s just for the year. You know your father and I just want the best for you.” His mom said. He rolled his eyes, nodding anyways.
“Yeah, but I’m leaving everyone, mom. Asher, Michael, Daniel. Now you’re making me do it all over again.” He never had a problem making friends, he was always the popular kid. He had all the ladies, and some guys, falling at his feet for attention.
“You’ll make new friends, T. You just have to give it time.” She pulled up to a stop at the airport. “Ah, here we are. Come along now, Theo.”
He grumbled, angrily getting out of the car and almost aggressively snatching his bag from the trunk of the car. The valet pulled the car to a lot Theo couldn’t see, his mother grabbing his arm and dragging him towards the entrance, thousands of people in and out. That’s how New York was. Busy, full of life. Now he was going to a town where it wasn’t busy and it wasn’t full of life. He truly hated his parents sometimes. His mom bustled around with him, weaving through the lines of people. People kept bumping into him, and he oh so badly just wanted to claw their throats out.
“Alright, now we’re in line, dear.” Theo hated going through security. He really did. The line took forever, there were disgusting people, no one understood boundaries. It was a nightmare.
He walked through slowly with her, inching up slowly as minutes passed, the clock ticking in his ears. He’d rather be at home right now, playing some video games with his friends, or maybe he’d rather be on the field again, running drills with Michael and Daniel.
They finally, finally, made it through security. He walked and stood in the detector, the guard waving him through. They did the same with his mother, and she was waved through as well. They both collected their items from the plastic bins, Theo hating the awful acrid smell of the airport. It was honestly the grossest thing he’d ever smelt.
She led them to their gate, their gate was 32C. It was in the middle of the other gates, but right near a section with food and water. He should probably get some water. He turned to his mom to see she was already busy with her phone, probably calling his father.
He walked to the shop, pushing the door open slowly. He looked around, spotting some beef jerky and a huge ass bottle of water in one of their containers. He pulled it out, and grabbed the beef jerky on his way to the cashier, the cashier looking bored and disinterested.
“This all for you?” He asked. Theo nodded, pulling a ten out from his wallet and handing it over.
The cashier gave him change, bagging his items and waving him off. Theo hated people. He truly did. He went back to the seat his mother had occupied for them, sitting down and ripping into his bag of beef jerky. He slouched in the seat, just wanting this trip to be over already.
He knew he was going to hate it in Beacon Hills.
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They had a layover in Colorado, stopping for everyone to stretch their legs, to be able to use the restroom.
They got back onto the plane and started their second flight to Beacon Hills.
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Beacon Hills was muggy. That’s all Theo could think at the moment. At first glance, it wasn’t bad, but it just felt off. He got into the car his mom had rented until their own car would come. He truly hated moving.
“We’re taking you by the high school to get registered for next week.” His mom said.
He groaned externally, his mother sending him a look. He shut his mouth real quick. He started to feel a little bad. His mother did everything for him, and he was being a little ungrateful. But she could probably see where he was coming from on this.
The school wasn’t too far from the airport, so they had arrived at the school in less than twenty minutes. He saw that there were actually a good amount of students in the courtyard, more inside. His mom had shown him where the entrance was, so he went in by himself. He walked slowly, not wanting to look too desperate to get out of there. He had looked to his right into one of the rooms, but ran smack dab into a smaller body. He reached out, putting his hands around the body, steadying them. Another body ran into them, a much taller one, and a much more muscular one.
“Li!” The taller one said. The kid, Li, looked up at the taller one, laughing. Li looked at Theo, and Theo felt like he had just been punched right in the gut.
“I am so sorry about that! Brett here was chasing me, and I totally didn’t see you.” Li smiled at him, and then he looked at Brett who had an eyebrow raised.
Theo cleared his throat, trying not to stumble over his words. Li’s blue eyes had caught him off guard.
“It’s no problem.” He said. His voice sounded raspier, and Brett, the blonde kid, he just rolled his eyes.
He looked down for a second, seeing that Brett’s hands found Li’s waist, and he was squeezing his hips. So, they were together.
“No, we aren’t together. He just likes to tease.” Brett snorted.
“Liam, don’t lie.” Brett said.
“Not lying, Talbot. Let’s leave this guy alone though. Catch me if you can?” And Li, Liam, started running again.
Brett laughed, running after him, catching him around the waist and spinning him, both of them a ways down the hall. Liam was probably one of the most beautiful people he had seen. His eyes were literally like the ocean, the bright, rich blue, his tan skin, the way his hair was tamed but messy all at the same time. His smile was gorgeous as hell, it could light up the whole goddamn room. He shook himself out of the trance, walking to the admins office, pushing the door open. There was an older lady, Jill, her name tag read, sitting behind one of the desks.
“Hi,” he said with a smile, “I’m here to register for classes.” She smiled at him, going through a few files of paper, handing him a few sheets. It was all simple, most of it just information.
He filled it out within ten minutes, handing it back to Jill, bidding her a good day.
He walked out into the hallway again, making his way to the entrance doors. He heard giggling, so he looked down the corridor, seeing that Liam was laying between Brett’s legs on the stairs, Brett’s arms around him. And they say they aren’t dating. Bull.
He shook his head a little, making his way to the parking lot. He heard a motorbike in the distance, followed by what looked to be a Jeep, and then a Toyota. He saw a man with a crooked jaw get off the motorbike, a man covered in moles out of the jeep, and a redhead and a brunette get out of the Toyota. They were all super attractive. Everyone is attractive here.
Maybe Beacon Hills wasn’t so bad.