CHAPTER 15

                                    

                                          
Paige scrolled mindlessly through her instagram feed.
Every unanswered text, call, felt like a fresh stab wound. There was a gaping hole in her life now that Y/N was gone, and the silence was deafening.
Suddenly a post on her feed stopped her. It was a blurry picture of Y/N, her face flushed and hair askew with a goofy grin plastered across her face. 
Paige's blood ran cold. Washington? Y/N was in Washington? A million questions swirled in her mind, each one sharper than the last. Why hadnt Y/N told her? Why hadnt she said goodbye?
A wave of anger crashed over her, quickly followed by a crushing despair.
Paige slammed her phone down causing a crack to form at her screen. The weight of the situation pressed down on her.
Leaving her dorm, she headed for the court. Knowing thats the one place that would make her feel at ease. Though practice was going to be one tense affair.
Arriving there, the usual camaderie of the team felt strained. A heavy cloud hanging in the air.
During a water break, KK approached Paige, her face etched with concern. "Hey P," KK started hesitantly, "so—uh—im guessing you saw Y/N's post...?"
Paige gritted her teeth. "Yeah. I saw it."
"Look P," KK continued, her voice low, "I know things are—complicated between you and Y/N right now. But I hope you take it easy on yourself."
"Did you know?" Paige asked, her voice FIRM.
KK swallowed the lump in her throat. The only time she had seen this anger on Paige was during matches. "The whole team knew."
Paige couldnt meet KK's eyes any longer. A heavy sigh escaped her lips, each exhale coming faster and shallower than the last.
The weight of the conversation, the burden of the situation became too much to bear. With a frustrated cry, she flung the basketball across the court, its bounce echoing the turmoil within her.
She then immediately grabbed her things, leaving the court.
"Whats up with her?" Azzi asked, joining KK in the bleachers.
"Yeah Kamorea whatd you do now?" Jana playfully scolded. But KK didnt smile.
"She found out Y/N's in Washington. I just don't know which part of her leaving pissed her off badly." 
"Let's just go to Washington tomorrow and bring P. It might make her feel better that shes closer to Y/N." Nika suggested.
"No way you actually think Paige would willingly want to see Y/N" Azzi blurted out, in disbelief.
"Yeah I have to side with Azzi on this one, what if they just fight the whole time they're together?" Aubrey asked.
"At least they'll have one last time to face eachother before Y/N leaves for good." KK said, "I just really think it's important for them to have closure." 
Azzi scoffed.
"So who's telling P?"