Tug of War 67.3

"So, what did Abigail want?" Alyssa asked, when Tiffany joined the other girls outside the locker room.

"I... I don't know for sure" the feminized guy said slowly, looking confused. "She was kinda nice, you know? She asked me how I was feeling, and stated that I could, like, count on her if I needed anything. It was her duty, as the squad captain, to support the girls and blah, blah, blah."

"Hmm... weird" Chloe said. "That bitch isn't known for being such a sweetheart."

"Yeah..." Timothy continued, troubled. "She totally acted like a doll, even making sure there was nothing wrong with my makeup and uniform, but..."

"But...?" Kate and Gabriella asked together.

"Maybe I'm being paranoid" Timothy pouted, looking down. "But there was something in her eyes that totally frightened me. But let's forget about it, okay? It's not like she could do something to me during the game, right?"

Timothy had barely finished saying these words when Abigail appeared behind him, coming out of the locker room. "Is everyone here?" she asked suddenly, making Timothy jump a little. "It's time to..."

"Wait for me!" cried out another girl, hurrying out of the locker room. Her face was flushed and her breathing was fast and shallow.

"Lilly, where the hell were you?" Abigail yelled, looking furious – completely different from the kind girl who had talked to Timothy just an instant before. "Don't you have any responsibility, girl? You're letting the whole squad down!"

"S-sorry" the girl called Lilly stammered, so embarrassed that she had tears in her eyes. "I ... I had to go to the ladies room and..."

"We don't have time to hear your lame excuses now, your airhead" Abigail interrupted her. "Don't you see the game is about to start? We'll have a little chat later. Now, everybody, get into your positions!"

As Timothy moved towards the players' locker room, he realized that he wasn't the only one dissatisfied with the way Abigail had treated Lilly. To say that Abigail had overreacted was an understatement – she had acted more like a spoiled little dictator who didn't accept to be contradicted.

Timothy thought it was amazing how much the girl's personality could resemble that of her uncle, Mr. Smith, whom the feminized guy knew very well since the man had been his basketball coach. It was clear that Abigail maintained her leadership over the cheerleader squad through intimidation. Apart from two or three girls, nobody truly liked or respected her, and Timothy doubted the squad would be deeply sorry to see her go.

The squad then stood in two lines outside the players' locker room, forming a corridor through which the team would pass to enter the field. When the players finally appeared, the cheerleaders shook their pom-poms and cheered excitedly. Tiffany then spotted Martin among them, and her heart skipped a beat. That was another completely surreal experience for her, wearing and tiny cheerleader uniform and cheering for her best friend. Before she knew what was going on, she thought that Martin looked particularly good wearing his football uniform, which made him look so strong and manly that Tiffany bit her bottom lip with her legs shaky.

Martin reacted with equal enthusiasm when he saw Tiffany. He was so mesmerized by the girl that he stopped running suddenly, almost getting hit by his teammates. "C'mon, man, keep moving!" said the guy behind him. "You'll have time to admire your girlfriend later!"

Then, once again acting on impulse, Tiffany blew Martin a kiss when he finally headed for the field. Oh my gosh! What's, like, wrong with me? Control yourself, Tiffany! the feminized guy scolded himself. If he only didn't look so yummy in that uniform... Wait... what?!