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was too late! Jake knew he should leave before the cops showed up, but what if the guys decided to try to keep her from calling the cops? Would they hurt her to get the phone away? Surely, they wouldn't, but then again they hadn't been acting normal at all today.

    He ran onto the track to see Craig arguing with her.

    “Give me the damn phone,” he said, taking a step towards her.

    “NO!” she shouted and stood her ground.

    “That's a girl,” he thought to himself, “don't back down to Craig, he's more hot air than anything else.”

    “Come 'on,” Craig said.

    He looked more frustrated than anything. Jake could tell his teammate had counted on not being caught.

    “No! This is our field and look what you've done to it!” the girl shouted.

    “It's not like you have to clean it up!” Craig retorted.

    The other guys were laughing at him now.

    “No, but the school will have to pay people to clean it up!” she shouted.

    “Come on,” one of the other guys said, “let's just go. It'll be her word against ours.”

    “I have you on camera,” she said bravely.

    “What?” Craig said, his brow furrowing in anger.

    Jake watched in shock as the pom-pom girl quickly began dial nine-one-one.

    “Please don't,” he said before he could stop himself.

    “What?” she said looking up.

    Craig took advantage of the distraction and snatched the phone from her and stomped on it. She screeched in surprise and stepped towards the much larger Craig.

    Acting quickly, Jake sprinted in between them before she could slap Craig. He didn't want the situation to get any more violent than what had happened to the phone.

    “Just leave guys,” he shouted at Craig, “Go now!”

    His teammates didn't need told twice, they ran like dogs with their tails tucked between their legs. Once he was sure they were gone he picked up what was left of her phone.

    She snatched it from him and examined the damage. The case had held up pretty well and it looked to Jake that the screen was only cracked.

    “I'm still calling the cops,” she said.

    “Okay,” Jake nodded in defeat.

    “You're not going to try to stop me?” she asked.

    “No, I told them not to come here tonight,” Jake said following her.

    She walked over to the bleachers and sat down.

    “Then why are you here?” she asked.

    “I was going to try to stop them, but I fell asleep in my truck,” Jake admitted.

    “How do I know you're telling the truth?” she asked.

    “You don't, well not at least until they look at the security cameras tomorrow,” he said, “Wait a minute, what are you doing here?”

    “I came to jog. It helps clear my mind,” she sighed, “You should leave before I call the cops,”

    “No, I want to stay. I can give names,” he said.

    “So you're a snitch?” she asked arching a brow.

    “No,” Jake shook his head, “I just don't want to get some of the blame somehow.”

    “Fair enough,” she shrugged.

    Jake watched nervously as she called nine-one-one and reported the crime. The operator asked that she remain there so the police could take her statement. They waited in an awkward silence.

    “I bet your boyfriend is going to be mad,” Jake said trying to find something to talk about.

    “What?” the pom-pom girl asked.

    “About the field,” Jake added.

    “You have me confused with someone else,” she said, “I don't have a boyfriend.”

    “Really?” he asked, smiling a little more than he meant to.

    She gave him a weird look and then laughed.

    “Don't look so happy about my misery,” she giggled.

    “I'm not, it's just that..” Jake wasn't sure what he was going to say, but their conversation was cut short by the arrival of two police officers.

    He was quite while pom-pom girl talked to the cops. She explained that they had agreed to meet here for a late night run. One of the officers gave him a knowing smile. For a second he thought they didn't believe her and then Jake realized the cop thought