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completely packed. The first game was drawing a huge crowd. We headed out to the field, and right as I went through the gates to go into the stadium, I saw Charlotte waving and smiling at me.
I ran over to her and gave her a hug. “Good luck, Daniel! I will be cheering for you!” she enthused.
Of course she would be cheering for me and not the douche bag. Just as she always had.
We won the game forty-two to fourteen. I threw the ball to Gomez for the majority of our touchdowns, and we had some great plays. Coach Pank was really happy, so I didn’t think Gomez’s position was at risk at all.
I saw Charlotte after the game, and she congratulated me with a big hug. She was so excited and was asking all sorts of questions about some of the new plays that she saw.
“Charlie! Are you ready to go?” Blane yelled to her in an impatient voice.
I felt my blood start to boil at his tone.
“Oh, sure, one minute, please,” she said, and she turned to smile at me. “You’re going to the party, right, Daniel?” she said anxiously.
“Yes. I’ll be there. I’ll find you as soon as I get there. I just need to go change my clothes. Are you comfortable driving with him?” I said calmly, hiding my annoyance.
“Yes. But I may drive home with you if that’s OK? Why make him drive me all the way home when we’re neighbors, right?” she said nervously.
“Of course,” I said, and I gave her a hug and told her that I would see her soon.
I hated that she was even driving to the party with that guy. I didn’t trust him.
Sean drove over with me to the party. We talked about the douche bag, and Sean told me that he couldn’t stand the kid either. But he told me he thought I disliked him for a different reason than he did.
“What do you mean?” I asked, puzzled.
“I think you don’t like that he asked Charlie out,” he said cautiously.
“Well, of course I don’t want her to go out with a prick,” I said defensively.
“Daniel, it wouldn’t matter who she was going out with, you wouldn’t like him. Haven’t you wondered why no one ever asks her out? Come on, dude. She’s beautiful, smart, sweet. You haven’t found it odd that she doesn’t have a boyfriend?” he said incredulously.
I was completely caught off guard. “Why doesn’t anyone ask her out?” I asked tentatively.
“Because they know that, um, they don’t want to deal with the wrath of Daniel,” he said, laughing now.
“They know what Sean? What do they know?” I asked, completely unsure where this conversation was going.
“They know that you’re in love with her, and they don’t want to deal with your wrath by stepping on your toes,” he finally blurted out.
We pulled up to Johnny’s and I parked my truck. It was silent for a minute.
“Sean, of course I love her, she’s my best friend,” I said, exasperated.
“Daniel, this is way beyond being best friends. You’re my best friend. This is definitely different. You’re in love with that girl, and we all see it,” he said.
There was a long pause before I spoke. “I’m not good enough for her, Sean,” I said quietly.
“Daniel, you wouldn’t think anyone was good enough for her. That’s love, buddy,” he said, smiling at me.
We were at Johnny’s door now. We would have to talk about this later.
We walked in to the party, and everyone was excited about the game and giving high fives. They all appeared to be in great spirits. The music was loud, and everyone was dancing and having fun. Crystal ran up to me as soon as Sean and I walked through the door. She was hanging all over me, and I was on a mission to find Charlotte.
“Not right now, Crystal, I’ll see you later.” I sounded distracted but was trying not to be rude.
It was hard to get through the room because everyone was stopping to talk about the game. I was trying to scan the room, but I hadn’t seen her yet.
Gomez came rushing up to us, and he didn’t look happy. He was with a couple other guys from
I ran over to her and gave her a hug. “Good luck, Daniel! I will be cheering for you!” she enthused.
Of course she would be cheering for me and not the douche bag. Just as she always had.
We won the game forty-two to fourteen. I threw the ball to Gomez for the majority of our touchdowns, and we had some great plays. Coach Pank was really happy, so I didn’t think Gomez’s position was at risk at all.
I saw Charlotte after the game, and she congratulated me with a big hug. She was so excited and was asking all sorts of questions about some of the new plays that she saw.
“Charlie! Are you ready to go?” Blane yelled to her in an impatient voice.
I felt my blood start to boil at his tone.
“Oh, sure, one minute, please,” she said, and she turned to smile at me. “You’re going to the party, right, Daniel?” she said anxiously.
“Yes. I’ll be there. I’ll find you as soon as I get there. I just need to go change my clothes. Are you comfortable driving with him?” I said calmly, hiding my annoyance.
“Yes. But I may drive home with you if that’s OK? Why make him drive me all the way home when we’re neighbors, right?” she said nervously.
“Of course,” I said, and I gave her a hug and told her that I would see her soon.
I hated that she was even driving to the party with that guy. I didn’t trust him.
Sean drove over with me to the party. We talked about the douche bag, and Sean told me that he couldn’t stand the kid either. But he told me he thought I disliked him for a different reason than he did.
“What do you mean?” I asked, puzzled.
“I think you don’t like that he asked Charlie out,” he said cautiously.
“Well, of course I don’t want her to go out with a prick,” I said defensively.
“Daniel, it wouldn’t matter who she was going out with, you wouldn’t like him. Haven’t you wondered why no one ever asks her out? Come on, dude. She’s beautiful, smart, sweet. You haven’t found it odd that she doesn’t have a boyfriend?” he said incredulously.
I was completely caught off guard. “Why doesn’t anyone ask her out?” I asked tentatively.
“Because they know that, um, they don’t want to deal with the wrath of Daniel,” he said, laughing now.
“They know what Sean? What do they know?” I asked, completely unsure where this conversation was going.
“They know that you’re in love with her, and they don’t want to deal with your wrath by stepping on your toes,” he finally blurted out.
We pulled up to Johnny’s and I parked my truck. It was silent for a minute.
“Sean, of course I love her, she’s my best friend,” I said, exasperated.
“Daniel, this is way beyond being best friends. You’re my best friend. This is definitely different. You’re in love with that girl, and we all see it,” he said.
There was a long pause before I spoke. “I’m not good enough for her, Sean,” I said quietly.
“Daniel, you wouldn’t think anyone was good enough for her. That’s love, buddy,” he said, smiling at me.
We were at Johnny’s door now. We would have to talk about this later.
We walked in to the party, and everyone was excited about the game and giving high fives. They all appeared to be in great spirits. The music was loud, and everyone was dancing and having fun. Crystal ran up to me as soon as Sean and I walked through the door. She was hanging all over me, and I was on a mission to find Charlotte.
“Not right now, Crystal, I’ll see you later.” I sounded distracted but was trying not to be rude.
It was hard to get through the room because everyone was stopping to talk about the game. I was trying to scan the room, but I hadn’t seen her yet.
Gomez came rushing up to us, and he didn’t look happy. He was with a couple other guys from
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