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Authors: Kate Daniels
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strong and brave. He’s always been my rock.”
“Are they keeping him in?” She nods and looks scared, “It looks like they are, but I’m so nervous for him. If he doesn’t perform how he want s, then he will just be destroyed with disappointment.” At that moment, Rachel signals us that we’re on for a short dance before the game starts back. We do it, but for the first time I can tell Carter’s heart is just not in it. I feel for her like I haven’t for a friend before, and I try to stay right beside her as we watch the second half.
Brayden comes out with the offense and the ball is snapped to him. He tries to move around searching for an open teammate when he gets tackled and the other team picks up the ball. Carter screams, “No!!!” and the stadium echoes with boos and yelling. He got hit hard by a hulk of a guy, but he seems to get up with no problem.
Keller leads out the defense and immediately tackles the Citadel player that the quarterback passed the ball to. He does this again and again until they lose possession. This goes on and on still with no one scoring, and Carter is a mess beside me just watching Brayden trying so hard to make something happen.
Finally, with ten minutes left to go, Brayden gets the ball and seems to be moving quicker with more confidence. He spots his wide receiver, Ryder, in a great position without anyone around him, and he just lets the ball fly. His throw is as perfect as it gets, and Ryder catches it with no problem. He sprints to the end zone for a touchdown, and the whole stadium erupts with cheering and yelling. I look across the field and see Brayden eyes just locked on Carter. He mouths, “I love you,” and blows her a kiss right there on the field.
After he runs back to his team on the sideline, Carter just hugs me to her and squeezes hard. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, Athena, I don’t know what I would’ve done without you. I was such a nervous wreck about him not scoring. Thanks for being such a good friend. I really needed you tonight.” I just soaked up Carter’s words. To be needed and a good friend were new concepts to me, but I loved the thought of having a sweet person like Carter so close to me.
I watched as Keller got out on the field then and looked back in our direction. He seemed to smile as he saw us hugging, and I gasped out loud at seeing his full smile directed at me. Carter looked up at me and asked, “You, okay, Athena?” I nodded distractedly but couldn’t take my eyes off of Keller. “I’m fine, Carter, just relieved that Brayden made such a beautiful pass.”
She laughed wickedly and then told me, “Now, he’s going to be in such a good mood that I’m going to have some fun tonight.” I looked at the wicked gleam in her eye and decided that Carter was sweet but not innocent. For some reason I really liked that combination in her.
I confided, “I wish that I’d be having some fun tonight.” She looked at me contemplatively and then said, “It’s not like you couldn’t be having as much fun as you wanted tonight, Athena. You’re extremely sexy, and all the guys talk about you on the football team. I don’t understand what the problem is. You could have anybody you wanted.” I look at her and decide to come clean. “Not everybody, some guys can’t seem to get over their stepsisters.” Her mouth forms a perfect O. Then she says, “Well, I can’t pretend that I didn’t know you were interested in him, but I didn’t know that only he would do. Oh, wow, Keller would be tough to get in a relationship, but he’s the best guy around. Athena, I think you’d be perfect for him.” I just smile at Carter’s enthusiasm and lack of jealousy. But all the things I admire about her are also the things that have made Keller love her for so long.
“Well, Carter, I have no idea how to get him interested. I’m just lost. He just seems like the kind of guy that would need time to get to know someone, but he’s not
“Are they keeping him in?” She nods and looks scared, “It looks like they are, but I’m so nervous for him. If he doesn’t perform how he want s, then he will just be destroyed with disappointment.” At that moment, Rachel signals us that we’re on for a short dance before the game starts back. We do it, but for the first time I can tell Carter’s heart is just not in it. I feel for her like I haven’t for a friend before, and I try to stay right beside her as we watch the second half.
Brayden comes out with the offense and the ball is snapped to him. He tries to move around searching for an open teammate when he gets tackled and the other team picks up the ball. Carter screams, “No!!!” and the stadium echoes with boos and yelling. He got hit hard by a hulk of a guy, but he seems to get up with no problem.
Keller leads out the defense and immediately tackles the Citadel player that the quarterback passed the ball to. He does this again and again until they lose possession. This goes on and on still with no one scoring, and Carter is a mess beside me just watching Brayden trying so hard to make something happen.
Finally, with ten minutes left to go, Brayden gets the ball and seems to be moving quicker with more confidence. He spots his wide receiver, Ryder, in a great position without anyone around him, and he just lets the ball fly. His throw is as perfect as it gets, and Ryder catches it with no problem. He sprints to the end zone for a touchdown, and the whole stadium erupts with cheering and yelling. I look across the field and see Brayden eyes just locked on Carter. He mouths, “I love you,” and blows her a kiss right there on the field.
After he runs back to his team on the sideline, Carter just hugs me to her and squeezes hard. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, Athena, I don’t know what I would’ve done without you. I was such a nervous wreck about him not scoring. Thanks for being such a good friend. I really needed you tonight.” I just soaked up Carter’s words. To be needed and a good friend were new concepts to me, but I loved the thought of having a sweet person like Carter so close to me.
I watched as Keller got out on the field then and looked back in our direction. He seemed to smile as he saw us hugging, and I gasped out loud at seeing his full smile directed at me. Carter looked up at me and asked, “You, okay, Athena?” I nodded distractedly but couldn’t take my eyes off of Keller. “I’m fine, Carter, just relieved that Brayden made such a beautiful pass.”
She laughed wickedly and then told me, “Now, he’s going to be in such a good mood that I’m going to have some fun tonight.” I looked at the wicked gleam in her eye and decided that Carter was sweet but not innocent. For some reason I really liked that combination in her.
I confided, “I wish that I’d be having some fun tonight.” She looked at me contemplatively and then said, “It’s not like you couldn’t be having as much fun as you wanted tonight, Athena. You’re extremely sexy, and all the guys talk about you on the football team. I don’t understand what the problem is. You could have anybody you wanted.” I look at her and decide to come clean. “Not everybody, some guys can’t seem to get over their stepsisters.” Her mouth forms a perfect O. Then she says, “Well, I can’t pretend that I didn’t know you were interested in him, but I didn’t know that only he would do. Oh, wow, Keller would be tough to get in a relationship, but he’s the best guy around. Athena, I think you’d be perfect for him.” I just smile at Carter’s enthusiasm and lack of jealousy. But all the things I admire about her are also the things that have made Keller love her for so long.
“Well, Carter, I have no idea how to get him interested. I’m just lost. He just seems like the kind of guy that would need time to get to know someone, but he’s not
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