Dream Chaser 25

Chapter 6

Ricky swung the door open in anger and saw three envelopes neatly placed upon the kitchen table. He sat down and saw the first one was from Kansas.
Dear Fredrick Griffin and guardians,
We have taken your request respectfully and analysed the video you sent us carefully. We are pleased to announce that we will offer a scollarship because of your basketball skills and abilities.
Ricky felt relief overcome him. He was good enough to get in to one of the best NCAA colleges.
He opened the opened the second one, Kentucky.
Dear Fredrick Griffin,
We see you have skill and determonation; however, we feel that you are not a perfect fit for our team going forward this current season.
Regards
'Oh well' he thought 'I never liked Kentucky anyway'. The last onvelope, lay down in front of him, Duke. He had always admired Duke as a team and hoped they would accept. He opened the letter and read it.
Dear fredrick Griffin,
We love the way you play and we see tones of potential. It would be great if you could call us up to negotiate a seat for you in our college and more importantly, our team.
YES! He had the choice of Duke and Kansas. It was, for him, a no brainer, Duke.
It was Monday and as Rick walked into school, eyes peered at him. What was going on? Had rumours been spread about him? It wouldn't be the first time. Anthony and Connor both came up to him. Connor had been crying, he never cried. what was happening? Rick was so confused.
"Come with us" Anthony said. Him and Connor led Ricky to a bench, tbe bench that John and him would talk on.
"It's John" Connor said "He's dead"
Those two words stopped Ricky's world. He couldn't breath. He could couldn't even cry. The statment connor made obliterated Rick's life.
"H... how?" Ricky said, the coulor of his skin had been taken out of him.
"Last night he had way too much to drink and has been for years" Anthony replied "you where right, we should have stopped him too"
To this, Ricky walked away, his eyeballs set firmly in front of him. He needed to go home, to sleep. To do anything but face reality.
When he got home he called his mum to talk to her. He could always talk to her about stuff.
"you have one new message" the Phone declaired.
"Ricky, I'm sorry. You where right and I'm stupid to have yellad at you so many times" It was John, Rick could hear the music and voices of a party in the background. Rick was now crying.
"When I get back to school I'll tell you if I've got in or not. I'll see you then"