On The Clock (Book 2)

Chapter 40: Help Us

I felt bad... No... Scratch that... I felt awful for what it was that I had in fact done. Even if it was that the kid had in fact deserved it for what he had done to me.
It was not the fact that it was that I felt bad for the kid of course. As much as it was thar I did in fact feel bad for me team. As I knew that they did in fact need me for what it was that was going on tonight.
I was sitting at home, as I had got a whole weeks worth of OSS for doing what I had done. While the other kid had gotten nothing for the fact that he had started the fight. Besides the fact that he had to go to the emergency room of course, as I was glad that Peter and Austin had stopped me there at the very least.
I knew that I could have, and more than likely would have done more. I was angry, and I felt like I needed to put it on some one else. And what better person to put it on than a kid that was bullying me?
As bad as it was that it did in fact just seem to be to me. I felt like it also did in fact make sense, all at the exact same time too. As it was that I just then did in fact just seem to all of the sudden begin to start to speak to my self, all at the exact same time as well.
"No... It doesn't make sense... I fucked every thing up... So many people needed me and I ruined it all..." I said to my self. As I then did in fact just seem to dip my head quite a bit low to the ground, at that. Just as soon as it was that I had in fact even just said what I had said to my self.
As it was that I did in fact just seem to simply stand there and stare for just a little while longer. I then in the end, did in fact just seem to simply breathe in quite a bit of a rough sigh to my self, all at once. As I then began to start to bite my nails, all at the exact same time too, at that.
I was stressed out, and the only person that was to blame for that. Was of course my self, as I had got my self in to this situation that I was in. As it was that I knew that the entire team was in fact disappointed in me, all at the exact same time too.
I did not blame them for that being the case. As I had let them all down, all at the exact same time as well. As I then once again began to start to suddenly just speak to my self a little bit under my own breathe, at that.
"Well... Maybe we still have a chance at this..." I said to my self, all at the exact same time too. Even though I knew very damn well, that it was more than likely not the case, none the less. Unless it was that we did in fact go out and win today, at that.
As we would in fact clinch up the 6 seed, all at the exact same time too, all at once. Which, I was going to miss the first 2 games in the tournament, all at the exact same time as well. As I knew that there was simply no way that our team could beat the 2 and the 3 seed with out me.
And if we did lose tonight, than the season more than likely would be over for one thing. Unless we got insanely lucky and made the 8 seed with a lot of things having to go our way. In which we would for sure lose to that 1 seeded team with out me, all at the exact same time too.
I simply did in fact just seem to start to get my mind and my focus off of all of that. As in the end, I then did in fact just suddenly seen to once again stare at the TV in front of me. As I then began to start to once again speak to my self, all at the exact same time too.
"You know what? Fuck it..." I said, as I then did in fact just seem to grab the remote that was on the table in front of me, at that. As I just seemed to simply begin to start to turn on the TV, all at the exact same time too.
I knew that we had cable, and I could watch the Cavaliers game that was going on just now. As I then did in fact begin to start to sort through the channels, all at once. Not feeling bad what so ever as to the fact that I was in fact disobeying my mother's rules that she had put for me.
She had taken my phone away, and she had told me to not watch any sort of TV at all. All because I had in fact defended my self, all at the exact same time too. Which my mother had always told me she wouldn't get upset at me if it was the case.
Oh how quickly every one seemed to switch up how ever, as it did in fact kind of get me upset at the thought of that as well. As it was that I did in fact squint my eyes at the TV. As I then did in fact just seem to suddenly start to begin to speak to my self, all at the exact same time too.
"Come on... Where is the channel..." I said, all at the exact same time too. As it was that I did in fact just seem to scroll through all of the game pass channels, all at once. Until it was that I then did in fact just seem to find the one that the Cavs and Bucks we're in fact playing on just now.
I knew that more than likely the Cavs we're in fact losing the game. As it was that Evan Mobley was still injured, none the less. And that there was no stopping the Greek Freak, even if it was that he was in fact past his prime, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to have simply stood there and stared a little while longer. I then in the end, all at the exact same time as well. Did in fact just seem to see that it was that DeShawn Glass was in fact running up the court with the ball.
It was usually not the best thing in the world, as he was not really known for being a ball handler. As it was that I kind of gulped as it was that I watched as he just pulled up for 3. And I listened to the excited announcers begin to start to yell just now.
"DeShawn Glass pulls up from long long range and he! Bannnnngggg!" I heard them yell, which didn't seem to matter what so ever. Even though I did in fact have quite a bit of a smile on my face, all at the exact same time too. As it was that I did in fact just seem to start to look at the score.
As I saw that the Cavs were still down by 25 points, as it was that they were going in to the 4th quarter after he just drilled a buzzer beater. I kind of rolled my eyes at those thoughts, all at once, at that. As it was that I then began to start to switch channels, as I did not want to watch the next 5 minutes of commercials, at that.
As it was that I began to start to scroll through the channels. I eventually did in fact just seem to stop by the local news channel, at that. As it was that I knew that it was that I did in fact not like to watch the news what so ever just now, at that.
As I knew that it was usually all just a bunch of negative stuff. But I had a little bit of some hope that they might talk about the local high school teams, all at the exact same time too. As I then did in fact just seem to start to suddenly speak to my self, all at the exact same time as well.
"Well... Here we go..." I said, as it was that I seemed to click on to the TV, all at the exact same time too. Almost as if it was that I expected them to be showing our high school game live. Which I knew that it was in fact a stupid thought that it was that I was thinking just now.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to have seen the screen switch, all at the exact same time too. I just then did in fact just seem to see what it was that was on the TV screen. As it was that I then did in fact hear the news caster yelling almost as if she was scared just now.
That was how it usually was, all at the exact same time too. As I rolled my eyes a little bit, all at the exact same time as well. As I then began to start to listen as to just what ever it was that the lady felt like she must say, all at the exact same time too.
"The Russian government is planning on invading New York City sources say!" She said, as it was clear to me that this was nothing to do with basketball what so ever. As it was simply the fact that it was that she was in fact trying to scare her viewers, none the less.
Which did in fact seem to work, as I knew that there was a lot of scared people in Chicago. Not just due to the fact that it was in fact a dangerous city to live in. But I also because of what it was that they were telling people on the news, all at once.
I quickly began to sort through some other channel, all at the exact same time too, at that. As it was that I felt like I did in fact not want to hear any more of that what so ever. As I kind of just rolled my eyes a little bit to my self all of the sudden.
As it was that I did in fact just seem to sort through the channels, all at the exact same time too. I then did in fact just seem to click back on to the basketball game, at that. As it was that I once again just seemed to speak to my self a little bit under my own breath, at that.
"Sources say... Wonder where they got those sources from..." I said to my self, as I almost wanted to laugh at it. If it was not for the fact that it was that I was sure that I was going to hear all about it over the next few days, none the less.
I once again shook my head a little bit to my self, all at once, at that. As I then did in fact just seem to start to begin to remember that it was. That I was in fact suspended from school, never the less, at that.
As I knew that I was not going to be going out in public what so ever. So I really doubted that it was in fact going to be the case. As I then all of the sudden began to start to dip my head a little bit low to the ground.
As it was that I seemed to simply start to get my mind and my focus off of all of that of course. As it was that I then did in fact just seem to stare up at the screen, all at the exact same time too. As I began to start to hear the announcers continue to speak.
As it was that I heard their familiar voices of course, all at once. I did in fact just seem to start to crack a little bit of a smile on my own face. As I did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what ever it was that they felt like they must say just now.
"The one bright spot on this Cavaliers team! DeShawn Glass! Putting up another monster performance, 36 points tonight already, and shooting 66% from 3!" The guy said, as I felt a lot happier as soon as it was that I heard those words come out of his mouth.
I knew that it was that they had in fact been doubting him at the beginning of the year. Such as it was that every one else had in fact just seemed to have been doing. But now it seemed like every one was in fact changing their minds about things.
I kind of just simply let out a little bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at the exact same time too. As I then did in fact just seem to close my eyes for a few moments time, at that. As I then began to start to all of the sudden begin to start to speak to my self a little bit under my own breathe. As if there was any one home to hear what I had to say any ways.
"I believed in you DeShawn..." I said to my self, all at once. As if it was that he had in fact actually heard as to just what I had said. As I kind of simply just opened my eyes, and rolled my eyes a little bit to my self, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I did in fact just seem to start to look back at the TV screen, all at once. That was when it was that I then did in fact just seem to see the happy face of DeShawn Glass, all at the exact same time too. As it was that he seemed to be pointing directly at me, all at once, at that.
I was a little bit surprised at first, as it kind of warmed up my heart as soon as I saw that it was the case. I also kind of felt like I was being a little bit stupid as to thinking that he was pointing it towards me. As I was sure that he was either pointing it at the camera, or one of his team mates.
As it was that I began to start to simply think on it more than likely being that way of course. I kind of just shook my head a little bit to my self, all at the exact same time too. As I once again did in fact just seem to start to begin to speak to my self a little bit under my own breath, once again.
"You idiot... He doesn't know who you are..." I told my self, all at the exact same time too. As it was that I felt a little bit stupid as to the fact that it was that I had in fact even been thinking that way, none the less.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to have stood there and stared for a little bit more time. I then began to start to also smile a little bit to my self, all at once, at that. As it was that I began to start to imagine the day that he would know my name, as I imagined joining his team of course.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to have thought on that for just a little bit more time. I closed my eyes once again, all at the exact same time too, all at once. As I imagined him yelling my name, all at the exact same time too, at that.
As if he was in fact on the corner of the 3 point line, at that. And he was in fact wife open, all at the exact same time too. As I listened to his voice that was in fact speaking to me in my head just now, none the less.
"Trevor! Out side!" He yelled to me, as I imagined my self throwing a perfect bullet dot right over towards him. For him to go and sink a game winning 3, as I could still hear the buzzer beater in my ears. As I could imagine those excited announcers yelling the both of our names.
I just seemed to hold on to those thoughts for just a little while longer, all at once. As it was that I did in fact just seem to suddenly hear a click from not all too far away. That did in fact just seem to all of the sudden bring me back to reality.
As it was clear that some one was in fact unlocking the front door to the apartment just now. As I then did in fact just seem to start to suddenly begin to go right on ahead. And I turned my head right on over towards that direction, as I was in fact quite a bit panicked as I did as such a thing like that of course.
As it was that I did in fact suddenly hear the lock clicking stop. I could only imagine what it was that some one was doing at my front door just now. As I then began to speak to my self, as I imagined the guys at the park coming for us.
"Shit... I'm dead..." I said out loud, just as soon as it was that the front door did in fact begin to open. As it was that I did in fact just seem to see the face of a darker skinned man, all at the exact same time too. As I then began to relax my self, all at the exact same time as well.
As I realized that it was in fact Xavier, all at the exact same time too. As I then began to start to feel a whole lot better as soon as it was that it was in fact the case, all at once. As I then did in fact begin to see him look right at me, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I then did in fact just seem to see that Xavier locked his eyes right on me. Just as soon as it was that he saw me on the couch, all at the exact same time too. As it was clear to me that he had also heard as to just what it was that I had in fact said out loud just now.
As it was that he seemed to stare at me for just a little bit more time. That was when it was that I just then did in fact just seem to start to hear him also speak back to me. As I then began to start to listen as to just what ever it was that he felt like he just say back to me, all at the exact same time too.
"Well... If I was your mom... Than yes... You would be dead if she saw you watching TV..." He said to me, all at the exact same time too. As he did in fact just seem to squint his eyes right on over towards me, all at the exact same time as well.
As I saw that he did in fact just seem to have his arms held tightly crossed together. As he just seemed to simply stare at me for quite a bit of some time, all at once, at that. As he did in fact have quite a bit of a fair point, as to just what it was that he had said.
I knew how ever that it was that I had not been thinking on my mother. As much as I knew that this was a very dangerous place to live in Chicago, none the less. As I felt like I did not need to explain my self for that what so ever.
As I then did in fact just seem to simply speak back to him for a much different reason, at that. As it was that I felt like I needed to explain as to just why I was watching TV just now, as well. As I knew that he was still listening as to just what ever it was that I felt like I must say to him, all at the exact same time too.
"Well... I was trying to turn on the TV to hear any thing about the game and to see if we made it to the tournament..." I said to him, all at the exact same time too, all at once. As I just then did in fact just seem to simply breathe in a little bit to my self at that.
As I knew that it was in fact the reason that I had turned on the TV. As I knew that I only really cared about basketball, none the less. As that was the only reason as to why it was that I did in fact watch TV, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to have simply breathed in a rough sigh to my self. I then in the end, did in fact just seem to see that Xavier still had his eyes squinted at me for what ever reason or another. As he then did in fact suddenly seem to start to speak right back on over towards me.
As it was that I of course began to start to realize that it was the case. I did in fact just seem to stand there and stare at him my self. As I then began to start to listen as to just what ever it was that he felt like he must say to me, all at the exact same time as well.
"So... That is why you are watching the Cavs game?" He said to me, all at the exact same time too. As it was that I felt like he did in fact have a fair point on just what he had said of course. As I then did in fact just seem to dip my head a little bit low to the ground, all at once.
At this point, if it was that I was not going to lie to my self either. I felt like I was looking for any sort of way to get my self out of this one. As I felt like I had in fact kind of fucked my self on my excuses so far, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I seemed to stand there and stare below me for just a little bit longer. I then began to remember that it was actually the case, none the less. And the reason that I had in fact switched away from the news, all at once, at that.
As I then did in fact just seem to simply begin to stare rigut back at Xavier all of the sudden. As I then began to start to suddenly speak right back on over towards him, at that. As I knew that he was still listening as to just what it was that I felt like I must say back to him, all at once.
"Well... I tried to hear it from the news, and they just were talking about Russia attacking New York City... So I decided to watch the Cavs game..." I said, as I knew that it was in fact the truth, all at the exact same time too. As I did in fact not at all feel bad what so ever as to just what I had told him.
As it was that I seemed to simply just stand there and stare at him for a little bit more time. He then did in fact just seem to let out a bit of a rough sigh to him self, at that. As he then did in fact just seem to put his keys on to the counter, all at the exact same time too, at that.
As it was that he had in fact just seemed to have done as such a thing like that, none the less. He then did in fact just seem to also start to walk right on over towards me. As he also did in fact suddenly start to speak right back on over towards me, at that.
I was not all too sure as to just what it was that was going on just now. Or whether or not he was in fact angry with me, and upset at me. As I then did in fact begin to start to listen as to what he had to say me, as he then sat right beside me on the couch, all at the exact same time too.
"Well... It was a close one... But we lost..." He said to me, all at the exact same time as well. As I saw that he did in fact just seem to start to dip his head a bit low to the ground. Just as soon as it was that he had in fact said as to just what he had in fact said to me, none the less.
As it was that I did in fact just seem to simply stare a little bit low to the ground my self all of the sudden. I kind of let out quite a bit of a rough sigh all well, all at once. As I felt bad for what he had said, as I knew we would have won if I had actually been playing in the game.
I felt stupid for what I had in fact done, none the less. As I almost felt like I wanted to cry, for the fact that I had ruined the entire teams chances, all at the exact same time too. As I then did in fact just seem to suddenly begin to start to speak right back on over towards him, all at once.
As it was that I just seemed to have done as such a thing like that. He of course did in fact just seem to once again turn his head right back on over towards me. As it was fairly clear to me just now, that he was listening as to just what it was that I felt like I must say to him, none the less.
"I'm sorry... I really... I don't know how to explain my self... I just got so angry, and all every one was laughing like it was funny..." I said to him, all at the exact same time too. As I knew that I did in fact not need to explain the story to him any more. As I then just seemed to stop my self, all at once.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to have done as such a thing like that all of the sudden. I then in the end, did in fact just seem to suddenly get my mind and my focus off of every thing else that I had been thinking on. As I felt sick as to the fact that it was that I was acting this way.
As it was that I seemed to simply just stare below me for just a little bit more time. I then did in fact just seem to see that Xavier lifted his head back up over towards me. As I saw from the corner of my eyes, that he also did in fact shake his head back to me, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I did in fact just seem to start to realize that it was in fact the case, all at once. I looked at him a little bit lost, all at the exact same time as well, at that. As I then began to start to hear him speak to me too. As I of course began to listen as to just what he had to say just now, at that.
"Well... It isn't over yet... We've got the 8 seed... I just wish that you could be here to help us..."