MUD BOWL

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DILLIAN HIGH

Dakota enters the library, she looks around and sees Tyra sitting at one of the tables. She approaches

Dakota: Tyra, what are you doing here?

Tyra: Oh, nothing. Just wishing I could, you know, build a time machine and go back in time and shoot whoever it is invented algebra.

Dakota: Well......

Tyra: That's for sure. 

Dakota: That's kinda a catch 22 though, because to invent that time machine, you'll have to use algebra. So......

Tyra: I already have a tutor but I wouldn't say no to the smartest person in school tutoring me, Love Bug

Dakota: Did your tutor teach Tim to read in a day and a half?

Tyra cracks a small smile

Dakota: I think you're gonna need me. Is your tutor the top of her calculus honors class? Did your tutor score a 92 on her PSAT math portion? No? You need the A team on this.

Tyra places her hand over her mouth hiding a smile then breaks out laughing.

Tyra: Okay. I think I could use the A team, darling. 

Tyra shakes her head and smiles a small smile. 

DINER

Tyra and Dakota are sitting at a table. 

Dakota: Now, what do you got after you take off the top three?

Tyre: Okay, the square root of X equals seven. 

Dakota: How do you get rid of that pesky little square root right there?

Tyre: Square both sides.

Dakota: Mmm-hmm. Good. 

Tyre: Good

Dakota: You square both sides. 

Tyre: You know if you love math so much, why don't you just start your own little math club? That way you could do math all day long

Dakota: I did but the only person who showed up was Landry. 

Tyre: Yeah, that's shocking. Really

Dakota: All this bitterness that you're showing me really isn't helping. I appreciate the fact that you're talking to me again but.......

Tyra chuckles

Dakota: It's not really helping matters. Could we just maybe solve for X?

Tyra: All right.

Dakota looks down at her notebook as Tyra stares at her roaming her eyes over her features with a look of fondness. 

RIGGINS HOUSE

Dakota is laying on the couch watching tv, the door opens and Lyla makes her way inside. Dakota sits up as Lyla sits down on the couch; the Riggins girl lays her head across her lap. Lyla smiles down at her, running her fingers through her hair.

Lyla: Why haven't you called?

Dakota: I've been tutoring Tyre. 

Lyla leans down pressing her lips to her forehead

Lyla: I love you

Dakota: I love you. 

DINER-AFTER THE GAME

Dakota still in her cheerleading outfit runs through the parking lot in the pouring rain, she runs inside the diner.

She sits down at the table

Man: That was one hell of a game

Dakota looks behind her at a creepy man sitting at the table behind her

Dakota: Yeah, I guess so. 

Man: I remember those days. 

Dakota shallows a gulp getting a bad feeling, she grabs her jacket and stands up. 

Man: What? Is he not coming?

Dakota: Not a he. She and I guess not. 

She puts her jacket on and leaves making her way back into the pouring rain. She's head back to her car not noticing the man is following her.

Man: Hey! Hey!

She turns around and the man punches her in the face knocking her backward. He wrap his arms around her waist, she struggles in his grip. 

He begins dragging her towards a truck. 

Dakota: No! No! S-stop! N-no!

Man: Shut your ass up! You want me! I know you want me! Get in the truck! 

He throws her into the truck

Man: When I'm done with you, you're gonna love dick, rug muncher!

He's on top of her as she fights against him, tears are flowing down her face

Dakota: N-no! No! No! Stop! Stop!

The man rips her shirt down the middle

Man: Stop screaming! You're gonna love this, you little whore!

She kicks him hard in the nards and rears her fist back punching him in the face

Man: Ah! You bitch!

She kicks him in the stomach and crawls out through the driver's side door. She slams the door hard on the man's hand and runs away.

The man holding his hand runs away through the pouring rain. Dakota falls down to her knees, sobbing. 

A car pulls up into the parking, Landry and Tyre gets out of the car

Tyre: What are you doing out there?

Dakota: He tried to rape me

Landry: Wait, who?

Dakota sobs as Tyre pulls her into her arms wrapping her up in her hold tightly, Dakota buries her head in her chest, sobbing.


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