Remember

Chapter 24

"Hey Mr. Fisher!" Boone calls to the ref. "Mr. Fisher! Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Back off coach, if you want to stay I this game." The ref threatens. He walks over to the other ref, and quietly says, "I've got a holding on 78, white."

"Woah!" I scream, pointing at the refs.

"Are you trying to cheat my boys out of the game?" Boone yells at the ref.

The ref pulls a yellow flag.

"Let them play, ref! Let them play!" I yell at the ref. "Let them play! Let the boys play!" I'm about ready to lunge at the ref, but Boone holds me back and sends me back to sit in the bench to cool off. "Cheater!" I call back to the ref as I walk away. The ref pulls a hold on us, yet again, and I groan in frustration, putting my head in my hands.

I watch as Coach Taber pulls one of his guys to the side, whispers something to him, then sends him back. He ref pulls yet another yellow flag on us.

Coach Yoast strolls up to the ref, and says something to him. A flash of fear, crosses the refs eyes, then anger. Yoast walks back, and gestures for me to come over. "Defense! On me!" Yoast calls over.

The defense team huddles up around us.

"Okay, Petey? Don't you drift to the strong side." I say.

"Coach, they call a holding penalty on me every time."Petey replies

"Did I ask for your excuses?" Yoast asks. "You wanna act like a star, you better give me a star effort. Do you understand?" Yoast asks.

I smile a little due to the fact that Petey called me "coach"

Petey glares at Yoast, then takes off his helmet and walks away.

"Forget about him!" Yoast yells to the rest of he team. "Alan! You're in! Come on!"

Alan grins and the other defensive players drift off. Coach Yoast leans in to the current players. "Now, I don't want them to gain another yard. You blitz all night! If they cross the line of scrimmage I'm gone take every last one of you out! We make sure, that they remember, forever, the night they played the Titans!"

We all cheer, and the guys go out on the field.

After Yoast's little rant on the ref, the game changes in our favor. Gerry and Julius lead he way, taking down Taber's defenses, while Alan, Louis, and Blue gain more and more yards.

"Hey Coach Boone!" I say as the game is ending.

He turns to listen to me.

"Give this to Coach Taber." I hand him a banana.

He gives me a confused look. "Why?"

"Because he called you a monkey." I explain. "Come on, it'll be funny." I think for a moment. "Well, not for him."

Coach Boone stares at me for a minute, then starts laughing. "You're a funny one, aren't you." He says, waving the banana at me.

We walk down the row, giving the usual sportsmanlike high fives after we totally dominated the game. I go last, mostly because I want to see Taber's face. Boone tosses him the banana and walks off. Taber looks confused for a moment, then his eyes widen and he looks back at Boone, who is walking off.

I giggle and walk around him, covering my mouth.

(Sorry if the chapters haven't been as good, I've been having a bit of writers block :(