And We Meet Again

27. It Goes On

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CHAPTER - 27

IT GOES ON

 "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost

The Present

Adrenaline rushed through my veins as I watched Brent effectively blocking the path between Landon and Brody and thereby taking control on the ball. My head snapped towards the large digital screen and cursed under my breath as I saw the last thirty seconds of the game ticking away. At the speed of lightening, I looked back at the ball as Brent perfectly managed to take it to the other part of the field.

My eyes snapped to Lee who was looking at me and we did an eye connection, using telepathy and Lee nodded very slightly. That was his cue to run after Brent, block his way with his broad built and jump on him, making the play end.

Shaking my leg slightly in nervousness, I focused on the ball that was now placed in the middle of the ground as we took our positions. The play started again with Landon passing the ball to me at the speed of lightening. I tucked the ball and made a run with it. From the peripheral, I saw one of the members of the opposing team barging towards me; this made me run faster.

The clock was ticking away.

There was another one who was coming from my right to collide with me and sack me. Glancing at the ruthless look on his face from two meters away, I knew what I had to do. I faked left and when he made a run for it by diving on me; I stopped dead on my spot and jumped over him.

The time was too less and yet everything seemed to be in slow motion.

My aim was the end zone, that's all I could see amidst the shouts of everyone in the stadium. It was hardly two meters away from me and I felt someone collide with my right shoulder. It took everything in me to stay on my feet for those two meters. The collision was hard, but with every pounce of strength I could muster, I managed to not stumble as the tallest member of the other team, Connor, did his best to make me fall.

The fall did come; I fell on the ground, breathing raggedly with Connor over me. I cursed under my breath when I realized that I had been taken down too. But as I took notice of where I had fallen, I sighed in relief and complete satisfaction.

The crowd erupted in loudest of cheers and I felt the weight from above me getting removed. I rested my forehead on the ground and kissed the ground that was part of the end zone. I had managed to make the final touchdown. I had managed to make the touchdown on which ourwinning or losing of this tournament depended. I lifted my head to look at my right and saw my teammates running towards me with the hugest grins on their faces.

I didn't blame them. My grin was bigger than theirs. Before I could process everything in my mind, my entire team decided to sack me on the ground.

Laughter erupted from my mouth, even though I was currently close to death. Nothing could stop the joy, the happiness, the thrill, the thunder of winning the tournament. Nothing at all.

"Get off him, you a*sholes. I can't watch my best friend dying." Adam's voice reached my ears amidst the very loud cheers of the crowd and amidst the uncountable curses that my teammates were saying in complete happiness. Judging by Adam's voice, he was laughing his a*s off. Eventually all of them stood up and I stood up on my feet with the hugest grin on my face.