Crazy Differences Between Us

Carter Ch.12

""BLUE LADY! BLUE LADY! SETTTT...HUT!"

I ran towards the goal post as fast as I could, then cut back towards the markers and called for the ball. Joey threw it the other way....

"TOUCHDOWN JAGUARS!" Yelled the announcer, which led to the crowd screaming. We came back into our huddle on the sideline and I instantly went up to Joey.

"C'mon man! I was wide open!" I practically screamed at him.

"Yeah but so was Mark. And he ran the correct route! It was outside then in, not in then outside. We've been doing that play for so long, and you can't even remember your route?" Joey barked back.

My face instantly flushed as I came to realize that he was right. I was supposed to run an out then in route. What was going on? I mean sure I missed a route every once in a while, but I've been practicing that play since my time in pee-wee football!

"Yeah, so now you realize your mistake huh? Don't come chew me out until you realize that you made the mistake. Maybe if you weren't thinking of my sister at all times, you'd be on your A-Game!"

"How many times do I have to tell you, it's not like that!" I whisper-yell at him. "It's just one big plan!"

"Whatever man. Just don't bug me unless we're on the field."
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    Running. I have to keep running my routes. I can't stop. Gotta make it to the endzone. 10 seconds. 7 seconds. Almost there. 4 seconds. I'm here. Turn left, and call for ball. I wave my hands at Joey and see him look at me. His arm goes into position. 2 seconds. The ball is coming towards me now. I have a crowd of defenders around me. 1. Buzzer. The ball is still soaring through the air, coming right at me. And I have to catch it.

    I take a deep breath and put my arms out and get ready to jump. Almost... NOW. I jump up along with the safeties and cornerbacks... Gotta catch the ball. We all come down. 3, no 4 guys on top of me. But I came out victorious. I had the ball.

    I feel the guys above me shifting. They're getting picked off one by one, until no one's on top of me. I slowly get up, and raise the ball in the air. The referees nod at each other and put there arms up in the touchdown sign.

    The crowd starts going crazy, but I'm only looking for one. Not my parents, not my friends. My girlfriend. My fake one to be exact. I look at her and point the ball. Then, as everyone starts going even crazier, I drop the ball and fall to the ground.

I feel people coming toward me and realize it's the medic team. They come rushing fast.

"Alright Carter. Time to put this plan into action." I see Karla, the team trainer wave her hand towards the coaches so they crowd around me. She takes off my helmet, and hands me a rose.

"Do we need anymore?" Coach Myers asks.

"Call Joey and Kaden. Joey knows, but Kaden doesn't." I say.

Coach calls out Joey and Kaden, and they instantly rush towards me. I instantly hear Kaden whispering "oh my" over and over.

"Kaden shut up," I say.

"Ohmygod, you're alright." He says relieved. "Wait why do you have a rose?"