Miracles do happen

Chapter 17 the game

"Carter your late" I look at an angry coach

"Sorry family issues"

"He nods knowing Anna's condition and we continue on practice"

"Go out there and kick some Viking ass win this game for not only your selfs but find one special person and win for them give this game your best a lot is on the line tonight but just breathe and give. It your all now gators on 3. 1..2..3 GATORS" with that we run on the field I see the lights and here the town cheering and the cheerleaders I take a deep breath and get in position.

Were down by 4 we need to more touch downs to win were in the last quarter and there's 5 minutes left I toss the ball to Leon and run he tosses it to zac who throws it to me and I make it. I scream hell yes only one more come on you can do it for Anna. We huddle up and go over our plan.

I'm running down the field only 3 more yards. But before I make it I'm tackle it hurts so bad my foot is under this dude I think it's twisted dammit. He gets up and I try to stand up but a sharp pain shoots through my ankle. I walk over to coach.

"Coach my ankle" he has me sit down. And has a paramedic wrap my ankle when the ref comes over.

"Coach hart boys. Gotta get back in can you play son" the ref looks at me and asks I shrug and try to stand on my ankle. It hurts so bad. I shake my head.

"Coach put James in I can't do it" he does and I know were gonna lose we need one more touch down and there's only a minute and 7 seconds left dammit. There going over the plan as I have a flashback.

Me and Anna were at Anna's basketball game she had sprained her wrist. She didn't wanna play anymore until I walked over to her.

"Anne bear what ya doin we you quitten"

"Yea car car it hurts to bad"

"I didn't think my Anne bear was a quitter you can't quit you have to play for me please your there best player they need you I need you to play to win you have to push past the pain and think bout how It feels to win."

That's just what I had to do I had to push pats the pain and think bout winning for Anna.

"Coach coach" I yell why'll standing up

"I'm fine put me in"

"Dammit boy you can't play"

"Coach I'll be ok I have to play" we have an intense stare down until he calls the team and puts me in. Only 56 seconds left 2 yards to go I can do it. I hike the ball to Leon he throws it to jake and I run up farther jake looks at me and throws it I bolt to the end zone and make it just as the buzzer goes off hell yes we won.

I run back to the team and scream. We won so we enjoy our victory and ring the victory bell then. I go change by the time I change and head it my truck it's 8:17 I guess I'll go see Anna for a little bit and I need my ankle looked at it hurts.

"Hey jay" I greet the receptionist

"You here for Anna"

"No not right now I'm not I kinda hurt my ankle at the game and I need it looked at" she nods and checks me in and I wait until I'm called back.

My ankle ends up being badly sprained so It's wrapped up and now I'm limping to Anna's room. I walk in to find her mom in the room my muscles tense.

"Jamie"

"Carter why are you here"

"Cause I care for Anna" she scowls

"Like I don't"

"No you really don't so you can leave"

"Don't tell me to leave my own daughters hospital room"

"I'm not she's not your daughter"

"Carter I'm sure she's my fucking daughter"

"No you lost that privilege when you beat her and went crazy and still haunt her" she gets quiet

"Carter wanna know the only reason I came back to town" I lol at her confused she's very manipulative so watch it. I warn myself.

"Sure" she looks at me as I sit in a chair.

"I'm..........."