Am I......?(BxB)

Chapter 22 - The Final Chapter

My head is pounding, my legs are completely numb, fast and heavy breaths are coming and going from my body, and I can't hear a thing. This is the most intense situation I've ever been in in my entire life. I can feel the adrenaline pumping through my body and beads of sweat are taking form on every inch of my skin.

I finally come back to reality and hear the deafening roar of the crowd, filling every seat in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. "C'mon Rusden!" I look up and see Carter Eerie, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. He holds a hand out for me and I quickly take it and he helps me off the ground. "Hell of a hit!"

"No kidding!" I yell back at him.

"C'mon! Coach called a time out!"

I follow Carter off the field and surround the rest of my team around Coach Samson. "Alright boys!" he yells. "We have five seconds left on the board, we're down by three, and we're thirty-seven yards from the end zone! We're doing the same play as before!"

Large protests come from all around. "But they'll be expecting that!" yells Tyler Foxworth, a receiver. "It didn't work last play!"

"That's because Rusden wasn't covered properly!" Coach Samson barks. "Plus it's too risky to go for a field goal! This is our last fucking chance, boys! We're going out fighting! Let's go kick some Ravens ass!"

We break the huddle and walk back out onto the field. A hand comes down onto my shoulder and I see Carter walking with me. "You got this, Rusden. If anyone on this field can pull off the impossible, it's you."

I grin as I look at Carter through my helmet. "Thanks Carter. Let's get that ball into the end zone and take home that trophy."

Carter grins himself and smacks me on the butt. We get to the line of scrimmage and I assume my position behind Carter. I look around the stadium and see thousands of fans screaming and cheering in colors of red and white. But looking at them makes my nerves go haywire and I feel my stomach drop.

My hands start to shake and my knees begin buckling. But just as I feel like I'm going to lose, something fills my ear. "You've got this, Josh. I know you can do it. I'll be waiting for you when you come home with a picture of you kissing that Lombardi trophy."

All my shaking stops and I smile to myself. Thank you, Leo...

I ready myself and look to Carter's back. "Ready!" he yells. "Set! Hut hut!"

The ball is snapped back to Carter and thousands of pounds of muscle collide in front of him. As he starts to turn back, I rush forward and grab the ball as he holds it out. I look in front of me and see an opening and I go for it. Sprinting as fast as I can, I charge the gap and barely make it through.

One wall down, a few more to go. While I knew I'd meet more resistance, I didn't expect the cornerback to drop from the wide receiver to try and stop me. He runs at me full speed from the side and dives for my legs. Timing it perfectly, I jump and let him dive completely under me, finding ground a second later.

With the end zone in sight, I dig deep and gather all the speed I can get. I hear defensemen starting to catch up to me, but I take off. The thirty-yard line is gone and I pass the twenty-yard line a few seconds later. The cheers of the crowd are getting louder and louder, but to me it's completely silent.

I glance back for a second and see that not one person is even close to me. I look back and see the end zone rapidly approaching. The ten-yard line flies by me and with five final strides, I plow into the end zone. I come to a sudden stop and look at the scoreboard. Zero seconds left. Ravens: 24 49ers: 27. We fucking won...

I spike the ball down as hard as I can and scream at the sky. I don't have time to react as I'm suddenly tackled from behind. I look back and see my teammates piling on top of me, all of them cheering and screaming. They eventually get off me and I'm helped back to my feet my Carter. "You fucking did it, Rusden!" he screams.