rverted old shit, » Jake hiss

to find that Jake is l

g, and faint gasps echo as they find out that Jake doesn't

out a pocket knife from his pants to defen

the bus driver stops the vehicle. The culprit uses that

pouring out from the wound. Meanwhile, I'm petrified

s driver yells to the ba

ly woman asks Jake, looking like s

ike he's still in pain. « Yea

take his seat, and Jake settles in it

nce. « Hey, are you okay ? » the lady who's sitting in front of

man in office attire sitting directly behind

words, « I'm sorry for what just happened. There are always low

eat while I'm still worried about Jake. I sigh, t

school so that I can talk

nt of my school, Jake get

ng the bus while I'm going after Jake. When I finally ste

the gate and takes out his

ate for the football practice, but obviously, he can't just

om my sight, but just as I enter the main hallway of m

He's injured, so the first thing he's

eel stupid and smar

llway, and just when I almost arrive, the football

gument going on, so I stop in front

y lips. Now that my eyes are focused on the wound, I realize

d I wince. Gosh, I would have screamed

y got you good. » His voice is a

cker, » Ja

e, » coac

can feel that the a

s the crease between his eyebrows. He looks bloody an

sentence before the coach can

I just don't think that you can play

lds anger and, if I'm not mistaken, fear. «

isking your injury and the team. I know that you've been working hard for this. I know that the scholarship to Boston

e will be something important to Jak

't just allow him to take such a risk. I g

game is crucial for me. It's the answer to all my hardships on the field. » His fist is shaking as he's

in thought, sc

my heart, which is

e. Listen to him. Ple

s, wouldn't he ? I mean, come on... Even I k

of how many times the co

tomorrow's practice. I can't let you in until your wound gets better. At the meantime, I'm going to replace you with Car

Jake say

st, he still has a chance to not lose

nly make matters worse and the situation awkward, so

o has just saved me. It's not difficult to remember some fact

he smart guy as well – it's really something to be able to succeed both in academics and sports. The guy who already h