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“I don’t know. I’ve always wanted to play Running Back since High School.” He answered.
“But that’s Henson’s position.” Coach Booker said looking over his thick black rimmed glasses before removing them. “Me and the other coaches agreed to put you on under Bryce. Bryce is under Wesley until he leaves this year.”
“But Coach! I’ve never played behind anyone, ever!” Trey pleaded.
“I’m sorry son. You made a bad move out there. Doing what you did today could’ve cause you your career.” He said referring to the juking. “You could’ve gotten hurt bad.”
“I understand.” Trey said with tears in his eyes.
He just had too much pride to let them hit his cheeks. He stood up and shook the coaches hand and excused himself. He didn’t even want to tell Bryce what had happened in the Coaches office. He didn’t want to tell anyone that he was starting his college career playing third string. Under Bryce.
“You didn’t do bad.” Bryce comforted him. “You just don’t need to juke so much.”
“So you know that I lost my opportunity to play any valuable position right.” Trey said throwing his gym bag on the bed.
“Trey, it’s the first year. You know how many people are probably going to leave or get hurt or...look I’m second string right now too”
“Just shut up Bryce. You’re not helping.” Trey said in disgust. “I fucked up. You know it. All the coaches know it. So you can keep ya position. You’re behind a Senior. Guess I’ll be riding the bench for the next 4 years.”
***
It was the first game of their college career. Even with Trey not playing, he was excited. The stadium was packed with people wearing the school colors. People were dancing in the stands and chanting the school alma mater.
“You ready B?” Trey asked Bryce as they stretched on the field.
“I’m nervous as shit man” Bryce laughed.
Coach Booker blew his whistle and called everyone to the side. “Listen boy’s. This is a rival, we lose to them every year in the first part of the season.” he continued. “Senior’s this is your last year playing these guys, Freshman, I want you to give them a preview. Now let’s get out there and kick some ass!”
As the team roared in excitement so did the crowd.
S.U. was up by a touchdown. The team was 2nd down at the 30 yard line and it was at the end of the game. Coach Booker called the next play for Wesley Jackson, the senior RB “Give the ball to Jackson, he can run this, it’s plenty of time but I don’t want them to get the ball back.” Coach said looking at the scoreboard. It was 45 seconds left.
The official blew the whistle and the ball was snapped. Wesley began running through the hole but it started to collaspe. He found a opening on the outside of the other player. He made it through a missed tackle and began running up the side, when suddenly, he was forced out of bounds. He was hit so hard it pushed him into the crowd and then the bench. He was hurt. The impact left him lying there holding his shoulder.
Coach Booker and the other coaches, rushed over to him in urgency the other players on S.U. took a knee.
“Damn, man!” Bryce said looking concerned. “I hope he’s okay.” Trey nodded in agreement.
“Henson!” Coach Booker called over Bryce, “Look son Jackson broke his arm you’re going to have to finish this game.”
“Yes sir!” Bryce said snapping his helmet on. He ran over to Trey to tell him the news.
“That’s wassup.” Trey said in a plain tone.
“Looks like we have a freshman on the field taking Jackson’s place!”The announcer said.
Bryce got in his spot. He kept his eyes on the player who had injured Wesley. He sized the other player up and down. When the balled was handed to him Bryce ran toward the hole and spun out of the tackle. He dodged and leaped over every man hurdling towards him. He ran the last 15 yards in for the touchdown. The crowd and team went wild. Everyone ran onto the field lifting Bryce up and chanting his name.
0:03
Trey waited outside of the library for Sevynn to walk out. He wanted to talk to her, he wanted to be with her. He knew when she would be tutoring that afternoon, and it would be the first time he would see her since the previous semester. He waited all summer to see her again and to finally get the nerve to talk to her, so he made sure he would be there when she left out. He got himself cleaned up, he got his locs re-twisted neatly into a French braid and shaped up. He wore one of his best shirts and fresh sneakers. When she finally came to the door, his face lit up.
She looked amazing that day. She wore her hair in a big puff ponytail, large hoop earrings, and little make up. She had on a school tee and capri’s. She looked puzzled at the site of Trey.
“Hey, may I help you?” She asked him is a feisty manner. Trey began to get nervous, but began to speak. “I’m Antonio but my peoples call me, Trey.” He said smiling.
“Bryce’s home boy right?” She asked nodding. Trey started to heat up inside.
“No, I’m Trey, Period.” He said with a little aggression.
“Oh I’m sorry!” Sevynn replied, she realized she hit a nerve. “Well what do you want? You looking for a tutor or something?”
“No, I’m just looking for a conversation, maybe a date.” He said with a shy smirk.
“A date huh?” Sevynn giggled, she found Trey amusing but cute. She never paid him any mind before she just knew him by being the friend of Bryce. She had secretly crushed on Bryce for the past 3 years but she knew he had a girlfriend. She, like other girls, thought Trey was corny and just Bryce’s sidekick. Bryce was the it man and she figured if she talked to his Trey, it could get her closer to Bryce.
“Come on! Don’t make me beg, I mean you bad and all!” Trey said trying to flatter her. She blushed and pulled out her cell phone.
“Put my number in your phone.” Trey couldn’t get his phone out of his pocket any faster. He was stoked that she agreed to go out with him. They exchanged numbers and made plans to meet up that weekend for dinner.
Trey was a bit of a romantic. He made reservations for them at a nice restaurant down in the city.
He also bought tickets to the African American museum in the city. He wanted to make sure the night went perfect. He wanted to be just like his mother and father. They met in college and had been married for over 24 years. They went through hell to stay together due to the differences in their ethnicity but that didn’t stop them. Trey wanted something to call his own on that campus, since he wasn’t the star football player. He wanted love and be loved and he would do whatever it took to have Sevynn.
***
On the night of their date he met her at her apartment outside of campus. She lived alone. He was a complete gentlemen to her, holding the door and helping her in and out of the car. They went to the museum first, it was a bit awkward at first but she started to warm up to him by the time they got to the restaurant.
“So you’re mixed?” She asked him curiously.
“Why do you think that?” He asked laughing before taking a sip of water.
“I’m assuming, you have nice hair and your features aren’t quite blackish.”
“Blackish?” He laughed at her use of words, “I am mixed. My mother is Black and my father is Italian.”
“That’s sexy!” Sevynn said with a flirtatious smile. It made Trey blush. “You’re a nice looking guy, Trey. You play football. Why don’t you have a girlfriend?”
“I’ve been trying to get with you.” He admitted looking away from her.
“Me? Why?” She snickered.
“I think you’re so classy, the way you present yourself and all.” He said looking at her eyes. He thought they were so beautiful and rare for someone of her complexion.
“Wow. I’m flattered.” She said patting down the stray hairs on top of her head.
Trey wanted to know more about her. They conversed while they waited for their food. She told him about her plans for the future and her major at the university.
He told her about how he and Bryce got to play for S.U., mostly Bryce playing.
“So you guys, have known each other since you were kids. That’s cool to have a friendship like that.” She said trying to get more information on Bryce. “Him and his girlfriend, high school sweethearts?”
“Nah, just since last year.” Trey changed the gears in the conversation, “enough about him, what about us.”
Sevynn giggled. “What about us?”
“So is this going to be our only date?”
“You tell me?”
“I am hoping it’s one of many. It took me this long to talk to you.” Trey answered while signing his name on the check and handing it back to the waiter.
***
A few weeks had passed and Trey and Sevynn were really hitting it off. He introduced her to Bryce and his girlfriend and they even went on a double date to the aquarium one night. Sevynn got friendly with Michele. They became really good friends in the process of Sevynn and Trey dating. Bryce was happy for his friend and wasn’t ashamed of letting him know it.
“Finally man!” Bryce said one night in their room.
“Finally what?” Trey asked unsure of what his friend meant.
“You finally got a girl. Took you long enough!”
“Man, you know how hard it is to get girls on this campus, especially since they all want you.” Trey said tossing his pillow at Bryce. He laughed but internally was irritated.
“Whatever man, these jawns, know I got my baby already.” Bryce said trying to ignore Trey’s comment.
“Yeah I guess.” Trey looked down at his phone, it was a message from Sevynn. He opened it and saw her in just a pair of boy-short underwear. “Yoooooo!”
“What!?” Bryce looked over in surprise.
“She just sent me a pic!” Trey answered still looking at his phone. “I was not expecting that.”
“Damn already, you must be laying it down dog?” Bryce joked.
“Nah, we haven’t even gotten to that point.”
“Don’t she live alone off campus?” Bryce asked hinting to his friend he should go get some attention from his girlfriend.
“Yeah, but she says she isn’t ready.”
“Anyone sending ‘pics’ seem ready to me.” Trey laughed but in truth he didn’t think he was ready. He hadn’t had sex since freshman year, he had been so focused on football.
‘So what you trying to say?’ Trey texted back to Sevynn.
‘Lol. Nothing just giving you a preview.’Don’tshow anyone, don’t want your roommate to see!’She answered. Trey was disappointed and relieved at the same time. He didn’t want to come on to her too fast, but he thought to himself,‘Bryce was right who sends pictures like that if they weren’t ready to do something? What she mean by don’t want my roommate to see?’
***
Trey was spending a lot of time in the gym. He was getting sexually frustrated. Every time he attempted to flirt and make a move on Sevynn she would just say she wasn’t ready and still wanted to get to know him. The most they did was kiss but it wasn’t enough for him.
He went to the gym to work it out and then take a cold shower or jerk off while Bryce was out of the room.
“Yo she still not trying to give it up man.” Trey mentioned to Bryce in the locker room.
“Damn for real? Maybe she on that 90 day rule thing?” Bryce added.
“I don’t know what the fuck she on but it ain’t on me.” The two laughed. Trey was starting to wonder if Sevynn was even attracted to him. He figured he would leave her alone for a couple of days and see if she would chase him around this time. He was tired of trying to pursue her and he still didn’t want to pressure her into sex. He continued to go to practice and the gym to keep his focus on the game and not the selfishness of his girlfriend.
0:04
Bryce and Michele left the movies. It was the first time they had gone on a date in a long time since he was always wrapped up in football. She enjoyed her time with her boo, it didn’t matter to her, and she just liked the time they did have. She knew what he was working for. Bryce walked her to her dorm and kissed her good night. He then headed back across campus to take it down for the night. When he got to the room he noticed the door was unlocked and Sevynn sat on Trey’s bed with her head down.
“Hey Sev, what’s wrong?” Bryce asked throwing his hoodie in the closet.
“I don’t get your boy. He says he wants to be with me but then he act like he doesn’t have time for me.” She said wiping her face.
“You know what he’s doing. He’s at the gym why didn’t you just go down there with him?” Bryce asked.
“At 11 at night?” She asked suspiciously.
“Uh yeah!” Bryce laughed he had already taken his sneakers off and was beginning to take off his sweat pants. Sevynn peaked through her hands watching him, as he got undressed. She didn’t want to seem obvious that she wasn’t even crying.
“Look if you want to stick around and wait up for him you can, I got a bottle of water in my fridge if you want something to drink,” Bryce suggested, “I gotta get up early.”
“Um, yeah I’ll do that.” Sevynn said turning her head to pretend that she wasn’t interested in Bryce’s presence. “How things with you and, Michele?”
“We’re good, we just came back from the movies.” Bryce answered.
“Oh. I wish me and Trey did things like that in his free time.” She rolled her eyes and played with the pencil on the desk. “I would like to have a relationship like yours. Chele speaks highly of you”
“Yeah me and Chele been hitting it off for almost a year now.”
“I see.” Sevynn was not interested in his love story at all. “So, you haven’t been with any other female on campus?”
“What? Why do you want to know?” Bryce was starting to feel uncomfortable, “I really think you should go down to the gym and see if he’s there.”
“I don’t like walking across campus by myself at night.” Sevynn said in a baby like tone.
“Well look, I really need to get some sleep.” Bryce said not impressed with her flirting. Sevynn was now irritated that her attempts to talk to Bryce was failing. She got out of the seat at the desk and began pacing around the room quietly.
“You know, when we first started here, I had a crush on you.” She mentioned. Bryce didn’t say anything. She started unzipping her hoodie and walked over to lock the door. “I thought you were so fucking sexy.”
“I’m flattered.” Bryce said nonchalantly with his back facing her while he lay in the bed.
“Bryce, look at me.” She demanded.
“Sevynn, what?” Bryce was shocked to turn around and see his best friends girlfriend standing in the center of the floor with just her bra and thong on. He knew it was wrong to stare but he was impressed with how toned and thick her body was. “Yo, what are you doing?”
“I want you Bryce.” She said walking closer to him and slowly climbing up on his bed.
“Chill man, you’re my best friend girl.” He reminded her as he pushed away from her.
“What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him.” She said still moving on towards him.
“I got a girl.” He said moving off of the bed.
“Fuck her, Bryce.” Sevynn said annoyed. “I won’t tell if you don’t. Don’t you want to know what it feels like to fuck another girl?” She continued, “one with curves you can grip on to?”
“What the fuck, yo?” He asked nervously. “You gotta get out!” Sevynn finally pinned Bryce in the corner and begin kissing him. She massaged him penis, which had started getting hard from him seeing her naked. She pulled herself on to him and moved him towards the bed. She climbed on top of him a unsnapped her bra letting her large breast bounce in his face. Bryce had lost any efforts of fighting her off of him he had been put under a spell of her seduction. She grabs his hands and placed them on her fat butt.
“I knew you wanted me.” She whispered in his ear. Suddenly Bryce heard keys giggling
in the door. It was Trey standing in the doorway looking at the scene.
“Oh shit!” He pushed Sevynn on the floor and tried to find her bra, but it was too late.
“The fuck?”
“Dog, I can explain!” Bryce begged. “She came on to me.”
“Bitch!” Trey yelled out charging towards them.
He grabbed Sevynn’s arm aggressively and pushed her out into the hallway. She was half naked with just her bra on.
“I can explain!” She cried out to him. He was gripping her and throwing her around, slamming her into the walls in the hallway and finally thrashing her onto the floor.
“So you won’t fuck me but you was quick to fuck him?” Trey shouted.
“Trey, nothing happened.” Bryce got between the two of them, Trey was prepared to slap Sevynn, and Bryce stopped him.
“Then why is this bitch naked?” Trey asked in rage. He looked down at her in disgust. The woman he was so infatuated with was a whore. “You’re supposed to be my bro man!” Trey said looking back at Bryce straight in the eyes.
“I am!” Bryce gripped him up. At this point everyone on the building floor stood in the doorway looking onto the fight that was happening. Sevynn was embarrassed as she saw a flash go off on someone’s phone.
“Yo man, chill!” Bryce threw his hands up in front of the camera. “Trey, nothing happened. She came on to me.”
“I’m sick of this shit.” Trey lashed out, “I’m sick of being in your shadow, you taking all the spotlight. Now you take my girl too? What having Michele wasn’t good enough for you anymore?”
“Trey, I don’t want this bitch, I told her to leave.” Bryce begged his friend for forgiveness. He went back in their room and threw Sevynn’s clothes out to her.
“If my girl finds out about this, I will kill you, bitch.” Bryce whispered to her as he slammed the door in her face. He had never been so humiliated and disappointed in his life. He looked over at his best friend, who at this point was knocking things over and throwing them around in the room.
“Look Trey, I’m sorry man.” Bryce quietly apologized to his life long friend.