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Silver's Touchdown 14. Silver's POV
Silver was still standing there, shocked and stunned, looking at them both. If they knew they couldn’t control themselves, they should have used the room."What are you doing here?" , his mother asked.Silver scoffed. Was she seriously asking him that after begging him to come home? So much for being lonely, he thought. She found another man to warm her bed and fill her empty heart, and he was trash.Silver shook his head, turning around and leaving the house. He didn’t know where to go that night, but he knew that he couldn’t stand to be in the same house with his mother after witnessing that.He was half expecting his mother to call him back or run after him, but after walking for a few minutes, he discovered that he was walking alone, and she had let him go. He felt like crying out of his eyes that night.It was late at night for a seventeen-year-old boy to be walking. Without knowing it, he was half way to the shop where he worked part-time. He didn’t know why he had returned to t
Silver's Touchdown 15. Jacob's POV
Jacob was on his way back home when he got the message. He sighed, opening his phone and calling Chase immediately. The man picked up after a few rings."What happened?”, he asked, moving from his seat to the back of the coaster bus so he could hear Chase very clearly considering the noises from his teammates in the van.They had played a game with the New Jersey Titans and had won, though the winning margin was very close. He had not taken a flight since he wanted to bond with his teammates and had decided to ride back with them.Chase, however, had traveled by air for the game and left after the first half so he could attend a meeting in New York. At least he came to see the game despite his busy schedule. When Chase retired from playing ball, it broke him. They have been playing together for years on the same field, so to not see Chase on the field again, running, was a huge blow.They had discussed it months before Chase made the final decision, but it still had not been easy. He
Silver's Touchdown 16. Chase's POV
Chase was not in the mood to hang out with anybody, more or less the full gang and their kids. Right now, what he wanted to do was lie down and sleep and actually receive a body massage. After the day he had, his whole body was aching.From a meeting with the club’s public relations team to a visit to his dad’s residence, and then back to the club for a meeting with the management team, He was still in the meeting when he got the call from Danny’s school summoning him to the principal’s office immediately.By the time he had gotten home, all he had wanted to do was lie with his wife and rest, but rather, Nelly was busy planning for the barbecue hangout that they had with their friends twice in a month, and this time, it was his turn to play host."You know, if you will just mope around rather than help, you might as well just leave the kitchen”, Nelly, his wife, said, glaring at him like he was an eyesore.Good point, he thought, smiling at her. He was always amazed at her dedication
Silver's Touchdown 17. Lennon's POV
Lennon wishes he could stay in bed a little bit longer, at least catch another thirty minutes of sleep. It's not like his family is hosting the hangout party, but the movements going on in the room are too disturbing and distracting, making it difficult for him to remain asleep."Jacob, c'mon, wake him up already; we will be late... Don’t you ever get tired of being late, always," his mother told his father.His father scoffed. Lennon could feel the vibration of his chest because his head was on top of the man’s chest. "Let him sleep a little. If you are in a hurry, just take the car and go; we’ll find our way later." His father said.There was a brief pause in the room, tempting Lennon to open his eyes to see what the hell was happening, but as he was about to do so, his mother sighed, planting a kiss on his hair. When had she gotten so close to him on the bed? He heard another kiss before his mother spoke again."At least, make sure you’re a bit early and don’t bother him about it
Silver's Touchdown 18. Lennon's POV
He was now feeling dizzy after eating half of the ice cream and adjusted the seat in the room so he could sleep properly when he heard the door bang. He frowned, wondering why his parents were back home early; normally, they stayed till past eleven, and it wasn’t yet eight at night on the clock.He waited to hear their voices, but instead heard Liam shouting his name. He groaned. Why was the guy at his house now? Danny’s place was close to his house, so it was not surprising that Liam could come all the way to see him. He called back so Liam would know that he was in the movie room.The door opened a few minutes later, revealing Zara first, followed by Liam, and then Quinton, Sarah, and... nobody. There was no way he could sleep now.The smile on his face disappeared. Danny was not with them.Liam noticed it and chuckled. "He's in the kitchen. He said he wanted mint ice cream,” he told Lennon.Lennon released a sigh. As much as he wanted to be alone, if the guys were joining hi
Silver's Touchdown 19. Silver's POV
Silver woke up that morning feeling hot, like a volcano. Maybe it was because of the blanket covering his frame. He had been so cold last night that he had covered himself with the blanket; now he was hot. Though he highly doubts that it was because of the blanket,One, two, three... he sneezed. Blinking his eyes open as he tried to process what he was feeling that morning.“Damn, I’m sick”, he concluded. That was the only logical explanation for how he was feeling. He touched his forehead with his left hand. Yeah, he was sick.With the way he had walked and stayed under the rain last night, it was certain that he had caught a cold.He tried to climb out of bed to relieve himself when he noticed for the first time that morning that since he woke up, he was not in his room, nor was he in the spare room at the shop; he was somewhere else.He tried to think back, remembering what had happened last night, how his manager had brought him home, and then Anthony. No wonder the bed felt
Silver's Touchdown 20. Silver's POV
Silver blinked; this was shocking. People like this don’t exist in the world. Why were they helping him like he would repay them back? It was strange. He looked at the pack of medicine on the table, looking up when Tony placed the bowl of soup in front of him."Eat," Tony told him, taking the seat opposite him to eat too.Silver looked at the food, then the medicine, and then at Tony. No way were people this good. No, every kindness must be repaid; his mother had taught him that.By the time he woke up on Monday morning, he was feeling more like himself, rejuvenated, and no longer sick. He was still staying at Tony's and had yet to hear from his mother after that night; she had not called or texted him at least to ask how he was doing.He had discovered one thing with the little time spent with Tony and his uncle: they were different from others. They treated him like he was a member of the house, and the man had let him stay with them rather than going back to the spare room at t
Silver's Touchdown 21. Silver's POV
"How come you’ve not done this before”, Parker muttered behind him.Yeah, how come he has not heard about this before? he thought. This was the first time he was hanging out with the guys, so it wasn’t really surprising that he had never heard about this before or done it with them.Pete’s house was huge, and he had a very big television that almost covered the full wall; compared with the one Silver had at his house, it barely worked. They sat in the living room while Pete passed drinks around with snacks, which he placed on the table.Parker was the one with the control device, so he played the first game. Collins hornets versus Dale Spring"Watch the players, Tony, try to pick out their hidden cards,", Pete told Tony, coming to sit on the floor in front of Parker, who was literally hugging the pillow on the couch with his notepad beside him. There were other team members in the room with them, but it looks like Pete, Parker, Bright, and Tony were more invested in the analysis t
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37. Gabriel's POV
Breakfast at the shepherds household was chaotic, with Lennon walking around the kitchen doing only God knows what and his mother, Mira, trying to salvage what was left of the breakfast she was preparing that ended up burning. Uncle Jacob is just sitting there and arguing with his wife to let him cook, while she bluntly refuses. Yeah, breakfast was chaotic.Gabriel sighed for the umpteenth time that morning, and it wasn’t even eight in the morning yet. He saw Lennon leave the kitchen after trying to get both of his parents' attention and failing. He contemplated joining the guy, but he was damn hungry.He looked at the tray of burnt pancakes on the counter and shook his head."Can you just let me cook?" Uncle Jacob said"No! You’re injured, and I can do this." Aunt Mira muttered.He scoffed. "You've been trying to do this since morning, Aunt Mira, and you’ve been failing... I’m hungry…” he whined.The glares from both couples made him zip up his lips, especially with Uncle Jaco
36. Gabriel's POV
The stress of the long flight and then the photoshoot was weighing down on him now that he was relaxed. He knew that they still had about ten minutes on the road before they got to Uncle Jacob’s place, so he decided to catch a little sleep.He closed his eyes moments later.Gabriel felt someone shaking his shoulder, so he snapped his eyes open, wondering where he was briefly, until he remembered that he was in Danny’s car. He sat up straighter, looking around the area. He saw Danny by his side, looking at him."Just how tired are you?" Danny asked him.He exhaled, yawning and stretching in the car. "I'm very tired; I haven’t gotten a rest since I got here," he said.Danny gave him a pitiful look—a look that didn’t suit the guy’s beautiful face at all. Sometimes he wondered how a guy would look this beautiful and handsome at the same time. It amazes him how Danny had what every model was looking for but wasn’t using it."We're here... good thing because you’ll eat too. I assume y
35. Gabriel's POV
"Can you not lean too close to me?”, Gabriel Estellio asked the lady standing in front of him who was doing his make-up. She was so close to him that he could perceive her perfume, which was irritating to his nose. It was cheap and unpopular, so he couldn’t place the scent."Sorry,” she muttered, moving her body away. He sighed, looking down at his screen again. He smiled. Danny was coming to his photoshoot after school when he received the text. Sometimes, Danny would join for a photoshoot, but recently, the guy had stopped doing photoshoots, and he couldn’t wait to see him.Staying in Italy and having friends in New York was not easy at all. He had pleaded with his father to let him attend high school here in New York, but the man had bluntly refused. Emmett Estellio wanted his children close to him during their early years. He was ready to give in for college, as his father had told them, but not high school.So he would always make sure he met up with the guys whenever he w
34. Lennon's POV
Lennon had not meant to slam the breaks; it had been an unconscious action in reaction to what he had just discovered at that time: that the guy he had stumbled on in the hallway, the one with silver hair, who happens to be the QB of the Tigers and plays just like him, was the same guy he had bumped into about ten years ago in a hallway in a stadium here in Newark.He scoffed. Life and fate were funny; they had a way of reuniting even the best of enemies. He could still remember the silver-haired boy, even though he had tried to forget him at some point after that incident.There was something eerily familiar about the boy, even now, that he couldn’t seem to place his hands on. It was as if he should know what it was, yet he didn't, and that didn’t sit well with him.In all his life, this was probably the first time he felt threatened in football. Pardon his arrogance, but he had not met a high school student who could play like him or as good as him. As early as three years old,
33. Danny's POV
Danny could not remember the last time he felt this good; it sure had been a long time. After slamming the idiot in the car, his excitement level had risen to a level that was temporary, he knew. Of course, he is aware of the long stares that the guy gave him during the game. At a point, the way the guy would bite his lips became so funny that he didn’t even know how to flirt.Lennon climbed into the car, chuckling. He was half expecting the guy to scold him or lecture him on how he needed to be more careful in the future, blah, blah, blah, but Lennon had simply shook his head and started the car.Lennon typed in the GPS of the hotel they were going to stay at and started the car."I can’t wait to sleep." Danny muttered beside him, resting his head on his seat.He heard Lennon scoff, but ignored him and still rested his head on the window. They were still maneuvering their way out of the school’s parking lot when Lennon slammed the car's brakes, bringing the car to a sudden halt
32. Silver's POV
"We need to talk, young man," she told him.He groaned, taking in her appearance; she looked like she was going out that night because those were not the clothes she wore earlier to the game."Can't I just rest, mom?" he muttered."No, sit!” , she ordered.He took a seat on the couch with a sigh."What the hell was that on the field today? Since when did you start playing wide receiver?", she asked, her voice a bit on the high side.Yeah, he forgot; his mother didn’t know that he could play in that position."It was a backup plan with the team, in case the playbook didn’t work, mom, and it won us the game... I can run, I can catch, I can throw, hell, I play ball! “, he muttered."There was a wide receiver playing already... Don’t talk to me like I don’t know football; I’ve been watching the game for years," she snapped at him."And if you noticed, I ran faster than him when I took the position," he told her. He didn’t know why he was telling her all this; it’s not like she to
31. Silver's POV
"Okay, mind sharing, we have barely five minutes to get back into the field." Pete said, filing his arms in front of him.He had summoned all the courage and, out of excitement, rushed back here to tell them about how they could change the game plan. But somehow, seeing them all looking at him and expecting him to talk was frightening.This was the first time they were all waiting for him to say something, and truly, it was both frightening and amazing.Silver grinned, "Make me play the wide receiver’s position." He answered, staring at his teammates who were yet to say something.They obviously didn’t like the idea.A guy wanted to say something, but Pete held up his hands, stopping the guy from talking."And why should we do that?" Pete asked, staring at him with sharp eyes.Silver sighed; he didn’t know how to explain it. In the past, he could have said that it was because he was faster than Tony, who was playing the wide receiver position and could run well with a ball, avo
30. Silver's POV
Silver nodded, but as he moved closer to Pete and the guys in the middle, his phone that he was holding buzzed in his hand. He checked it, and it was a text from his mother.'I'm outside your locker room, it reads.He sighed. She probably was here to start nagging him about how badly he had played, how he was a disappointment to his father, and how he was ruining his father’s legacy.Silver excused himself from the locker room and found his mother standing at the end of the corridor before the turn. He sighed, walking over to where she was.She apparently heard him approaching because she turned to him.Oh, oh, someone is pissed.The look on her face said it all; he had seen it countless times whenever he wasn’t playing well on the field. It wasn’t like she was concerned about whether their team won or not; she was solely interested in whether he threw balls like his father."Your father would be disappointed in the way you played earlier," she told him immediately, as he got t
29. Silver's POV
Silver sighed; he actually liked that Danny was staring at him earlier. He saw Danny move closer to the other guy, hook their arms together, and rest his head on the other guy’s shoulder.A pang of jealousy hit his chest upon seeing them together. Maybe they were together, like a couple, and had come to see the game as a fun activity that they did.He scoffed. Who comes to see a football match as a couple activity? He sighed. He was closer to the front line, but now he just couldn’t bear seeing them together in front of him. It was as if they were washing their relationship in front of his face, especially when Danny had stared at him earlier.Silver sighed. Food would have to wait for now, he thought, leaving the queue towards the school entrance. He jogged all the way to the locker rooms, entering quietly. He was half expecting the place to be empty since he had come a little bit early.He was among the two first people to come for the game. He nodded at the other guy who was li