The Quarterback: A Short Story

Classes were nearly over and he settled himself for another round of ‘Let’s see who can Bag the Quarterback’, and he means as a girlfriend. After he had won the Avalanche Bowl it had become a nightmare. It wasn’t one of the nationally recognized bowl games, but it was still a bowl game nevertheless. Someone must have been playing a cruel joke when several of the bigger bowl games were canceled due to weather or some other unforeseen mishap and their game was now being covered and they were listed as a twenty point underdog. When it was all said and done, someone puts the title of underdog on the wrong team and should’ve said thirty-five point shootout! It took some time, but it had finally gotten so he was able to get something to eat and study in the college cafeteria with maybe five or six girls interrupting him between bites or turning to read the next page. Compared to how it was at the beginning of the semester, five or six was …show more content…
“Why your girl dumping you!” laughed Lance rudely, and extremely loud. Suddenly there was an outbreak from the girls all around him asking if it was true? Comments on how they couldn’t see why anyone would break up with him. And, those who protested loudly that they wouldn’t, did so with frightening conviction. “Not even for someone like Nate Stone?” asked Lance smugly. “Why would you look at that?” Lance points towards what was now showing on several TV screens scattered throughout the dorm’s clubhouse were showing news clips of Nate and Kendra walking down the street hand in hand and going into a pizzeria. “By the surprise look on your face roomie,” said Lance, in a pouting voice. “I guess you didn’t get the e-mail. Sorry quarterback you’ve been benched for a new starter. I know if it were me, no one would see