She didn't move, just gasped and turned red… yeah, I've got a reaction, a simple one, maybe embarrassment, maybe something else, and that was enough.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the game became a deadlock of plays and unfinished passes. Their defense tightened, and our offense got sharper. It was tight, but we stayed over for 3 points… then at the end of the third quarter, a small mistake by our defense allowed them to score a touchdown, getting ahead of us for the first time on the scoreboard. The score read 10 to 14.
I looked at my friends, “We need to win this…” I said, fire burning in my eyes, and my heart thumping with the sole idea of Isla watching me from the stands.
“Let's run the yards, and then we will go deep… don't lose the ball,” I said, and they nodded.
We
