The King of City

21 THE TRIUMPH

“Excellent Lionel! One more and we will be champions of the league”. A member of the university team told him at the end of the game that, thanks to Lionel, they were victorious. "You really are the best thing that has happened to this team".

"Thank you! The truth isn’t a big deal". Lionel replied modestly.

Lionel had led the university team to numerous victories never imagined by the students, In one of the games, they were losing by two points, however, due to the great strength that has always characterized Lionel, he managed to kick an impressive field goal, as had never been seen before in the tournament. That happened in his first game, from that moment he earned the respect of all the other players. As time went by and the games were played, Lionel gained more friends and followers, while Bennet lost all credibility on the part of his friends who were less and less, which increased the resentment he felt for Lionel.

"Congratulations Lionel!" Bennet said to Lionel hypocritically and hiding his true intentions.

"Thanks, Bennet! Did you like the game where you were from? " Lionel said with all the intention of hurting Bennet since he didn’t like him, not the least.

"What’s your damn problem? Don't give me excuses to break your face". Bennet said looking for a fight, you could see the anger in his eyes, the atmosphere was tense and he seemed ready for any confrontation.

"Really? Just like the day we met? Lionel told him remembering the beating he had given Bennet and him companions, who were no longer friends with him, if not with Lionel, who had earned through the days the trust of everyone on the team.

"Stop!". A voice said behind the two of them, who had ignored their surroundings due to the heat of the fight that was already brewing.

"What are you doing here Elsa? It’s the men's dressing room”. Bennet thought that every time Elsa appeared in front of Lionel, it wasn’t a good thing.

"What are you worrying about? There’s nothing unusual for me in Lionel”. Elsa lied to make Bennet feel bad. “And in the others, nothing that surprises me". She finished off to wipe out Bennet's pride on the spot.

As they left, Bennet was eaten up inside by anger, envy, and hatred against Lionel, he not only had the girl of his dreams but his team as well. With pride wounded Bennet went to drown his sorrows in alcohol, after all, that he had to lose if not even the coach was allowing him to play anymore, instead, Lionel became the new quarterback and worse yet, he was in many ways superior to Bennet who didn't publicly admit it, but deep down he knew it.

"Give me something strong!". Bennet told the bartender at the bar a few miles from campus, and that tonight was a new one he had never seen before. He was a large and robust man, bald, but already older, he was noted for his mustache, which was already completely white with gray, seemed to be of Scandinavian origin.

"A broken heart?". Asked the bartender indiscreetly.

"Who the hell do you think you are to dare to talk to me with that confidence? Just give me a drink!” Bennet snapped that he didn't want a cheap counselor, the only advice he was going to listen to was alcohol.

"You know, in my land, we have a custom called Rostikem". Continued the man who pretended not to have heard Bennet's affront, after all, he was very talkative. "Look, you kidnap the girl without her husband realizing it, you take her to a private place and if the girl agrees to your claims, she is already yours".

"Is that legal?".

"In my land, yes, not here". The man who liked to talk too much laughed out loud.

"Of course, when I said kidnap, I was exaggerating, don't take it literally". He said thinking about the magnitude of his words.

“HAHAHA! Of course, I know it's not serious". But even though Bennet said that he thought it was a great idea, he wasn't going to kidnap Elsa, but there are more than two ways to get to the same place.

"Thank you! It helped me a lot”. Bennet said goodbye.

"You're welcome boy, remember that if you need to talk here, I’ll be". The man finished, satisfied that he had been listened to, but if he had known what Bennet was going to do with his advice, he might not have said those words to him.

Meanwhile, Lionel and Elsa went out to celebrate the team's triumph, they headed towards the Einstein mansion, it was quite lonely not counting the usual guards, the maids had already left and there was only one butler left who opened the door. In the place there was a large games room that had all kinds of games, among them there was ping pong, billiards, arcade and a private bar in the same room, which made the palace for anyone from their age, however, Lionel wasn’t very fond of this type of entertainment, although he decided to go with the flow and participate in all the games with Elsa, she was awkward enough for all of them, she didn't know how to get a pool stick, or a table tennis racket, which seemed very cute to Lionel who had already started to grow fond with Elsa. While they played, Lionel took the opportunity to realize his passion with wines and made some extraordinary mixtures, which both drank in large quantities, he was used to tasting his own wines, but Elsa seemed a little more sensitive to alcohol, so she didn't take long to get drunk with a couple of glasses.

"Are you ok?". Lionel said, he saw Elsa sway with the glass of wine in one hand and trying to balance with the billiard stick in the other.

"Do I look bad?" Elsa said gently unloading the objects in her hands and gently approaching Lionel. "Look again". And saying it, she lowered her blouse a little, revealing a very provocative neckline, because of the type of blouse she was wearing, Lionel began to think that Elsa didn’t even have a bra.

"No ... You really look fantastic". Lionel said a little nervously. "Let's continue the game". He continued, moving away from Elsa a little and continuing with the game of billiards, in order to also get away from temptation.

"You know, I got bored with being here, come with me". And without waiting for an answer as was his habit, she took Lionel's hand and dragged him to the backyard of the mansion, where the pool was.

"What are we doing here?". While Lionel asked, Elsa took off all her clothes and threw them on the floor. Lionel was very amazed at Elsa's perfect body, every inch of her body seemed sculpted by the most skilled of artists.

"Does this answer your question?". She gave him a mischievous look and dove into the water. "Don't leave me swimming alone!".

Lionel succumbing to desire, he also took off his clothes and got into the water as soon as he could, the two were very focused on their romance, Elsa kissed him and Lionel reciprocated, Elsa went a little further and Lionel was preparing for what that could come.

"Miss Einstein!". A voice said behind them, both of them suddenly separated and looked with a great scare.

"ROGER!" Elsa yelled at him when she saw who he was, he was the butler.

"Miss Elsa, I must not meddle in your private affairs ...". And looking with a little disdain at Lionel he said. "And his escort, but Mr. Einstein has just arrived, apparently his flight was canceled and he’s currently waiting while his personal valet helps him with the suitcases".

Hearing that, Lionel and Elsa shot out of the pool, began to throw the clothes in his face so that he could take it in his hand and escape as fast as he could, even without getting dressed.

"See you in the final, now go!" And Elsa saying this, he opened the back door of the garden for him to leave as soon as possible before Elsa’s father appeared. Fortunately for both of them, Mr. Einstein was very patient and waited in the car while his valet made two or three trips to carry all his suitcases. Which gave Elsa time to fully dress and pretend to her father that nothing had happened in that place.

The next day, in the final, Lionel was fantastic, Elsa, of course, went to support him and that gave him such spiritual strength that he scored the last six points of the match, leaving only two points apart, winning Lionel's team, those who saw him perform such a feat lifted him on his shoulders and the whole stadium went down to celebrate with them, all except Bennet who had other plans.