Phoenix wasn't wrong when he said that the football team was going to be keeping an eye out on me. There was a group of them located in the kitchen and whenever I went in there, they would make sure I steered clear of the alcohol. At one point, they insisted on grabbing a soda for me from the fridge so I wouldn't snag a beer and run.
It was a particularly small party. There were definitely less than one hundred people, and only about ten of them were in the living room. Elliot and I were two of them. The rest were either football players or friends of the football team. I was sitting next to Elliot, trying to find a few common interests but it was hard work. I felt like everyone was listening to what we were saying. I looked around and a few football players glanced at me and Elliot befor
