Chapter 1

A Chapter by Licimarie

Walking out onto the field blood pumping, fans cheering, lights shining down on you. That's my life I play football and I have since I was in 1st grade. When I was younger growing up I was made fun of for playing football seeing as I am a girl. Though as I got older I learned it didn't matter what other people thought it only mattered what I wanted. My older brother played with me and got me started. It's been my passion ever since.

"Alex", Jake my wide receiver called. "Yea", I called back. "Ready to kick some a*s"? "You bet I am", I hollered.

Starters the refs called. Jake, Kale, and I walked to the refs. The other teams starters did the same. "Shake hands", the refs called. I stuck my hand out and of course since i'm a girl they didn't want to shake my hand. Jake picked up each of there hands placing them in mine. Good luck to both teams the refs called before walking away.

"Alex you ready"? Jake asked. "Yea", I said turning to face him. "Ok team we are going to kick some a*s tonight guys", coach said. The refs blew there whistle and our kicking team went out. How I hate kick off. The other team caught the ball and ran it ten yards before Kale our kicker tackled him.

It was now my turn the kicking team came off the field and out starters went on. When the refs blew the whistle the ball was hiked and I went for the sac. Offensive number 25 was tackled by defensive number 17 yea that's me

The game went on our team winning. The score was 26-14. After the game Jake came up to me limping. "Do you mind of I come to your place tonight", hope in his voice. "I don't mind but I'm driving", I called out as I walked to the girls locker room.

I quickly got dressed and rushed to my car. I phoned my mom warning her that Jake was coming over so she wouldn't freak when she got home and he was there.

After what felt like hours he finally jumped into my 2012 mustang. "Hey, sorry it took so long", he said with puppy dog eyes. "It's ok", I said back. Blasting a song by eminem I pulled out of the school parking lot. Jake and I made small chit chat on the way to my house. When we got to my house I unlocked the door and went to the basement also known as my room. When we were down there I noticed Jake was still limping. "Are you ok"? I asked him nodding towards his ankle. "It just hurts a little", he said clenching his teeth from the pain. I walked over and sat down next to him on my bed. "Jake please let me look at your ankle", I asked. He put his leg up over mine. I pulled off his sock and looked at his ankle. "Jake it's swollen and purple I'm guessing you rolled it when you got tackled", I told him still looking at his ankle. Jake removed his leg from mine and turned to face me. He caressed my cheek with the back of his fingers. Gently he lifted up my chin so that I could look at him. "Alex babe I'm fine honestly you don't have to be worried", he said softly. " I know Jake but its so hard not to be your my rock the one I count on in games if your hurt were pretty much toast", I said looking into his light green eyes. I leaned in and kissed him on the lips. "Babe you don't know how much I could kiss you in public", he whispered. "I know but if the team finds out It won't be good, you heard what they told me that anyone I'm involved with will be kicked off the team and so will I I'm captain but I can still be kicked off ", I said. He answered me with another kiss " I know babe" he said "They just don't want something to happen in a relationship and then the two players hate each other".

"I'm tired" I said. "Let's go to bed then" Jake said standing up and talking off his shirt and jeans. Snuggling next to him made me feel better "I love you Jake", I whispered into the night. "I love you to Alex", he said kissing me on the lips one last time. I heard him snoring before I could finally fall asleep and when I did I had a smile on my face.