Coach Boone heard a knock on the door of his office and looked up from the papers on his desk to the door "Come in!" he said irritably. He saw the door open and Coach Yoast walk in the door. "You wanted to see me?" Coach Boone's eyes narrowed on Yoast and he gritted his teeth. "You went over my head yesterday and let Donaldson on the team, I'm head coach now you No longer have the authority to do that." Said Boone angrily. "Herman I know I went over your head but you know just as well as I do that the girl is going to do a big part in winning us state." Said Yoast. "I am not saying that she won't but it's still dangerous she's playing against guys two times her size and someone's going to end up getting hurt you know that just as well as I do." Said Boone before anything else could be said they heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" asked Boone in a gruff voice. "It's Bertier." "Come in Gerry." He said turning his glare from Coach Yoast to Gerry when he walked in the door. "Aren't you supposed to be in class?" "Me and some of the other guys wanted to know if you knew who was going in the game tonight." "You'll find out soon enough but you can be sure that if they didn't prove something at practice yesterday they won't be on the field tonight." Said Boone. "Well with all do respect sir, Ray isn't doing his job you should put Melissa in she can do the job." Said Gerry. "You let me worry about that and get on back to Study Hall were you're supposed to be." Said Boone. Gerry nodded and walked out of the office.

After school Melissa walked out of the school and towards her car when she saw Rev standing next to the car along with Petey. "How can I help you?" she said walking up to them and crossing her arms. "You can start by telling us what happened to your neck." Said Petey. "I already told you. Me and my brother were messing around and it bruised over that's all." Said Melissa starting to show worry in her voice. "Melissa you know that's not true, come on we're worried about you." Said Rev his voice and eyes showing concern. "You're worried about me I've been here two days and you're already worried?" she said disbelief showing highly in her voice. "You're a Titan, Titan's stick together." Said Petey. "Really well thanks for the concern but this Titan has to get home before her mother has a fit I'll see you at the game." Said Melissa getting in her car. They both stood back away from the car as she drove off out of the school parking lot. "Hey guys let's go." Yelled Julius from the door of the school with Gerry beside him, "Hey I'll catch up later." Said Rev walking off down the road. Petey nodded and walked off towards were the other guys were while Rev headed for his house.
He passed Hal's and Coach Boone's house; He was almost to the street his house was on when he heard the sound of Melissa's voice behind him. He turned and saw Melissa driving on the street beside him. "Where are you going?" she asked driving beside him. "Heading home how 'bout you?" he asked looking at her. "The same, want a lift?" "Yeah sure if you're offering." He said opening the passenger door and getting into the car. "So where do you live?" asked Melissa as they drove down the street towards the berg. "East Sun Dale Rd." said Rev looking over at her. "Good same street I'm on." She said keeping her eye on the road. "You live in the Berg?" he asked looking at her. "Yeah. It's were my mom was raised so when she decided we were moving back here we moved in with my grandmother." "Oh. Well right there is the house." He said pointing to an old yellow mill house. "I'll see you later Rev.," said Melissa pulling over in front of the house. "Alright see you." He said getting out of the car and walking into the house. She drove down the street and parked in front of the blue mill house across the street from Revs' house. She got out of the car and pulled out her house key, she unlocked the door and walked inside.
She saw her mother sitting in the armchair in the living room "Were have you been?" her mother asked her skin turning from it's usual mocha color to red. "I gave a friend a ride home he just lives across the street." Said Melissa walking into the kitchen. "Oh does he play football?" asked her mother. "Yeah." She said drinking milk out of the carton. "Do you not know what a glass is for?" "I have an idea but that takes to long and then you have to was the glass so why bother." She said laughing along with her mother. "Well how is your neck doing?" "It's bruised the guys recognized it and I almost blew it trying to come up with a cover story for It." Said Melissa. "Well then maybe if you would do the smart thing like the rest of us told you to do you wouldn't have to worry about it." Said her mother. "Mom he's my dad, it was my fought I shouldn't have been so ill tempered." Said Melissa putting the milk back in the refrigerator. "Now I have to go upstairs and attempt to find my other cleat you have fun doing what ever you were doing before I came home." she said walking up the stairs holding her hand over her neck. Her father hadn't put that there her step brother had, he had done nothing but beat on her since his mom and her dad had gotten married and now all she could do was watch as their lives go on with our a hitch and hers is in a whirlwind