Chapter 15: Game Time

It's now the day that Tom and Don have been waiting for Game Time. The stadium is packed and Don gets chills from the atmosphere. Before the game Don gives a speech to his team.

"Men, I've been a jerk these last few days running practice like it's boot camp. I just want you guys to know that there is more to life then football. I just learned that. I know we all want to win this game but, all we can do is our best and if we win that's great. Just as long as you guys try your best that's all I can ask from you. So, let's go out there and play our game. Let's play football." Don told his team in the locker room.

They teams come out from the locker rooms and go to the field. Don takes a deep breath before he walks out. Him and Tom meet at midfield.

"Just like old times." Don said to Tom.

"And just like old times I'm going to win." Tom said to him.

"We'll see about that." Don replied.

They shake hands and walk back to their benches. The captains of both teams go out for the coin toss. Fairfield wins the toss and decide to kick off. The game is a defensive batte. At halftime the score is tied at 7. Mike, James and David are into the game. Jake on the other hand is waiting for something to spark the feud between Don and Tom.

"Nothing will happen." David said to Jake.

"I hope you're right Dude." Jake said to him.

"What's his problem?" James asked Mike about Jake.

"He's worried that something is going to happen and our Dads will fight again." Mike replied.

"We didn't stop being friends because of our Dads." James told him.

"Teenagers and grown ups are weird." Mike said to him.

"They are." James replied.

The teams come out for the start of the next half. Lakeside is winning 10-7 with under a minute to go in the fourth quarter. Lakeside has the ball on Fairfield's 45. Lakesides quarterback drops back and throws an interception right to Jesse. He takes it to the Lakeside 10. There is ten seconds left on the clock. Don has one timeout left. He runs a halfback dive and calls a timeout with two seconds left on the clock. He sends his field goal team out there to tie the game and send it to overtime. The ball is snapped, the kicker kicks it and it's wide right. Fairfield loses. When Don sees the kick go wide right he gets a sickening felling in his stomach. The teams line up to shake hands. Don and Tom just look at each other.

"We'll see you in the playoffs." Don told him.

"See ya there." Tom replied.

They shake hands.

"See Jake. They shoke hands nothing happened." David told him.

"Maybe, they won't start fighting again." Jake then said to him.

After the game Jesse is looking for Lorraine. When he sees her he goes up to her.

"Hey." Jesse said to her.

"Hey, tough break." Lorraine said to him.

"I was wondering since our Dads aren't fighting if you and me could hang out tomorrow?" Jesse asked her.

"You want to hang out tomorrow even though you lost?" Lorraine then asked him.

"Like a great coach once said there is more to life then football." Jesse told her.

They kiss.

The End