Will the real Sierra please stand up? Part 2

"The fireworks weren't over once the party ended, Sage.

The next day AJ came to campus to pick up his report card and do some other last-minute things. 

We decided to play a little frisbee while he was waiting for Dr. Simlius to arrive. 

After AJ got his stuff and freshened up, he and I met at Barnstormer's for pizza.  He started telling me that he was thinking about marrying Samantha.
I said, "You know, AJ -- you might want to rethink that idea."
"What do you mean?"
"Your girlfriend came on to me at a party last night."
I wasn't sure he believed me.

That evening, Aaron met me in the game room.  He came in while I'd been playing.  "Wasn't sure you'd recognize me without my swollen left eye."
"Oh, hi, Aaron," I said while mashing the controller.  "I'm sorry about those hits."
"Your arm is actually pretty strong, though the accuracy isn't quite there yet."

"So, where'd you learn how to throw like that?" he asked me.
"I've been throwing all my life," I told him.  "When I was little I used to go outside with my dad, my brother, the butler - anybody I could find - and throw with them."

With me throwing passes in Madden, Aaron said, "The football team needs a quarterback, theirs went down with a season-ending injury."
"Really?" I asked.  "And just where are they going to get this quarterback?"
"Actually, I was thinking you should give it a shot."
"Me!?!" I asked.  But I'm a -"
"Were you about to say you're a girl?"
"I'm a freshman, they'll never let a freshman toss balls."
"You'd be surprised.  I'd give it a shot myself, but as you saw, I'm no athlete.  You, on the other hand, are."

He reminded me that he'd seen me sleeping on the bench outside the stadium one night.  I told him that I just like sleeping outside sometimes. 

 

Imagine, Sage ... me on the football team.  Me quarterbacking the football team.  Way too tempting for me to even think about.  

Jake's ghost made an appearance that night.  Needless to say, I was overjoyed.  I still need to try to figure out how to bring him fully back to life, though.  I know there's a way.  I just need to find it.