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  Bryce and Michele left the movies. It was the first time they had gone on a date in a long time since he was always wrapped up in football. She enjoyed her time with her boo, it didn’t matter to her, and she just liked the time they did have. She knew what he was working for. Bryce walked her to her dorm and kissed her good night. He then headed back across campus to take it down for the night. When he got to the room he noticed the door was unlocked and Sevynn sat on Trey’s bed with her head down.

“Hey Sev, what’s wrong?” Bryce asked throwing his hoodie in the closet.

“I don’t get your boy. He says he wants to be with me but then he act like he doesn’t have time for me.” She said wiping her face.

“You know what he’s doing. He’s at the gym why didn’t you just go down there with him?” Bryce asked.

“At 11 at night?” She asked suspiciously.

“Uh yeah!” Bryce laughed he had already taken his sneakers off and was beginning to take off his sweat pants. Sevynn peaked through her hands watching him, as he got undressed. She didn’t want to seem obvious that she wasn’t even crying.

“Look if you want to stick around and wait up for him you can, I got a bottle of water in my fridge if you want something to drink,” Bryce suggested, “I gotta get up early.”

“Um, yeah I’ll do that.” Sevynn said turning her head to pretend that she wasn’t interested in Bryce’s presence. “How things with you and, Michele?”

“We’re good, we just came back from the movies.” Bryce answered.

“Oh. I wish me and Trey did things like that in his free time.” She rolled her eyes and played with the pencil on the desk. “I would like to have a relationship like yours. Chele speaks highly of you”

“Yeah me and Chele been hitting it off for almost a year now.”

“I see.” Sevynn was not interested in his love story at all. “So, you haven’t been with any other female on campus?”

“What? Why do you want to know?” Bryce was starting to feel uncomfortable, “I really think you should go down to the gym and see if he’s there.”

“I don’t like walking across campus by myself at night.” Sevynn said in a baby like tone.

“Well look, I really need to get some sleep.” Bryce said not impressed with her flirting. Sevynn was now irritated that her attempts to talk to Bryce was failing. She got out of the seat at the desk and began pacing around the room quietly.

“You know, when we first started here, I had a crush on you.” She mentioned. Bryce didn’t say anything. She started unzipping her hoodie and walked over to lock the door. “I thought you were so fucking sexy.”

“I’m flattered.” Bryce said nonchalantly with his back facing her while he lay in the bed.

“Bryce, look at me.” She demanded.

“Sevynn, what?” Bryce was shocked to turn around and see his best friends girlfriend standing in the center of the floor with just her bra and thong on. He knew it was wrong to stare but he was impressed with how toned and thick her body was. “Yo, what are you doing?”

“I want you Bryce.” She said walking closer to him and slowly climbing up on his bed.

“Chill man, you’re my best friend girl.” He reminded her as he pushed away from her.

“What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him.” She said still moving on towards him.

“I got a girl.” He said moving off of the bed.

“Fuck her, Bryce.” Sevynn said annoyed. “I won’t tell if you don’t. Don’t you want to know what it feels like to fuck another girl?” She continued, “one with curves you can grip on to?”

“What the fuck, yo?” He asked nervously. “You gotta get out!” Sevynn finally pinned Bryce in the corner and begin kissing him. She massaged him penis, which had started getting hard from him seeing her naked. She pulled herself on to him and moved him towards the bed. She climbed on top of him a unsnapped her bra letting her large breast bounce in his face. Bryce had lost any efforts of fighting her off of him he had been put under a spell of her seduction. She grabs his hands and placed them on her fat butt.

“I knew you wanted me.” She whispered in his ear. Suddenly Bryce heard keys giggling in the door. It was Trey standing in the doorway looking at the scene.

“Oh shit!” He pushed Sevynn on the floor and tried to find her bra, but it was too late.

“The fuck?”

“Dog, I can explain!” Bryce begged. “She came on to me.”

“Bitch!” Trey yelled out charging towards them.  

He grabbed Sevynn’s arm aggressively and pushed her out into the hallway. She was half naked with just her bra on.

“I can explain!” She cried out to him. He was gripping her and throwing her around, slamming her into the walls in the hallway and finally thrashing her onto the floor.

“So you won’t fuck me but you was quick to fuck him?” Trey shouted.

“Trey, nothing happened.” Bryce got between the two of them, Trey was prepared to slap Sevynn, and Bryce stopped him.

“Then why is this bitch naked?” Trey asked in rage. He looked down at her in disgust. The woman he was so infatuated with was a whore. “You’re supposed to be my bro man!” Trey said looking back at Bryce straight in the eyes.

“I am!” Bryce gripped him up. At this point everyone on the building floor stood in the doorway looking onto the fight that was happening. Sevynn was embarrassed as she saw a flash go off on someone’s phone.

“Yo man, chill!” Bryce threw his hands up in front of the camera. “Trey, nothing happened. She came on to me.”

“I’m sick of this shit.” Trey lashed out, “I’m sick of being in your shadow, you taking all the spotlight. Now you take my girl too? What having Michele wasn’t good enough for you anymore?”

“Trey, I don’t want this bitch, I told her to leave.” Bryce begged his friend for forgiveness. He went back in their room and threw Sevynn’s clothes out to her.

“If my girl finds out about this, I will kill you, bitch.” Bryce whispered to her as he slammed the door in her face. He had never been so humiliated and disappointed in his life. He looked over at his best friend, who at this point was knocking things over and throwing them around in the room.

“Look Trey, I’m sorry man.” Bryce quietly apologized to his life long friend.

“This shit hurt man.” Trey said pacing back and fourth across the room. Bryce reached out to touch his friend on the shoulder but he jerked away.

  The next few days were awkward and uncomfortable for the two of them. Bryce couldn’t stand not speaking to his friend. They had never had a falling out before. Trey took his frustration out in the gym and practice. He hated the feud as well but he also hated the fact he got betrayed by both his best friend and girlfriend.

  While Trey was at the gym Sevynn showed up. She looked sad and nervous as she approached him. She spotted him lifting by the window. She stood and took a deep breath before walking over to him. “Hey.” She said softly.

  Trey didn’t say anything he just stared at her from the mirror. She looked down at her feet and began to speak again. “Baby, I’m so sorry. I was upset with you because you weren’t spending time with me.”

“Oooh. So that’s what you do when you’re upset, sleep with peoples friends?” Trey shot back sarcastically.

“You never spend time with me Trey, you’re always in here.”

“Then I guess you figured Bryce would take care of that?” Trey wasn’t interested in hearing what his newly ex girlfriend had to say, he continued to lift. “I’ve been invisible for 3 fucking years, cause nobody sees me unless I’m around Bryce.”

“What are you talking about?” Sevynn asked confused.

“I live in his shadow, I can’t even have a girl to myself. I can’t even get you to let me spend the night with you, but you try and fuck him. A fucking slap in the face.”

“Look I’m not going to keep apologizing.” Sevynn said with an attitude.

“Then don’t!” Trey said walking away from her.

***

“Football. Football. Ready Okay!” The cheerleaders pumped the crowd up. The stadium was packed everyone was wearing Kelly Green and White, and a small section of the other team wore Red and Black. This was a big day for Bryce. Some of the scouts from the PFL were out there. CSC and Local news vans were parked out front. All of S.U.’s best players would be interviewed after the game.

  The guys in the locker room were hype with excitement. It was usually loud and noisy before a game with the men chanting the schools alma mater. The atmosphere in the locker room was light and fun but the vibes between Trey and Bryce was heavy. Trey still wasn’t speaking to Bryce, even with all of Bryce’s efforts to reestablish his friendship. It was beyond what happened with Sevynn. Trey just wanted to play football. He was sick of riding the bench. It was his junior year and he had only played 3 times in 3 years. He was ready to snap.

Angel noticed the feud between the two friends and decided to intervene. “What’s happening my dudes?” Angel asked the two of them.

“I’m chillin!” Bryce smiled and continued to snap his helmet on his head.

“How bout you Trey? You’ve been a lil standoffish lately.” Angel turned and looked at Trey who kept his focus on his phone.

“I’m good.” He said nonchalantly.

  The game was intense, the score was close, closer than they’ve been in a few years.  The crowd was pumped everyone on the team was pumped except Trey. He knew he would not be on the field, so he didn’t have a reason to get excited.

  It was approaching the 2-minute warning, and S.U. had the ball. Their first string Tight End had the pocession but was hit hard, causing him to be benched. The team didn’t have another Tight End because in the first few years that Bryce and Trey played the position was filled. This Tight End was second string until the previous year. One of the coaches got worried because they were short a man. Coach Booker then remembered Trey played Tight End in High School.

“Pittman get over here!” Coach yelled gesturing him towards him. Trey, startled by hearing his name, hesitated to get up at first, he wasn’t sure if he was imagining things. When he realized it was his name called he rushed over to the coach. “I need you out there, son.” Coach continued, “Bryce needs you out there!” Trey nodded but in the back of his mind he was not pleased with the coaches decision. He was still pissed and didn’t care if Bryce got hit or not.

  Bryce had the ball in his possession. Trey didn’t want to play the part. He didn’t want to block, he wanted the ball. When the DE on the other team came hurdling towards Bryce, Trey moved out the way and Bryce got hit. The impact of the hit caused him to flip up in the air and land on his back. Coach Booker called a time out.

“You could’ve gotten him killed, Pittman! What the fuck is wrong with you?” Coach yelled at Trey. “You’re out!”

“Bryce are you hurt?” The Coach asked concerned. Trey stared angrily at the coaches interaction with Bryce.  He was filled with rage and wish Bryce was hurt at that point. He didn’t regret not blocking for him.

“Yeah, I’m good. Put me back in!” Bryce insisted. Upon going in Bryce got the winning touch down of the game. Trey sat on the bench as the other players and coaches ran onto the field cheering and praising Bryce.

***

  Sevynn set in the bleachers of the stadium. She saw Michele cheering Bryce on with the rest of the squad. She needed to talk to her but she wanted to speak with her in private. When the game ended, Michele walked to the bathroom. Sevynn pushed threw the crowd and hurried to follow her. “Hey Chele.” Sevynn said walking up to her in the bathroom of the stadium. “Can I speak with you?”

  Michele didn’t have a clue what Sevynn wanted. She saw distress on her face and decided to listen to what she had to say. “Hey, are you okay?”

Sevynn managed a way to build up tears. “No, it’s about Bryce.”

***

“Yo man, what’s your problem?” Bryce asked Trey in the locker room. He noticed what Trey did but wanted to find out why.

“I’m cool.” Trey answered quickly avoiding eye contact. He pulled his equipment off and slammed the locker door. “Did you sleep with her?”

“Trey, I told you I didn’t! That’s why you miss that block cause you think I slept with your bitch?” Bryce snapped back. It was the first time he had ever gotten angry with Trey “You’re going to mess up over 15 years of friendship because you mad at some thot?”

“It’s more than that Bryce.” Trey confessed.

“Then talk to me man. I’m your bro!” Bryce said with sympathy. He could see Trey was stressing and he felt guilty about what had happened that night with Sevynn.

“You know man, I ain’t mad no more.” Trey said after a couple of seconds of silence.

“Seriously?” Bryce asked.

“Yeah, we’re good bro.” Trey said reaching his arm out for a hand shake and a hug. He continued to walk towards the shower.

  Bryce started to feel uneasy about how fast his friend went from having an attitude to suddenly getting back to normal. He shrugged it off and walked towards the ice tub. “You going to that party tonight?” He asked making small talk to see if Trey was serious about forgiving him.

“You know I don’t party man. Besides I know everyone will be tearing my ass up for not blocking you.”

“Come on, you haven’t been to a party since freshman year.” Bryce insisted.