Quarterback Sneak by Unknown Page A

need her did he? This display was proof that he didn’t.

    “Are they selling those at the Uni Sports Shop?” a particularly tall girl with fiery red hair asked.

    Galynn just nodded her head afraid that any other movement on her part would force tears from her eyes or a scream from her lips. Was this what all the girls were after, a practice jersey? It didn’t make any sense to Galynn, but maybe she should feel proud that he gave it to her. But how many other girls had he given it to before her? She didn’t know the story of his love life, but maybe this was the time to find out. Who better to ask than his admirers?

    “Damn, they are totally going to loose their value now. Everyone will be able to wear one.” Her glance was particularly hard when she looked Galynn’s way. “What are we supposed to do now?”

    “We get the real jerseys,” Jasmine answered without hesitation. “I’d say we take the jackets, but winter will be over soon and it will be too hot to wear them.”
    The other girls nodded in agreement.

    “So,” Galynn started timidly, “whose jersey is this?”

    The red head was the first to speak up. “That’s Alceo Russell’s jersey.” She rolled her eyes at Galynn obviously astounded that someone had the nerve to not know his number.

    “Wow, so he’s pretty big, huh. I only bought it because it was on sale at the Sports Shop.” Playing up her part, Galynn smiled brightly.

    Jasmine patted her shoulders as if she felt bad for her. Outwardly Galynn smiled. Inwardly, she wanted to smash the girls face in, but never in her lifetime would she do something like that.

    “So, what’s this guy like? By they way all you guys are here, I’d guess that he’s a real ladies man.”

    Jasmine and several of the other girls laughed. “Honey, we aren’t looking for a life partner, just someone to get us the hell out of here. He has real potential to enter the NFL Draft. He won’t talk about it, but we all know what he’s thinking.”

    “Oh really?” Galynn asked, her smile turning into something of a grimace. She didn’t want to get that ahead of herself, but if he entered the draft, they would be over. Hell, what was she thinking? When school was over they would be over too. Or perhaps this was a much more temporary situation. She hadn’t thought these things until now, and it was showing on her face.

    “Oh don’t worry, we have a lot of guys that will probably be able to carry the team once he’s gone.”

    “Good,” Galynn said. “God forbid.” All the other girls nodded in agreement. It was like they were all extensions of each other. They were standing huddled together, too much makeup and too little clothes looking exactly the same. Hungry for football meat. But what was she being so judgmental about? Wasn’t she here doing exactly the same thing?

    The thought that she could be anything like these girls propelled her feet forward, but the sound of Jasmine’s voice stopped her. “I guess we all have a chance with him, and it’s only a matter of time before he makes his decision. I mean, he’s been with all of us. You know, like sampling the buffet before you decide which foods you want to take home with you.”

    Jasmine made it sound so nonchalant – like this was normal. Like all these girls sharing one guy was a privilege, a right of passage. Galynn’s stomach flipped. Wow. She knew Alceo had a reputation, but this? This was crazy. She didn’t want to be mixed up with him, even if he did say they were “official”. How many of these girls had he been official with? All she could think about was the diseases they could possibly be carrying. One girl had something very suspicious on her lip.

    Grief at what she had fallen into overtook her first, then anger. Anger at Alceo for making her believe, anger at Jasmine and her stupid friends for making this seem so easy and so…unimportant. But most of all, Galynn was angry with herself for letting this happen. This is