As close as I leaned toward the window, I could finally hear the cheering and see the glowing movement of the jumbotron screen as it played a celebratory video, congratulating the team for scoring.
The boom must’ve been a cannon blast, which they set off every time we made a touchdown.
I guess Topher wasn’t too broken up about our split. Sounded like he’d just thrown a six-point pass. I sniffed bitterly, only to bite my lip and realize this was the first home game I’d missed since I was a freshman. Topher had always made a huge production about making sure I made it to as many of his games as I could. I wondered if he knew I wasn’t there tonight.
Curiosity getting the best of me, I turned on the television and scanned through channels until I found the game.
“Well, thank goodness the d
