Continued to try to focus on practice, with some success, when the ball rolled off the field and toward the boy. M.J., who always ran after stray ball... despite her status as the team star, loped after it, but it reachedEduardo before she could get there. He deftly trapped the ball and with an economical motion, kicked it back toward M.J., who popped the ball in the air, then nodded it back to her foot and turned gracefully toward the practice field. Eduardo clapped his approval, and M.J. turned. The remainder of the cheerleaders are spread out. Some of them eat alone, while others have inserted themselves into other social groups. They are avoiding the main group of cheerleaders.It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what is going on. In our last school, the cheerleaders were relatively safe because they were the jocks/rapists’ respectable girlfriends. Something has happened to upset that balance. Since the cheerleaders were considered safe, they likely had their guard down and were. “Before we begin, it’s important you get to know your lover,” explained Miss Love.The word “lover” sent a shiver running through me and I remained unable to tell if it was out of fear or excitement. Luckily, I had more important things to worry about. I began to speak softly to the purring feline as I tentatively reached out and started petting him. Within seconds, we had become the best of friends and Black soon rolled onto his back. It was obvious he wanted me to rub his belly, but I was far. "Wow, you guys really went overboard," Kris said as sarcastic as ever."Oh yeah, you know me, Mr. Party a****l," I laughed."I know Scott though," Kris laughed.Kris and I found Jess and Scott to go get something to eat on campus. Iwas a little shocked to see fans already filtering in and didn't understandthe magnitude of the game. We ate quickly and headed back. Scott saidvery little to me, which was fine with me for we both weren't ready to beinvolved or the others to know, especially our.