Unforgiveable Secret

ar and wiped away the wetness from the top of my head. I'd gotten my hair cut last week, so instead of

ix feet tall, chiseled facial features, and a six-pack abdomen, I was a hot commodity at school. But what most p

was already seated and eating. It had become the hangout whenever we go

as always a seat available for me at the table. I was one of the three captains of

one that they had to move or do anything special for me

sat down in the seat that one of the lower classmen had just vacated. There

since middle school, took another sip of his s

.” I took another big bite of

ier. He had the hots for this girl since we started coming here. She was a year older than us and was now attending nursing school at the local college. He gave hints to her about them may

l to me, they were all there for a good time only. “Any news on this year's challenge?” The guys would kno

e wholly opposed to the conquest. It was usually a younger member, like a sophomore, that had to get one of the uppercla

of three thousand dollars. Each team member, which was thirty in all, put in one hundred dollars at the beginning of summer. It w

ent, including the girl whose heart was usually broken

that he wasn't feeling the love any more. Then the girl cried to other girls and they sought revenge. By the school

t need the incentive of the money to get the

to enjoy the rest of it however he wanted. I was never into what they did since it was

ight mind would pick me, I was captain material, and

morrows the first day of school.” He took a big bite of his pizza slice. “Some of these guys will need that whole

rst base with an upperclassman. If they didn't complete what they were giv

ptains, but Matt and I always had issues with one another. It seemed we were a thorn in each other's side. It wasn't like I started anything, but if Matt want

dow that looked out to the parking lot. Matt was wal

e that had anything to do with creating the mission, then I felt so

o other chairs were vacated by seniors so that his other two co

he two of us gave each other death glares, and Jason knew if he didn't inte

ng when Matt shot him a look that in

their heads that he was the sole creator of the event. “I thought we'd mi

ning to the sound of his voice. The sooner they could get their soccer mem

mirked at me in a way that didn't seem like it was a friendly gest

anything to do with this and I was

. It's time for one of the captains to take one for the team. By una

s shit.” I threw down the slice of pizza I was going to eat. My hunger pain

going head-to-head. “You don't want the team to think you can't handle such a simple challenge, they might think you're not captain material anymore and elect you out.” Matt had

t me and I couldn't look like a complete

ned back in his chair and waited for the rejection of his chal

to lash out at all three of them. “Sh

did something wickedly wrong then your life would be hell clear into the next afterlife. She graduated two years ago, but still

ster isn't.” Matt stared at me waiting

and Craig who avoided my gaze and then to Brandon and Jason who both shook their head no once. I cou

t the proposal like

how. “Good.” He stood up along with Craig and Rob. “We'll

walked back out to the car. I felt all eyes still on

d dinner. My appetite had been long ruined as soon as Matt walked through the door and

me out the door and th