The Play

It was a cold, foggy, winter morning. PE first period, the flag football finals between two undefeated teams. We needed a score to claim the championship. The goal line hid in the mist.

The play.

“Go deep,” Chris insisted.

It was a simple play Chris throws the ball; I catch the ball.

We line up. The snap, and I run, fast, out running my defender by several yards.

One-one thousandths, two-one thousandth, three-one thousandths, stop at the goal line, turn and see the teams shrouded by the heavy fog. We wait and… then out of the fog; the ball appears.

Touchdown.