the Cody's out there...

Abby waved at her grandpa on the court.

Then she sat with her friends.

One freshman observed and cant elm but complain.

"How come Rome gets to leave first?"

"Go date Abby."

"Oh. my bad. ill run another lap."

"Abb, truthfully, u dig Rome, right?"

"What? no. we're just friends." Abby violent reaction.

"Then I'm welcome. Hehe." The girl likes Rome.

Hearing her friend, Abby chuckled.

"20 if he doesn't hook?" She countered with a confident smile.

"Make it 50. How can u be so cheap. "

"50? that's like 100 cause of inflation."

"Stop with the Econ. Were sorority blonde girls. Hello? We must be Mean girls. Rach McAdams or Lindsay?"

"Stop with the pretend to be dumb. Its not a thing anymore. Its getting real."

"Bitch please."

"Hey...no calling names." Abby cant have it. haha

She should have let them.

Now its full circle again.

"What? me? Haha. I have a boyfriend, in case u forgot his name is Cody."

"Yeah. Cody."

"Most white boy name ever. Cody."

"Hahahaha. True."

Gossips girls.

"Sorry for the wait guys. My treat this time."

Rome opened nicely as his wet hair dangling.

Abby shook her head. "Dont u want to cut ur hair?"

Rome shook his head. "Im handsome this way, right?" He asked the two girls.

The two obvi likes Rome so yes.

Rome and the girls high five.

"See?"

"Whatever. U have food in mind, ur treating."

"How about a big meal? Its lunch, it won't hurt our diets."

"What kind of big meal u saying Rome?" The other blonde girl asked.

"Sea food, steak, or buffet. That kind of big meal. Hehe" Rome isnt afraid of eating now. He still has thousands of slimming pills he got from some Amazon guy.

No side effects. So March On!

Abby punched him lightly.

"U wanna gain again? We cant have a big meal. U cant. But we can. So, steak? Hehe"

"Hahaha."

"Giggle. Rome, u should seen ur face. Haha"

The three teased him. And its not the first.

This is some sweet moments not to really exist in real life. But Rome freakin living in it...or not...

Using his car, Rome drove the girls to a nicely lit steak house.

Being in downtown at peak of lunch, there are lots of people.

But they are persistent and the three are extremely beautiful.

They can have table after arriving. Perks of beautiful people.

And yeah. Rome understands such but declines sometimes.

Talking about stuff is best at lunch or dinner table.

At this time, the attention is to Abby.

"The where?" Cant help but ask her.

"Georgia Tech. We will play there this weekend." Abby answered.

"This weekend? But its my first game." He pouted because he wants Abby to see him play.

Understandably, Abby is one of two reasons why he plays basketball. so, its important for him that she is there.

Abby nodded. "Next game. And its not an official game, u know."

Rome nodded. He can do nothing.

He understand that Abby got no obligation to see him play.

At best, they are friends.

Period.

"Thats ur first game, Rome. Its okay, we will watch."

The blonde girl who made a bet with Abby said. She's Alison.

They go way back from High School in Phoenix to now.

They still cant decide who's Robin or Batman between the two.

"Haha. Okay. Ill buy u popcorns then and drinks. But we're playing in Pauley."

"Just few miles."

"Good. Ill see u there. Hehe." Happy with these two friends.

"Guys, sorry but I have to split."

Abby said outside.

Ali and Kelly: "Cody?"

Abby nodded.

"Why? We said were shopping next. Ur always with Cody anyway."

"Ill make it up to u tonight. Matcha?"

Ali shrugged. "U better."

"Hey. done. Lets go."

Rome came out of the restaurant after paying.

"Rome, I gotta split."

A red Porsche pulled over again.

"Hey girls."

"Cody." The two girls are friends with him due to Abby dating the football dude for a year now.

"Yo Rome, lunching with my girl. Come on dude. Not cool man."

Out of nowhere, Cody stood from his car and said that to him.

Rome taken a back and looked at him incredibly.

"Lunching? That a word? K man. See u Abb."

"No one wants to see u bud. Stay away from my girl. Or else."

"Or else what?" Rome stood there amused but he cant be sure if he is confident not to smash the guy's head and kill him now and then.

"U brown fat guy." Cody rebuked Rome angrily.

"What did u say?!" Rome exploded because of the racial slur.

"U heard me, go back to ur country and eat bananas." Cody spitted at the end.

"Fukk I dont even like bananas.." Rome answered but its call not the point if he likes banana or not. haha.

"Cody, babe, stop it. Rome, please. See u later. Sorry."

Abby spoke and looks at the two.

She felt embarrassed.

Worried too.

"Whatever. Go drive ur mom's car, man. Freakin red convertible Porsche. And u look so proud? dumb ass."

Rome walks off.

The way Abby handled the situation made him see what's the real deal.

He was not at fault but no one would really care for a brown kid with a Smith name. Still cant hide his color.

Went straight back to his home pretty much in silence.

"Im still hungry tho." A fat imaginary Rome flying over his head. -Imaginary.

"Ahhhh. this is why im fat..stop it subconscious." Rome fighting himself because of food. sigh. what a nut case.

A man of great power worries about mundane things. Humanity.

The next day.

Rome is wearing warmers of the varsity team.

Around 5pm.

Locker room.

Rome is drinking his starbucks coffee. Last life he can only look at the people inside the shop, he cant afford it. Now, he can drink it as water. Haha

"Bud, nervous?"

A hand patted his shoulder.

The same guy the 3 weeks ago that comforted him not to give up o the curls.

A player of Trojan too.

"A little bit." Rome honestly said.

"Hey, I was too in my first game. When u out there, u will forget about, really."

"Yeah? Thanks man."