Holding On

Up until that night, everything was perfect.

I'd just finished my junior year, been named one of the best college football players in the country, and had a smokin' hot girl on my lap heading to a party at my buddy's cabin.

Now I'm living in my own personal hell, reliving that night, my busted-up leg a constant reminder of what I'm trying to forget. Everyone in this damn town is holding their breath to see if I'll play again, as if that even matters anymore. My future in the pros? The money? The media attention? I don't give a shit about any of it anymore.

All I want is to be left alone so I'm pissed when my mom goes and hires some damn cleaning lady for the house I've been renting. I'm expecting some old lady but instead I get a girl with a beautiful face, soulful eyes, and a body I can't stop looking at.

Her name is Becca and she's hot as hell but the girl asks a lot of damn questions. Questions I don't want to answer. But when she's gone, I miss her like you wouldn't believe. Sometimes I'll make the house extra messy just so she'll stay longer. It's pathetic, I know, but this is what I've become.

I'm Ethan Baxter. And I'm barely holding on.