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SwEEPER XII“HARD CHOICES”

TIME: EARly SPRIng, 2011

SwEEPER IS nOw A HIgH SCHOOl SOCCER PHEnOM - BEIng FEATURED In SI AnD On ESPn wHIlE PlAyIng AT AIR ACADEMy HIgH SCHOOl AnD On THE ClUB SPORT TEAM, COlORADO gOlD. EUROPEAn SOCCER JOURnAlS ARE nOw COVERIng HIM AS wEll. CHElSEA AgAIn UPPED ITS SIgnIng OFFER TO 8 MIllIOn DOllARS AnD THE FAMIly IS COnSIDERIng MOVIng TO EUROPE SO HE CAn PlAy THERE. In THE lAST EPISODE SwEEPER’S MOTHER wAS DISCOVERED. THE FBI AnD CIA FOUnD HER By SURVEIllAnCE PHOTOS AT THE USAFA, CAR AnD PERSOnAl DESCRIPTIOnS AnD An AnOnyMOUS TIP. SwEEPER’S FATHER IS AlIVE AlSO ACCORDIng TO MOM, HOwEVER IS InVOlVED In A DRUg CARTEl wHICH HE CAnnOT ESCAPE EXCEPT By DEATH. SwEEPER’S MOM EXPlAInS All OF THIS TO THE COACH, THE ACADEMy COMMAnDAnT, gEnERAl MITCHEll, AnD HIS wIFE SAlly - wHO HAVE BEEn RAISIng SwEEPER AS A CHIlD OF THEIR Own. MOM wAS PERIPHERAlly InVOlVED wITH THE DRUg gAng AnD OPTED TO gET OUT yEARS AgO wHEn SwEEPER wAS A CHIlD. SHE AgREED TO DO SOME SIDE DEAlS In EXCHAngE FOR HER lIFE. SwEEPER REMAInS UnAwARE OF HIS PAREnTS DEAlIngS AnD THE COMMAnDAnT, AlOng wITH HIS wIFE AnD SwEEPER’S MOM HAVE AgREED TO nOT InFORM SwEEPER OF HIS DAD BEIng AlIVE OR OF MOM’S PRIOR InVOlVEMEnT wITH A DRUg gAng. MEAnwHIlE COlORADO gOlD I, THE PREMIER yOUTH SOCCER TEAM In COlORADO, HAS RESTARTED ITS SEASOn On THE nATIOnAl CIRCUIT. THEy HAVE A gAME AgAInST SEATTlE AT THE USAFA THIS COMIng wEEKEnD. SEATTlE HAS BEEn VERy COMPETITIVE EACH yEAR AnD PlAnS On UPSETTIng THE nATIOnAl CHAMPS, COlORADO gOlD I. SwEEPER’S SECRET gIRl FRIEnD, DEMI, HAS QUIT THE RElATIOnSHIP BECAUSE HER PAREnTS FEAR DRUg InVOlVEMEnT wITH SwEEPER’S PAREnTS. FOllOw AlOng AS yOUTH SOCCER wInS AMIDST A BACKgROUnD OF FAMIly DIFFICUlTy.

EXT. OUTDOOR COLORADO PRACTICE FIELD WITH SWEEPER AND COACH DISCUSSING COLORADO GOLD I TEAM STRATEGY, PRACTICE, AND TEAM DRILLS.

 

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SWEEPERWOW! THIS COLORADO GOLD I TEAM IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC THIS YEAR. WE’RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. NO ONE WILL TOUCH US!

COACHTHAT IS EXACTLY HOW YOU GET BEAT - TAKING OTHER TEAMS LIGHTLY AND THINKING YOU ARE BETTER THAN YOU REALLY ARE. FAILING TO PRACTICE ALL THE CORRECT FUNDAMENTALS ALSO GETS TEAMS IN BIG TROUBLE. DRIBBLING, PASSING, HEADING, THROW INS ALL REQUIRE REPETITIVE MOTION. THE SKILL MUST BE SO FUNDAMENTALLY INGRAINED THAT IT IS BENEATH THE CONSCIOUS AS ONE PERFORMS.

SWEEPERWHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN COACH?

COACHA GREAT SOCCER PLAYER AND TEAM PERFORM THE CORRECT SKILL WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY REPEATEDLY TO FIND THE BREAK IN THE DEFENSE LEADING TO A SCORE. IT IS NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF WHEN PERFORMING THE ATHLETIC MOTION, AS IT JUST OCCURS.

SWEEPEROUR CHIPPING, TURNING, VOLLEYING, SHOOTING, AND SOCCER TRICKS NEED TO HAPPEN WITHOUT THOUGHT. CORRECT?

COACHEXACTLY! ONE NEEDS TO ACT IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS. IT IS ALMOST LIKE DRIVING.

SWEEPERI KNOW I’LL NEVER DRIVE, THOUGH I HAVE A TEMPORARY PERMIT.

COACHI SAW YOU DRIVING THE COMMANDANT’S CAR THE OTHER DAY.

SWEEPERYES, GENERAL MITCHELL AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME AND MOM. IT’S GREAT TO HAVE HER BACK. NOW IF I ONLY HAD MY DAD. BUT MAYBE I’M WISHING FOR TOO MUCH.

COACHNOT REALLY. IF HE IS STILL ALIVE, I HOPE AND PRAY HE RETURNS TO YOUR LIFE.

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SWEEPERWELL I CANNOT GET EVERYTHING. HAVING ONE REAL PARENT IS BETTER THAN NONE. SALLY AND THE COMMANDANT HAVE BEEN GREAT HOWEVER. THEY HAVE BEEN ALL FOR ME REALLY GETTING INTO SCHOOL AND SOCCER. MY MIND IS TOTALLY OCCUPIED.

COACHAND YOU MADE THE DEAN’S LIST.

SWEEPERI’M ON A ROLL EXCEPT FOR THE CHELSEA OFFER. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL YESTERDAY THAT OFFERED 8 MILLION DOLLARS TO GO THERE AND PLAY. I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT.

COACHAND THE COMMANDANT STILL WANTS YOU TO STAY ON THE COURSE AND PLAY FOR THE USAFA WHEN AIR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL IS FINISHED? AM I RIGHT?

SWEEPEREXACTLY. AND I’M OK WITH THAT. AS LONG AS I HAVE MY MOM PRESENT, I’M GOOD.

COACHAND NO GIRLFRIEND PROBLEMS?

SWEEPERI DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT. DEMI SAYS WE ARE THROUGH BECAUSE HER PARENTS FEAR THAT MY PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN A DRUG GANG. WHAT DO THINK ABOUT THAT? I DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT A DRUG GANG IS.

COACHLET’S HOPE NOT. LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS WASTING IT ON DRUGS AND CORRUPTING OTHER PEOPLE. DESTROYING OTHERS LIVES IN ADDITION TO YOUR OWN IS WHAT IS REALLY AWFUL ABOUT DRUGS.

SWEEPERAGREED. I DON’T THINK MOM IS REALLY INVOLVED. SHE IS TOO GOOD. SHE STILL CANNOT TELL ME WHY SHE LEFT FOR MONTHS AND ABANDONED ME. MOM SAYS IT’S TOO PERSONAL AND EVENTUALLY WILL TELL ME. I TRUST HER.

COACHTODAY AT PRACTICE WE ARE PRACTICING AEROBICS AND STRENGTH, MOVING AGAINST AN OPPONENT’S DEFENSE, DEFENSIVE SKILLS, GOAL KEEPING, AND DEAD BALL KICKS. I’LL GO OVER SOME FINE RULES WHICH I NEED TO IMPRESS UPON THE TEAM. ALWAYS KNOWING THE RULES OF SOCCER IS A BIG PLUS.

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SWEEPEROK LET’S GET STARTED. WE’LL WORK ON SOME SMALL SIDED GAMES FIRST RIGHT?

COACHONLY THE TOUGH DRILLS, AND WE’LL PLAY FOR COKES.

SWEEPERTHIS IS SUCH FUN. I EVEN LOVE SOCCER PRACTICE. THAT IS WHY I WANT TO CONSIDER GETTING THE CHELSEA DEAL AT SOME POINT. MAYBE EVEN AFTER THE USAFA TEAM.

COACHPRACTICE FULL SPEED COLORADO GOLD I!

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INT. GENERAL MITCHELL, COMMANDANT OF THE USAFA, HIS WIFE, SALLY, COACH, AND SWEEPER’S MOM IN A HEATED DISCUSSION AT THE COMMANDANT’S HOME AT THE ACADEMY.

GENERAL MITCHELLMRS. WELCH, WE ARE VERY HAPPY WE LOCATED YOU. BUT WE ARE IN A QUANDARY REGARDING WHERE TO GO WITH SWEEPER. IT’S ALMOST LIKE HE IS ONE OF OUR OWN CHILDREN NOW.

COACHI THINK WE HAVE A REAL DILEMMA ONGOING. I’VE RECEIVED CALLS FROM THE ENGLISH SOCCER LEAGUE, CHELSEA WHERE SWEEPER WAS DRAFTED, AND THE CHICAGO FIRE WHO WANT TO DRAFT SWEEPER IF HE DECIDES TO GO PRO.

GENERAL MITCHELLI DON’T THINK THIS IS ALL ABOUT SOCCER AND MONEY. WE WANT THIS CHILD TO HAVE A PROPER UPBRINGING. HE IS NOW ON THE DEAN’S LIST AT AIR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL AND COULD GET INTO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY IF HE APPLIES IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. SOCCER THERE IS QUITE GOOD, AND COMPETITIVE NATIONALLY. THE EDUCATION IS SECOND TO NONE, AND SWEEPER HAS A MILITARY CAREER IF HE SO DESIRES.

COACHTHIS CASE IS SO UNUSUAL IN THAT NO ONE HERE HAS ANY REAL EXPERIENCE WITH PROFESSIONAL SOCCER. IT

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IS GROWING IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT MOST OF THE PLAYERS ARE NOT PAID NEARLY AS WELL AS IN EUROPE.

SALLYI UNDERSTAND THE 8 MILLION DOLLARS AND ALL THE POPULARITY. HOW WOULD HE BE GUARANTEED THIS MONEY?

MRS. WELCHAS HIS MOM AND WITH WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I CAN HONESTLY SAY FROM HIS BIRTH I WANTED SWEEPER TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION. HE COULD HAVE AN ACL TEAR OR OTHER INJURY. WITHOUT AN EDUCATION HE GOES NOWHERE THEN. I LIKE THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND ITS PEOPLE. THE PROBLEM IS SWEEPER ABSOLUTELY LOVES SOCCER AND THE THRILL OF MAKING IT TO THE TOP WITH THE ENGLISH SOCCER LEAGUE. AND EUROPEAN SOCCER MAY BE A BETTER TRACK FOR HIM IF HE PROMISES TO GET HIS GED AND COLLEGE EDUCATION AT LEAST ON LINE.

COACHI AGREE WITH ALL THAT. THE MONEY MAY NOT BE THERE A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW. HIS DRAFT WITH CHELSEA REMAINS GOOD AT ANY TIME. WHO KNOWS - THE CHICAGO FIRE MAY ALSO COME FORWARD WITH A SUBSTANTIAL OFFER IF HE IS DRAFTED BY THE MLS.

GENERAL MITCHELLI HAVE NOTICED MANY MORE MLS GAMES ON CABLE RECENTLY.

MRS. WELCHAGAIN MY THEME WITH SWEEPER HAS BEEN SCHOOL, SCHOOL, AND MORE SCHOOL. THE COMMANDANT AND SALLY HAVE DONE SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB IN MY ABSENCE. HE NOW ACTUALLY ENJOYS SCHOOL. I’M OK EITHER WAY BUT AT AGE 15 TURNING 16 SOON, HE WILL BE CLOSER TO AN AGE WHERE HE CAN DECIDE THINGS FOR HIMSELF.

SALLYTHIS NEEDS TO BE A JOINT DECISION. OF COURSE MY HUSBAND AND I ARE HEAVILY SWAYED BY THE ACADEMY AND MILITARY SYSTEM BECAUSE IT MAKES ALL BOYS MEN. THERE IS NO IN BETWEEN.

MRS. WELCHI LIKE THE ACADEMY AND MILITARY APPROACH, BUT I’M NOT EVEN CERTAIN HE WOULD CONSIDER THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY IF WE DIDN’T LIVE HERE.

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GENERAL MITCHELLAIR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HAS A RECORD NUMBER OF ROTC AND SERVICE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS YEARLY. NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL, BUT IT IS A GREAT COLLEGE PREP FOR A MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COLLEGE YEARS AND BEYOND. IT IS JUST A GREAT PLACE. AN AVERAGE AIR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT GETS INTO BOTH COMPETITIVE COLLEGES AND SERVICE ACADEMIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE RATE.

MRS. WELCHSWEEPER NEEDS GUIDANCE GROWING UP WITHOUT A FATHER. HIS FATHERS HAVE BEEN HIS COACHES AND NOW THE COMMANDANT.

SALLYIS IT TRUE THAT SWEEPER’S FATHER IS ALIVE AND MAYBE NEARBY?

MRS. WELCHTHIS IS VERY HARD TO SAY, BUT AS UNEDUCATED NEWLYWEDS SWEEPER’S DAD AND I WERE SO IN LOVE AND GOT PREGNANT EARLY BEFORE MARRIAGE. WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY GET THE RELATIONSHIP GOING BEFORE HE WAS BORN. NONE OF OUR FAMILIES HAD ANY MONEY AND WE COULDN’T AFFORD A WEDDING. THUS WE ELOPED AND WERE MARRIED BY A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE BEFORE I DELIVERED.

SALLYTHAT IS OK MRS. WELCH. PLEASE DON’T CRY. WE UNDERSTAND.

MRS. WELCHNO I DON’T THINK YOU REALLY DO. WE HAD NO JOBS, SKILLS, MONEY, FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHES, OR ANYTHING OF MATERIAL VALUE.

GENERAL MITCHELLHOW DID YOU AFFORD THE PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY?

MRS. WELCHWE WERE SO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE SKILLS, FAITH, LOVE, AND DEVOTED ATTENTION OF THE OBSTETRICIANS AND PEDIATRICIANS IN COLORADO SPRINGS WHO WILLINGLY ACCEPTED OUR MEDICAID PAYMENTS OF NEARLY ZERO FOR SWEEPER’S DELIVERY AND CARE AT ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER.

GENERAL MITCHELLTHAT IS FANTASTIC. SOMEHOW YOU THREE HAD TO GET ON YOUR FEET. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER SWEEPER WAS BORN?

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MRS. WELCHWE LIVED IN A HALF WAY HOUSE DOWNTOWN. DAD HAD A MANUAL LABOR CONSTRUCTION JOB BUT WAS LAYED OFF DUE TO THE ECONOMY. SWEEPER WAS SEEMINGLY ALWAYS ILL, AND I WAS BEING MOM SO I COULDN’T WORK.

SALLYTHIS IS SO VERY SAD BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT UNCOMMON. DID YOU GET INTO DRUGS?

GENERAL MITCHELLSALLY THAT IS VERY PERSONAL. I DON’T THINK THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THIS DISCUSSION.

MRS. WELCHOK, I’LL BE HONEST. WE HAD NO MONEY AND SWEEPER’S DAD FELL INTO A DRUG DEAL WHICH ALLOWED US TO RENT AN APARTMENT. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME THING AND THEN IT BECAME ROUTINE BECAUSE OUR LIVES INCLUDING SWEEPER’S WERE THREATENED. IT WAS PART OF THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY YEARS. THERE ARE CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

SALLYYOU HAVE NOT SEEN NOR HEARD OF SWEEPER’S DAD IN ALL THESE YEARS?

MRS. WELCHCORRECT. I DO HEAR HE IS STILL ALIVE, BUT I KNOW THAT IF HE COMES CLEAN, HE PROBABLY WON’T LIVE. I WAS RECENTLY THREATENED WITH MY LIFE, BUT WAS RELEASED SO TO SPEAK BASED ON SWEEPER. IF YOU ENTER THIS DRUG WORLD, THERE IS NO OUT - IT IS FAR WORSE THAN THE MAFIA.

COACHIT IS THE NEW MAFIA. THIS ENTIRE SCENARIO IS SAD. THE MORE I HEAR, THE MORE I FEEL SWEEPER’S LIFE MAY BE ULTIMATELY THREATENED. THIS MAKES ME THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER SWEEPER AT LEAST FULFILLING HIS DREAM OF PLAYING PROFESSIONAL SOCCER AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL - THE ENGLISH SOCCER LEAGUE.

GENERAL MITCHELLTHAT IS A GOOD POINT. I KNOW VERY WELL THOUGH THAT WITH A DRUG CARTEL, IF THEY WANT TO ELIMINATE SOMEONE, THE CARTEL WILL FIND YOU AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

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MRS. WELCHTHAT IS WHY I HAVEN’T TOLD SWEEPER WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED BETWEEN HIS PARENTS AND ONE SIMPLE DRUG RUN WHEN HE WAS A BABY THAT LED TO MY DISAPPEARANCE.

SALLYIT WAS ABANDONMENT MRS. WELCH.

MRS. WELCHCALL IT WHAT YOU MUST. HOWEVER, I DO KNOW THAT I DID WHAT I NEEDED TO REMOVE A THREAT TO SWEEPER’S LIFE.

GENERAL MITCHELLWILL YOU GO AGAIN?

MRS. WELCHPOSSIBLY. THEY SEEM TO THINK I’VE DONE MY TIME. THEY ARE NOT ASKING WOMEN TO DO THE DIRTY WORK THESE DAYS.

COACHIT IS QUITE UGLY AT THE MEXICAN BORDER WITH MANY SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT PEOPLE DONE IN.

SALLYBEHEADING IS WHAT FOX NEWS REPORTS.

MRS. WELCHI KNOW SWEEPER’S DAD WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING. HE WOULD ONLY MOVE DRUGS WHERE THEY WOULD BE MOVED WITH OR WITHOUT HIM.

SALLYWHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

MRS. WELCHI’LL TAKE SWEEPER HOME WITH ME. I FEEL SAFE FOR NOW. IF I DON’T FEEL SAFE, I’LL CALL THE MITCHELLS.

COACHOR ME!

MRS. WELCHWE WILL ALL THINK ABOUT THE CHELSEA AND CHICAGO FIRE DEAL. EITHER WAY SWEEPER WILL DO NOTHING BUT SOCCER AND SCHOOL, SCHOOL, AND MORE SCHOOL. THAT HAS BEEN OUR MAINSTAY AND HE KNOWS IT.

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GENERAL MITCHELLYOU MAY USE OUR OLDER CAR FOR NOW. I HAD THE LICENSE PLATES SWITCHED AND YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE WAS REACTIVATED THROUGH MILITARY CHANNELS. WE LOVE YOUR SON AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO GIVE HIM HIS BEST OPTIONS IN LIFE. I WILL HONESTLY WORK ON GETTING HIS REAL DAD BACK TO THE SPRINGS. THERE ARE WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE CARTELS. MUCH WORK IN THIS WORLD IS BARGAINED FOR BENEATH THE SURFACE.

SALLYAND THERE IS FOOD STOCKED AT YOUR HOUSE, BILLS ARE PAID, AND WE ARE AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED.

MRS. WELCHI’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAY YOU.

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AIR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL AT DEMI’S LOCKER AFTER CHEERLEADING PRACTICE. SWEEPER PULLS A PRACTICAL JOKE ON HER BY TEE PEEING HER LOCKER AND HAVING A TALKING THREATENING SCARY LOUD RECORDED VOICE ON AN IPOD IMPLANTED WITH A SPEAKER UPON OPENING THE LOCKER WITH SOME EMBARRASSING COMMENTS. AT THE END OF THE COMMENTS A LARGE PLASTIC SPIDER WALKS OUT FROM THE LOCKER WITH A NOTE ATTACHED ASKING HER TO THE PROM. THERE ARE MANY INTERESTED STUDENTS STANDING BY.

DEMISWEEP, I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DID THIS.

SWEEPERI JUST WANTED SOME SURPRISE IN OUR LIVES.

DEMIYOU HAVE TOTALLY EMBARRASSED ME. LOOK AT ALL THESE STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE. I’LL HOLD BACK MY COMMENTS, BUT THIS IS NOT COOL.

SWEEPERSO ARE YOU GOING TO PROM WITH ME?

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DEMIYOU OBVIOUSLY DON’T GET IT. THERE ARE TWO VERY GOOD REASONS WHY I CANNOT GO. ONE, YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO BE ASKING SOMEONE TO PROM. YOU NEED TO BE A JUNIOR OR ASKED BY A JUNIOR OR HIGHER TO ACTUALLY GO. THEREFORE YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. EVEN IF I ASKED YOU, WHICH I’M NOT, WE COULDN’T GO BECAUSE AGAIN NEITHER OF US ARE JUNIORS OR ABOVE.

SWEEPERWHAT IS THE OTHER REASON?

DEMII HAVE TOLD YOU A THOUSAND TIMES. MY PARENTS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I CANNOT BE WITH YOU UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

SWEEPERI DON’T GET THAT. THIS IS COMPLETELY WRONG.

DEMIMAYBE IT IS WRONG. BUT I’VE ALSO BEEN ASKED BY A JUNIOR ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM. HE IS VERY NICE. I NEED TO MOVE ON. WE’VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS AND ALWAYS WILL BE. BUT I JUST CANNOT DESTROY MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS OVER A RELATIONSHIP THAT CANNOT EXIST. MY PARENTS FLAT OUT SAID NO. AND NO MEANS NO ESPECIALLY WITH MY DAD.

SWEEPERMAYBE IF I TALKED TO HIM?

DEMITHAT WOULD ONLY MAKE IT WORSE. YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON SCHOOL, SCHOOL, AND MORE SCHOOL. AND OH YES, SOCCER. IT SEEMS THAT THE 8 MILLION DOLLARS THAT CHELSEA HAS OFFERED YOU WOULD MAKE YOU A GOOD CATCH FOR A JUNIOR OR EVEN A SENIOR TO TAKE TO PROM. AT LEAST YOU COULD AFFORD A FEW THINGS NOW. WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY YOU COULD BUY YOUR WAY INTO PROM AS AN UNDERCLASSMAN.

SWEEPERYOU CAN BE SO UNBELIEVABLY BOLD. HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE 8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT OFFER?

DEMIEVERYONE KNOWS. IT DOESN’T MATTER. YOU ARE DAMN GOOD AT SOCCER, EVERYONE KNOWS IT, AND YOU DESERVE EVERY PENNY BECAUSE YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD.

SWEEPERBUT WHAT ABOUT US?

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DEMIWE ARE LIKE AN INDIRECT KICK. YOU CANNOT SCORE ON AN INDIRECT KICK TECHNICALLY. CORRECT?

SWEEPERABSOLUTELY. THE BALL MUST HIT ANOTHER PLAYER FIRST BEFORE THE BALL COUNTS AS A SCORE.

DEMITHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP IS JUST LIKE THAT INDIRECT KICK. THIS RELATIONSHIP CANNOT SCORE. MY PARENTS SAY I’M TO GO TO PROM WITH SOMEONE ELSE. THEY LIKE MY DATE. IT’S DONE. SORRY SWEEP.

SWEEPERBUT THIS ISN’T LIKE YOU. YOU ARE BEING BRAIN WASHED BY YOUR PARENTS. I’M BEING PENALIZED BECAUSE MY MOM ABANDONED ME, AND MY FATHER HASN’T BEEN AROUND SINCE I WAS BORN.

DEMIYOU’RE NOT READING BETWEEN THE LINES!

SWEEPERI STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND.

DEMIPUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER. MY PARENTS AND MANY OTHERS FEEL THAT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOUR PARENTS WERE INTO DRUGS ON A LARGE SCALE.

SWEEPEROH MY GOD!

THE EnD - SwEEPER XII