Chapter 11

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”

—Mahatma Gandhi.

“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship is a conversation.”

—Oscar Wilde.

“All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.”

—John Steinbeck.

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Ralph’s POV

I have been issued a strike twice, the red tigers lost to the black belt, another prominent school in New York. The black belt likes to console themselves that their school is better than Royal academy. They tend to turn everything to competition just to prove their point. Well, maybe football truly is a competition and the winner tends to be the legitimate best.

We have lost the game twice in a row now because of lack of cooperation from my teammates. Coach keeps drafting the same old strategic method that keeps backfiring on us and we keep losing.

The principal is crossed, the school has a prestigious reputation, achievement and rank so she wants