Chapter 8

Riley

Riley looked at his phone to check the time as he approached his dorm. How did it get to be nine o’clock at night? He and Ethan must have been really into their training. He shrugged, then let himself into the apartment where Devon was serving himself frozen yogurt in the kitchen.

“Want some, Riley? It’s protein enriched.”

“That stuff’s still unhealthy,” Riley said. “But yeah, I’ll have some!” 

Devon scooped some dessert into a bowl for Riley then they settled on the sofas. 

“How’s your night been?” Riley asked as he let the chocolate yogurt melt on his tongue.

“Pretty boring. I just studied all day,” Devon replied. “What about you?”

“I got to pitch to some of the new catchers. Stayed back with one of them.”

“That’s great! You must be tired! Up for some streaming?”

“Yeah. I’m too tired to study now.”

Devon turned on a horror show for them. They quietly ate as Riley realized that he was utterly exhausted from