Re: Run Like Hell - The Legend of Dillon Powers
Dillon found himself unable to sleep for the majority of the night. The visits were done. Reggie would reveal the offers to him in the morning. Dillon had requested that he keep them under wraps until they had done all the visits, that way he didn't fall in love or rule anyone out too soon. There were things he liked about each of the four teams they had visited with, and things he wasn't sure about with each as well. It was certainly not a decision to be taken lightly. He picked up his iPhone and scrolled through Twitter, nothing grabbing his attention. He checked the time again, 4:37. Still too early to wake up Reggie. He got up, went to the mini bar and pourred a drink. He downed it and laid back down on the bed. He picked up his phone again and scrolled through the screens, he tapped on his photos and began scrolling through. Eventually he came across pictures of him and Elisha. He selected all of them and clicked delete.
"Are you sure you want to delete these photos?" He asked himself, reading the screen. He hesitated before tapping cancel.
"Maybe next week." He thought.
Eventually he dozed off.
Dillon woke up as the sun crept into the room. He rolled over and looked at the clock, realizing he had overslept he jumped up and looked for Reggie.
"Hey man, sleep alright?" Reggie asked as he csme back in the room.
"Not really, maybe a few hours."
"Yeah I heard you tossing and turning. Lots to think about."
"No kidding. Been running scenarios through my head all damn night."
"Well I've got the numbers when you're ready."
"We got time for breakfast, talk through it there"?
"Yeah, we got time." Reggie answered as he checked the time on his phone.
"I'll have the veggie omelet with wheat toast please." Reggie shook his head as Dillon placed his order.
"Let me get the eggs benedict please." Reggie rubbed his hands together, excited about his order.
"Alright, let's hear 'em." Dillon said with a sigh.
"Here we go. First off they are all four year deals. Oakland is 14.1, Denver is 14.1, Detroit is at 13.2 and Pittsburgh is 9.8."
Dillon exhaled in defeat as Reggie revealed Pittsburgh's offer. If he had been leaning in any direction it was Pittsburgh. All that history and the thought of playing for Coach Tomlin had him excited.
"Did you hear me man?" Reggie asked, raising his voice and snapping his fingers.
"No, sorry."
"I said, 'What do you think?'"
"I was leaning towards the Steelers but..."
"That's a rough offer, almost insulting."
"Yeah." Dillon agreed.
"So Denver? Detroit?"
"Honestly? I don't know if I'm really in love with either of them."
"You can't go to Pittsburgh for that cheap."
Dillon let out a sigh and picked at his omelet.
Dillon found himself unable to sleep for the majority of the night. The visits were done. Reggie would reveal the offers to him in the morning. Dillon had requested that he keep them under wraps until they had done all the visits, that way he didn't fall in love or rule anyone out too soon. There were things he liked about each of the four teams they had visited with, and things he wasn't sure about with each as well. It was certainly not a decision to be taken lightly. He picked up his iPhone and scrolled through Twitter, nothing grabbing his attention. He checked the time again, 4:37. Still too early to wake up Reggie. He got up, went to the mini bar and pourred a drink. He downed it and laid back down on the bed. He picked up his phone again and scrolled through the screens, he tapped on his photos and began scrolling through. Eventually he came across pictures of him and Elisha. He selected all of them and clicked delete.
"Are you sure you want to delete these photos?" He asked himself, reading the screen. He hesitated before tapping cancel.
"Maybe next week." He thought.
Eventually he dozed off.
Dillon woke up as the sun crept into the room. He rolled over and looked at the clock, realizing he had overslept he jumped up and looked for Reggie.
"Hey man, sleep alright?" Reggie asked as he csme back in the room.
"Not really, maybe a few hours."
"Yeah I heard you tossing and turning. Lots to think about."
"No kidding. Been running scenarios through my head all damn night."
"Well I've got the numbers when you're ready."
"We got time for breakfast, talk through it there"?
"Yeah, we got time." Reggie answered as he checked the time on his phone.
"I'll have the veggie omelet with wheat toast please." Reggie shook his head as Dillon placed his order.
"Let me get the eggs benedict please." Reggie rubbed his hands together, excited about his order.
"Alright, let's hear 'em." Dillon said with a sigh.
"Here we go. First off they are all four year deals. Oakland is 14.1, Denver is 14.1, Detroit is at 13.2 and Pittsburgh is 9.8."
Dillon exhaled in defeat as Reggie revealed Pittsburgh's offer. If he had been leaning in any direction it was Pittsburgh. All that history and the thought of playing for Coach Tomlin had him excited.
"Did you hear me man?" Reggie asked, raising his voice and snapping his fingers.
"No, sorry."
"I said, 'What do you think?'"
"I was leaning towards the Steelers but..."
"That's a rough offer, almost insulting."
"Yeah." Dillon agreed.
"So Denver? Detroit?"
"Honestly? I don't know if I'm really in love with either of them."
"You can't go to Pittsburgh for that cheap."
Dillon let out a sigh and picked at his omelet.
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