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Jack and Cassie continue to get closer as they hang out more and more. They've been friends for about a week now, and every time they hang out together they go to the lake in the woods. After they talk for a while, Cassie asks Jack if he'll coach her softball team since they're short a coach and he's not playing. Jack thinks this is crazy, but soon reconsiders his choice and thinks about it.

As Jack talked to Cassie more and more, it seemed as if she knew more about Jack than he knew about himself. She talked about how he looked at his brother's funeral, like he was out of it, not noticing anything that was going on. She led him to some places and showed him that she could skip a rock underhanded on water. She's taking him to another place but doesn't tel him where they're going or what it's called.

After telling Gus that he was quitting the team, Gus called out Jack in the middle of lunch. He was trying to make it obvious that something was going on, and it worked. After a while of this going on, Cassie Bennett stood up for Jack because Gus was starting to sound a little bit like a bully. Cassie walked home with Jack and they talked about lunch, and then they talked about what happened to Jack's brother.

Jack tells us about his brother and how he died. His brother had always taken risks and he took a big one that night. He snuck out of the house to ride dirt bikes with his friends and ended up flying off a drop off and crashing, dying not long beor his 16th birthday. Also, Jack had expected his parents to come into his room and talk to him about quitting the team, but they never did.

Jack waited to tell his parents about his decision to quit baseball. When they heard it, they were flabbergasted from hearing this and it completely caught them off guard. They worried about him, trying to convince him to keep playing but he'd made his decision. Then finally after more effort from them to try and make him stay with baseball, he came out with, "Baseball won't bring my brother back".

Another day at practice was going pretty good. Everyone stretched in the grass and were ready for their first game. They began taking fielding practice and Jack zoned out a little. Coached called him out and the rest of the team had a good laugh. After this they had batting practice and that went good as well. Practiced ended with him and a few others left, but something inside Jack made him decide to quit the team.

Baseball season had finally started back up. Jack and his friend Gus had been playing ball for years and were excited for the draft. They both ended up on he same team and they wouldn't have had it any other way. Everybody on the team is excited for the new season, with dreams of hopefully making it big and going to the Little League World Series.

Jomo has finally awaken from his coma. He'd been out for 32 days and when he wok up he could barely keep himself awake. After a while of staying in the hospital, he'd finally returned home. After he woke up suddenly, remembering everything that had happened, he told his parents everything. Ganz, the steroids, his violence, and even what he did to Miranda. He's got a lot to do to fix these things, and realizes that.

Jomo was playing pretty bad, missing tackles, and making bad reads. This was until he tackled another player around the neck and hurt him pretty bad. He taunted him and the other team and was ejected. He was kicked out by his coach and sped off in his car. He ran a red light nearly hitting someone and a cop began to follow him. he called his home and hysterically cried as he began to run into a bridge abutment.

After Jomo got found out by his uncle, Will tried to call Jomo's father. He tried to find his hotel information and complained about him not having a cell phone. Jomo convinced his uncle that he would tell his father, and he hesitated at first. Jomo drove off contemplating calling his dad and coach but decided he would play in the last game. He couldn't let his team down now. He would go out big, in a blaze of glory.

Jomo finally had a day off to himself. His uncle Will found this out and asked him to a friendly game of hoops, but nothing too serious since Jomo had a game. They played for a little bit and Will called it quits, so Jomo took this opportunity to take his shot. He went into the bathroom while his uncle was changing. his uncle walked in and Jomo dropped the pen and it rolled under the stall door to his uncle outside.

Jomo's whole life is spiraling out of control. He lost his girlfriend, his father's condition isn't getting any better, and he's become a muscle-head that can't control himself. He rocked a sophomore that showed off little bit and put him in the hospital with a concussion. After this his teammates hated him and didn't even want him on the team, he felt bad, but no one would listen to him.

Cranmer High School has just started summer workouts and everything was looking good, Jomo even passed the drug test. He felt confident about his performance and no one knowing about him juicing, this was until he heard the coaches talking about him, and one of them said Jeri had concerns about Jomo. Jomo got so nervous he thought he was gonna throw up and feels like he's being watched, hope they don't say anything.

Jomo started to complain to Ganz about the "side effects" of his drug and Ganz raised the price, putting Jomo in his place. On top of that Miranda called Jomo wondering why he didn't talk to her the night before, teasing about him being with another girl. Ganz made Jomo work for him if he wanted more supply since he was complaing and he got Trey and Calvin in the loop, but now Cranmer High has started drug testing.

After touring the town with April, Jomo almost ended up cheating on Miranda. They got really into it, pulling each other's clothes off and almost going all the way. That was until they Jomo realized what he was doing. They stopped and headed home until they were pulled over. The cops didn't show very much liking to Jomo, probably because he was black, and Jomo was mad about this, but they were sent on their way.

Jomo and Jayson talk about the coach from Mississippi Tech and how presumptuous he was when talking to Jomo about him and his family. After a while Jomo noticed a couple looking at them, and took this opportunity because he's never had it happen before. The thing is though, he's still with Miranda and Jayson reminds him of this, but despite that he starts to like the girls a lot, and hangs with the girls anyway

The competition was getting serious. Jomo knew where the running-back was on the next play and leveled him when he caught the ball. Jomo got cocky and flexed on him and ended up in a fight. The coach threw him out of practice for the rest of the day. While in the locker room Jomo meets the coach for the Mississippi Tech Cavaliers and was offered to play there, but he mentioned Jayson too, like all of the coaches do.

Jomo finally had the chance stand against Harper after all this time of being persecuted and treated like he was under him. Jomo never got to throw a punch but he shoved him to the ground and almost had the intent of killing him. Jayson came in and stopped them but Jomo was still furious and almost turned on him. The juicing is getting to Jomo's head, and it's only a matter of time before something bad happens.

Jomo gave a speech in Mr. Gardener's class. He spoke of events in US history that caused mass destruction and loss of life, and discussed the fact that sometimes things, bad things, must be done for to prevent these things from happening; for the greater good. But Jayson asked him if he stood behind his argument and said that you can't make one claim and then stand against it. The bell rang before Jomo could respond.

Jomo's dad and Will, Jomo's uncle, got into it. Jomo's father's rage was being fueled by the alcohol and he wasn't thinking straight. They argued back and force about Will's college injury, and when Jomo had had enough he made a low blow mentioning his mother to his father. When this was all over Jomo and Miranda got some alone time and she asked him why he likes to play football, He doesn't know why, but he likes it

Jomo finally sealed the deal. He had gotten the steroids and he bolted out of the restaurant and didn't risk getting caught. He was so nervous the next day when he'd finally taken them that he thought he'd heard his father coming up the steps when he really wasn't. Then later that day he has dinner with his family and his girlfriend and they begin to find out why Jomo's father was kicked off his football team.

Jomo walks through the shady part of town, tattoo parlors, restaurants with sketchy food, everything you can thing of that would make a place seem trashy. Even the guy he met with was shady with a swastika tattoo on his arm and he was bald with a country accent. Jomo realizes just how sketchy this situatio is and becomes even more nervous than before.

Jomo finally got a deal set up with some guy to get PHD's. After the cal Jomo starts to get nervous, even reconsider his decision, and in the middle of his daydreaming Miranda calls. She notices something is wrong with him after talking about the Sunday dinner they're gonna have together. She tried to whisper sweet nothings to him through the phone but that didn't work on him, as he was too worried about his decision

Jomo finally got a deal set up with some guy to get PHD's. After the cal Jomo starts to get nervous, even reconsider his decision, and in the middle of his daydreaming Miranda calls. She notices something is wrong with him after talking about the Sunday dinner they're gonna have together. She tried to whisper sweet nothings to him through the phone but that didn't work on him, as he was too worried about his decision

After the incident with Trey in the showers Jomo has become more persistent on getting bigger, faster. He calls Fitzie to ask if he knew about anyone that can get some for, you know hypothetically speaking, but Fitzie caught onto him quick. Fitzie helps him out and now Jomo's life will start to go downhill.

After Jomo and Jeri's long discussion about his weightlifting, his improvement, and especially the supplements he's been taking, Jomo is considering the benefits of things like steroids more and more. Jeri argued with Jomo that he should not and will not take them. Jomo complied, until he saw Trey in the showers taking Creatine pills, to keep his muscles up, and now strays further away from a straight, good path

As J'leesa, Jomo, Jayson, and Miranda all went on there date together they had a bunch of fun talking and laughing. All of a sudden, Miranda brings up the discussion of steroids, and asks if Jayson or Jomo would do em and Jayson, being his pure self, said that there was no chance, he never cheats. Jomo refused as well, but there was something about the way thought about it, he seemed to be thinking about it too hard

Jomo finally finds out why his dad doesn't like football, because of when Jomo's uncle blew out his knee. His uncle played in another game too soo for his knee to heal properly ad Jomo's dad went crazy, almmost sueing the coach for ruining his brother's career. After finding this out from his uncle, Jomo hangs out with Jayson and Jomo is about to on a double date with the hottest and best girl he'd ever met.

After Jomo's mother left, his dad has fallen apart. His father has to much to deal with now, preparing food, cleaning, taking care of Jomo. When Jomo's dad ran into one of his teachers, his teacher talked about Jomo's paper and how exceptional it was. His father gave him some praise, but quickly scolded him for not going to him about something he knows. He couldn't understand why but found out it's because mom's gone

After their losing season, the football players of Cranmer High all gathered in the park for a little game of "Bulldog". It's like Red Rover, and Sharks and Minos, but ten times more hitting. When they got done with their game, Middlebrooke, and Reardon began to hand out awards to people on the team. Jomo received the "only if he were taller, he'd be a big baller" award, and that small phrase can take him long way