Three Years of Hurt — The Division I Dream

Eli. With respect, coach, that's my answer. Just hear me out. I heard you out.

You want me to spend my free time helping Brock Harlan pass an exam. The answer is no. The scholarship is riding on regionals. That's his problem.

It's a full ride, Division I. It's the only one he's getting. That scholarship is the only way that kid gets out of this town. He should have thought about that before pre-calf.

He's been dealing with things at home that... Brock Harlan has been making my life hell for three years. Three years of hallways and lockers and lunchrooms and whatever mood he happened to be in that day. So forgive me if the idea of sitting across the table from him for three sessions doesn't make you feel warm and fuzzy.

I didn't know that. Well, now you do. I'm sorry, genuinely. That shouldn't happen.

And if I'd known, I'd known. It won't happen again. It already stopped. I handled it.

How? That's between me and him.