Prayed Up (Perry Skky Jr. Series)

First Sentence

"Aw, Perry, please. Be for real. Of all four of us, you are the one with the leasr past drama. You are a goody-goody," Lance Shadrach said, as Deuce Avery and Collin Cox, my other two college roomates, laughed along with him. It wasn't like the three of them were getting under my skin or anything, but I did sort of feel a need to defend myself. To most on the outside looking in, I had it going on. I had a physical body that most would kill for, and I now stood six feet four and a half inches tall. Weighing a thick, solid 225 pounds I was strong. I could run faster than most on the team and leap alomst as high as I was tall. That ability allowed me to catch balls that were uncatchable. As a freshman, without even playing down, I had NFL scouts already calling my name. Though football had been good to me, it hasn't always been great. A lot of pressures and trouble come with the notoriety. So I quickly said, "Don't y'all even try to forget, I didn't practice for most of the summer due to a recurring injury. What, y'all think it's easy to watch y'all get out there and do your thing?" "Aw come on, Perry," Deuce said. Deuse was alos African American. He was a star running back and went to highschool with Lance. Out of all the freshman players, he and I were the only ones who won a place on the first string. "I has to prove myself to get on Coach Red's list. You ain't really have to do all that. He signed you up to he his main man in the outfield right off the bat. You know you have it easier than all of us."

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