I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.

Why are you making a joke out of this?" she asks. "Because it's stupid, Nik. There's not even room in my day to think about someone else.

What are you gonna do if I break one of your *&^%$ing rules?

I'll explain it to you. To me it's more than a game." She touches her chest and says, "When you love something as much as I love football, you just feel it inside. Did you ever love doing something so bad that it consumed you?" "A long time ago." "That's what football is to me. It's my passion, my life… my escape. When I play, I forget everything that sucks in my life. And when we win…" She looks down like she's embarrassed to admit what she's about to reveal. "I know this is going to sound stupid, but when we win I think miracles can happen.

If no words come, you can always give him the finger.

In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.

And right this second I want to live in ignorant bliss.