Van had always been the small guy his class at Kennedy High School. He played football since he was eight, but he never filled out (One of the many reasons that he was always the butt of the team's practical jokes). On the team, he was forced into doing all the grunt work. The fact that he was a senior returning to the team for the forth year did not exempt him as it did all the other returning players. Even the freshmen poked fun at him, which only lowered his self-esteem that much more.
One day, during the spring lacrosse season, he was walking on the school field during a lacrosse pract…
