Chapter 10: Enigma

Yezekael was already awake at 4 AM.

He was stretching on the track at East River Park, jogging a few laps around to warm up, and stretching by the bleachers. They have a semifinal match later today for the NYC Rugby Cup, a tournament for rugby teams all over New York. They made it to the semifinals and Kael had no plans to stop there. For the four consecutive years he’d been captain, they always came home with a trophy.

By 8 AM, he did a roll call on their reserved field, and they were practicing in no time.

The NYU Rugby team used to be a forgotten team. He had been a rugby player before entering NYU, so he was dead set on joining the rugby team. His performance shone through and with his friends, they rebuilt the rugby team. And with his departure in a few years coming fast, he must train his juniors to ensure their team’s longevity.

After the practice match, he huddled the team together. They were all drowning in sweat, heaving, and obviously tired, but they were all ears for what