the condition...

"What is it? Its not walking thru the fire, right?" Now this is him, the Rome from 2020. Haha

"What? Haha. No. U want to be a roasted pig? Ooohhhh." She realized that the comment seemed over the line.

She covered her mouth and looked at Rome with apologetic face.

"Didn't mean that. Sorry."

They are not familiar. Saying roasted pig to a fat guy like Rome. wow.

Rome turn to open his mouth.

"Roasted pig? Hahahaha. My mom also calls me a pig. So its okay. Haha."

Rome laughed at himself.

The girl smiled also.

"Hehehe. Ur mom is right. Hehe"

"Hey." Rome rolled his eyes.

Their expressions made them laugh at each other.

"So, u mean, I will try out to the coach?" He asked.

"Yeah. Hey, what's ur name, I forgot." The girl forgot to ask.

Rome looks at her. "U ask first, what's urs."

She smiled. "Abby Hornacek."

Rome is happy now. "Well, Abby, my name is Rome Martinez-Smith. Nice to meet u."

He stretched his hand.

Abby received it and the two laughed.

"Come on. Shoot while we talk."

She threw the ball to him.

Rome shot the ball.

Still, Abby cant believe that the form of Rome can shoot the ball.

She passed the ball again.

"Back to it. Abby, how can I try out? The coach might be angry and my work is gone."

Abby shook her head.

"Dont worry about that. Just come here 9 tomorrow."

Rome paused and dribbled the ball fancy but poorly.

Heck, Abby is better dribbler than him. Haha

"Sure?"

"Hmm."

"Okay. 9 am then. But Coach John is nice tho. I can hear him with the players."

Rome sees how the team practices.

The semester is about to start, thus he witnessed kids same age as him try outs for the team.

He is reluctant because those guys got real skills. And all he can do is shoot.

Rome is wrong.

Basket ball is scoring and defense.

He already got the score.

The rest? Just get it along the way.

Unknown to them, an old man in his 60s are watching them from the private boxes.

Beside him is also a man but middle aged.

"David." The old man broke the silence.

"Yes John. We did see that." The middle aged man named David trembled in excitement.

"We must get him to play for us no matter what." John firmly stated.

"Hmmm. Abby can help us with that. Right?" David beamed.

"Ill tell her."

The two can't hide their excitement anymore.

"If we have him..just that he is fat." David said weakly.

"Thats..true."

After the initial excitement, cold water poured to them. Haha

Rome is really fat.

245kg two months ago.

Now, he got bloated even due to no class.

Walking down the brightly lit road, Rome and Abby went straight out of the Galen training faclity.

Saying their good nights, they separated from each other.

"Meet a girl. That was just 50x. What if 100x? Meet....a goddess? haha."

Saying to himself as he walks to his home few blocks away.

He got no money, he cant take the bus. Haha

But Rome isnt tired or anything. He is enjoying himself because its the first time he is seeing LA.

The famous LA. Hollywood is here. Fuck. Of course he is excited.

Arriving in their apartment.

Rome panting like a cow and sweating like a pig.

"Ahhh. I'm gonna kill that robber. fuck" Cursing the robber again. Hahaha

He is fat. Nothing to explain anymore.

Seeing the humble home. Rome can see the character of his mother. Clean and simple.

He went to shower first because he is dirty as a pig sty.

At around 11, a car pulled over at the street in front of Rome's house.

Turning off the lights and the engine, a middle aged woman dressed in a blue over all. Which means she works for health department.

Before Anna could insert her key, the door opened with Rome having a big smile.

"Mom." The voice of Rome cracked for meeting his mother personally for the first time.

"I finally have a mother. I have a mother." He shouted in his heart because in the last life he had no mother or father. He was raised by grandparents and uncles.

This is why he waited for Ana.

"Son? Ur still awake?" She surprised because every night, Rome is already sleeping.

Rome nodded. "Mom, I got fish and adobo it."

He simply stated.

Then Ana placed her hand to his forehead. She pouted.

"No fever. "

"Mom?"

"Nothing, son. Just wondering if something wrong with u. Open the door for me and cook for me. Say. What is it? U knocked a girl? no. ur too introvert to have a girl."

"Hmm. Smoke marijuana? Dealing?" She said that in straight face. Haha

"Too coward. Then….Son, are u gay?" She is messing with Rome. Haha

Rome tongue tied.

"Too introvert to have a girl? I just met a blonde a while ago. Timid? I survived a robbery. well, died in the process. But still gay? dammit." Rome is helpless.