Troy Watanabe

After school, Troy and his teammates were finishing up their last practice before heading back home. 

"Alright boys, that's it for practice today! Hit the showers or head home!" Troy shouted to his whole team.

As many of the football teammates got ready to head back home, Troy was walking towards Laura and her team was finishing up her cheerleading practice.

"Hey Laura. If you're done packing up, can you head to my car. It's already unlocked."

"OKAY!" Laura is excited towards Troy.

Troy then headed back to the field to pick up the football left on the grass. As Troy picked up the football, John then appeared right behind him.

"Had a tantrum didn't you?" John behind Troy.

"John. What are you doing here? I-I thought you were heading home."

"Why would I head home without you driving me back home? You're our driver after all."

Troy then turned around. "Why are you here John? I'm not in the best mood right now."

"Is it because you know. You failed your midterm exam and you fear that the coach will kick you off the team."

Troy was shocked. "H-How did you know!"

"Troy my good man. I'm everywhere you'll go and I see what you do no matter where you go."

John then whispered towards his ear. "And if you try to humiliate yourself and me and Laura, then I swear I'll suffocate you in our pool you get that?"

Troy was so frightened that he started to shake. "Y-Yes."

"Good. I'll see you in the car." John walked towards Troy's car.

As John left, Troy's knees came to the ground following his whole body. As he was on the ground, tears started coming out of his eyes. "John. P-Please let me just have a normal life. Why do you dictate what I do? Just let me be who I want to b-be."

For a while, Troy was crying nonstop on the football field with the football on his right hand.

Back at the mansion. Troy spent most of time on his bed looking at the red ceiling. While looking at the ceiling, Troy got to look at his midterm exam with nothing answered.

"Is what John is saying actually true? That faith will always be on my side?"

Troy then remembers the years he's been in Sunshine High.

"The only thing I remember in my first year was being on the varsity football team with these people being proud of me and being friends with Troy and Laura." Troy kept thinking.

"The second year, I was on the football team and….."

"In my third year, I played football….."

"Then…."

Troy started to realize something.

"Am I really just a football player and nobody else?"

"Are my friends only just John and Laura and nobody else?"

"What does Scott have that I don't have?"

Later that night, Troy went into John's room as he was getting ready to do the laundry.

"John. It's me Troy."

"Oh Troy, didn't know you were still up. I was just doing my laundry. Don't want to have a bad reputation."

"Yeah. May I ask you something?"

John put down his laundry basket. "Sure. Come in."

Troy then went into the room.

"Listen John. I've been wondering, you know. Who am I?"

"What do you mean by that Troy? You're the best football player on our school team. That's who you are."

"I know that John, but besides that who am I? Why do people always like me besides Jimmy and Scott? Why is it that I have to have this sort of pride that bothers others?"

John started to look at Troy with a serious tone. "Are you questioning your existence? Troy Watanabe, you have the best role in the school and your achievements show it all. What do you have to complain about?"

"I wasn't complaining. I was just, you know, questioning my existence. Even when I first came here, I don't remember how I got into the football team or even how I first met you. It's like my memories are nothing but a blur."

John then took the saber sword hanging on his wall.

"John. Where did you get that?" Troy started to feel scared.

"Do you like it? It's an Italian falchion sword that was a gift from Italy."

John then unsheathed his sword, looking at his reflection on the blade.

"What are you doing?" Troy is afraid of John.

Then, without hesitation, John swung his blade at Troy, cutting his chest.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Troy screamed in agony.

"I told you Troy! You try to fail or disappoint me, I'll go after your throat! But consider yourself lucky! I spared your throat just so the people won't question your whereabouts."

As Troy fell to the ground, John put his foot on his cut chest.

"I made you for who you are! I gave you a life and a representation for Sunshine High. You want to rebel, questioning the opportunities that I gave you!"

"I swear Troy. You only exist only for my own reputation. You are a damn football player and only that. You're fucking meathead brain can't even comprehend that."

"J-John please. I didn't mean to. I want to know how I became a football player and how I first met you, and I can't remember any of that."

"Then don't question it. You're a damn football player and THAT'S THAT!"

John got his foot off Troy's wound letting himself stand up.

"Now get the fuck out of my room. I don't want you staining my clothes with your blood on them."

As Troy left John's room, John also came out of his room heading to the washing machine in the basement.

As John left Troy, Troy then went back to his room.

As he went into this room. Troy looked at himself in the mirror.

[Who am I]

[WHO am I]

[WHO AM I]

[WHO AM I!!!!!!!]

[WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO AMMMMMMMMMMMMM IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Troy then later bangs his head on his mirror constantly until his mirror broke causing shards of glass to cut his face causing it to bleed.

Blood comes down from his face as Troy looks at himself covered in blood and cuts as he still questions his existence.

"Who am I?"