This story was a surprise. I thought I was done when I finished typing up a story in Seattle. I was not expecting one on the way back home.<br /><br />Seeing that pedestrian bridge started a train of thought that gave me names and places and a post apocalyptic time and everything.<br /><br />And while I scribbled and typed, I was reminded of Darcy, Darcy from high school. While the football and soccer teams fought to see who could claim to be the best, one student dared to challenge the norm. Darcy (probably with a little feminism bolstered courage) decided she wanted to be on the guy&#039;s football team. After the laughing died, we realized she was there training day after day in full uniform like all the guys. She took hits and gave them. She was giving her all to get what she wanted. Sadly, she didn&#039;t make the team.<br />So, I decided to give Neferiti what Darcy never got.