Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 745: Facing Death
Ho, ho, ho, ho.

Felix was the first to start a commotion, and the empty church began to become lively.

Anne's smile also fully blossomed.

“But there’s more to it than that.”

"Not only because he's as handsome as a model from 'Seventeen' magazine..."

Amid the laughter, Felix protested: "GQ! GQ!"
"And not just because he should have lived longer but only lived to be nineteen..."

Felix shook his head repeatedly, "Annie, you are so disappointing. Seventeen, I am seventeen."

Anne's shoulders slumped, and she looked at Felix with a look of despair. "Come on, can't you hear that? I want you to live longer, you interrupting bastard. You should be dead now for interrupting my eulogy."

Felix burst out laughing.

Anne continued.

"But, in the future, when I am eighteen years old and Levi comes to my house to invite me to the prom, the whole world will look at me with envy. I will tell Levi that I am very sorry that I cannot go to the prom with you because..."

Take a deep breath.

"Because some asshole promised to take me to prom and broke his promise when he was nineteen, and God, I hate men who don't keep their promises. If it weren't for him, my prom would have been different."

Anne's eighteen years old and Felix's nineteen years old were both distant dreams, and they never knew whether that day would come.

Anne was a little embarrassed. She rubbed her eyes hurriedly, took another deep breath, and forced herself to smile.

"However, after expressing my position, I will still hold Levi's right hand. Come on, that's Levi. Who doesn't want to attend the graduation dance with Levi? I will be the most shining girl in the whole school."

Even as she laughed, tears still rolled down her face. Anne turned sideways and quickly wiped her face with both hands.

"Sorry, I, I don't know, it's too difficult, I... I hope that bastard Felix can laugh in heaven."

In a hurry, Anne turned around and left the podium, but found Levi coming towards her, smiling and extending his right hand like a gentleman.

Annie was stunned.

Levi bowed slightly politely, "Annie Galas, may I have the honor of inviting you to the prom?"

Anne's face was full of surprise. She opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes were misty again, but she soon smiled and held Levi's right hand, "Of course."

"However, the protagonist tonight is Felix, we need to keep a low profile, otherwise he will be sad."

It should have been whispered, but Anne said it directly, and Mahomes and Kelce almost burst out laughing.

Felix protested, "Annie, you shouldn't let me hear this. Speak softly, speak softly."

Levi looked at Annie, and the two exchanged a tacit look. Then Levi and Annie sat down in the first row of seats, and Levi turned to look at Felix.

Felix was smiling, but the sadness and bitterness behind the smile lingered.

Levi, "Twenty-five cents for your current idea."

Felix's eyes dodged for a moment, and he subconsciously wanted to deny and escape, but in the end he forced himself to face Levi.

“Forget,” Felix said.

Taking a deep breath, "I know this is naive and childish, but I always thought I could be a hero. Even if I'm not a superhero like Iron Man, I believe my life will be incredibly great."

"You know, being on the front page of the New York Times, changing the world on your own, or discovering a major invention that changes the course of human civilization." "Just like you. Levi, coming out of nowhere as a rookie, stunning the entire league, bringing hope to Kansas City, and winning the Super Bowl."

"I, I should be special."

Felix's voice was a little choked, revealing a hint of unwillingness and helplessness. The boy who was always sunny and positive finally showed his vulnerability.

Levi stared at Felix, "You are special, Felix."

Felix muttered under his breath, "Yes, yes, I know, my mother has told me so many times, but...but, you know what I mean."

Levi, "I know what you mean, but I don't agree with it."

Felix had not expected this response.

Levi didn't avoid looking away, "Felix, you don't have to care about being remembered."

Kelsey caught the anger that was inadvertently revealed in Levi's words, "Levi, don't be angry."

Levi looked directly at Kelsey, "I'm just angry."

Kelsey choked.

Levi, "I'm angry because Felix never knew how special he was. Not only to his mother, but to Annie, but also to me, to Patrick, to Travis, to those kids in the chemo room, to the guys in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room."

"Isn't this enough?"

“You think the only way to make your life meaningful and valuable is to be remembered by people, but do you realize who these people are?”

"A Jack who lives in an Alaskan glacier, holding his phone in his bedroom and giving you likes? Or a Jose who lives in the slums of Monterey, sees your story and bursts into tears for two seconds, but forgets you? Or a Kevin who lives in the Upper East Side of New York, handles billions of dollars, and occasionally glances at the headlines of the newspaper?"

"people?"

“Who are people? On social networks, how many likes and reposts are robots? How many of those tens of thousands of data are just bubbles?”

"You have been obsessed with those numbers, but you can't see your own life, those real, vivid, warm souls. If we are not important to you, if it is not enough for us to remember you firmly, I can only tell you that I am very sorry."

Felix sat there, tears streaming down his face, his shoulders shaking slightly, "Levi..."

Levi's eyes also turned red. "Felix, we will remember you. You are not a number or a symbol. You are Felix Gray, the humorous, sunny and handsome Felix. The Felix who stood in the stands and led the entire Arrow Stadium to cheer. The Felix who stood in front of the god of death and fought hard to get him to go away."

"Felix, this isn't over yet. Do you understand?"

Felix sat there, sobbing silently—

But he was afraid.

For the first time ever, he seemed to actually hear the footsteps of Death and feel the sharpness of Death's scythe on his neck. Then he suddenly realized that he was not as brave as he thought, and he was not ready to face death calmly.

This thought instantly defeated him.

Levi also felt a little uncomfortable. He shifted his gaze and took a deep breath. He thought he was mature and wise enough to face these moments of life calmly. After all, he was a man who had experienced time travel. But he soon discovered that things were not that simple.

They think they are brave enough and strong enough, but that's because they have never truly faced birth, aging, sickness and death.

Only when something happens can you know your true reaction.

All of this is much more difficult than imagined.

(End of this chapter)