Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 1656 - 1655: Looking at Each Other in Confusion
Watt admitted that, in the most hidden corner of his heart, he wavered.
Because he had experienced such situations multiple times in his professional career, where they see hope, they see the dawn, and everything goes smoothly; yet without warning, they fall into a crisis, as if bad luck descends, easily destroying everything, and a season’s effort turns to bubbles.
Once. Twice. Three, four, five, six times.
Over time, Watt also began to doubt himself, no matter how firm or strong the soul, it began to waver, and the seeds of self-doubt took root and sprouted.
Now, a familiar scene happened again, from Houston Texans to Kansas City Chiefs, the nightmare Watt feared most appeared once more.
Maybe he, himself, is a curse; maybe he is destined to never be associated with the Super Bowl; maybe he is the jinx ruining the team’s championship hopes.
Look at today, when Josh Jacobs completed a long rush for a touchdown, as the defensive line, Watt failed to stop the opponent in time and even watched as they completed a reversal and killed the game. He must bear this responsibility, and he has no room to evade or shirk it.
The moment the game ended, Watt really wanted to leave, to leave far away.
He doesn’t care if others call him cowardly or say he is running away from reality, or fleeing in disarray. He only cares about whether he is ruining Li Wei’s and the Kansas City Chiefs’ chances at a fourth championship, whether he, who should be enhancing the team, is instead holding them back.
Post-game greetings, post-game handshakes, although he always maintained a smile and a professional attitude, Li Wei must have seen something in his eyes.
That’s why Li Wei interrupted the interview, stepped forward to defend his teammate, and even risked a league fine warning, opposing the journalists.
As a teammate, as a captain, as a friend, Li Wei exhibited all the excellent qualities, he defended Watt and reached out to him once again.
Watt just wanted to tell Li Wei a simple thank you; no matter what difficulties or storms, he will stand side by side with Li Wei and face them frankly. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
But!
Plans can’t keep up with changes. Who would have thought Mahomes would get there first!
Now what?
Of course, Watt knows Mahomes, and they have established a friendship in private training camp. He is not worried about Mahomes’ presence, but about the conversation.
Simply speculating, Mahomes should also be worried about Li Wei and the team, so he sneaked back for a surprise for Li Wei. Now Mahomes and Li Wei seem to have found their groove again. If Watt suddenly appeared, wouldn’t it spoil the atmosphere?
Watt wants to help, not hinder.
Subconsciously, the first reaction in his mind was to leave. Just leaving would solve the problem, or pretend to meet by chance in the parking lot, giving Mahomes enough time and space for dialogue without seeming too awkward, but in any case, he needs to leave immediately.
Watt emerged from under the stairs, at this moment, his strong muscles were of no help, stiff and clumsy, nearly tripping himself.
A stumble, and he lunged forward—
Oh no!
Watt took a deep breath and held it, swallowing the exclamation that almost escaped his lips, taking quick small steps to barely control his balance, making an emergency stop just before hitting the wall.
Suddenly, Watt realized he had missed the opportunity. If he turned and ran now, wouldn’t it just expose his whereabouts?
Quick thinking! Adapt to changing circumstances!
Watt decided to push open the locker room door on his right, anyway, there’s plenty of space inside, he could casually hide his figure.
Hmm?
Wait!
Why won’t the locker room door budge?
Could it be stuck?
Watt panicked a little, seeing Mahomes and Li Wei’s footsteps approaching, he pushed forward with his whole body, adding weight and strength together.
Bam.
With a muffled thud, Watt finally pushed open the locker room door, a groan sounded from behind the door panel, Watt slipped into the locker room, clumsily closing the door, then turned around to see Kelsey sprawled on the floor.
Kelsey, disoriented, didn’t forget his task, raising his hands high, "Surprise!"
Unfortunately, before he could say "surprise," seeing Watt left him stunned, even forgetting to get up, "JJ?"
Watt also widened his eyes, "Travis?"
The two of them looked at each other, dumbfounded, their brains frozen, completely unable to react to the scene in front of them.
It was still Kelsey who recovered slightly faster, "Why are you... ah, are you also here for the rookie?"
Watt suddenly understood: You too?
But there was no time, Watt immediately realized the crisis, "The rookie and the others are behind, we need to hide, I don’t know if they will head straight for the parking lot or come into the locker room."
Kelsey leveraged Watt’s outstretched right hand to stand up, "They? Who?"
Watt, "Patrick intercepted the rookie in front."
Kelsey, "What? Patrick? That guy, sneaked back without telling me..."
Watt glanced back at Kelsey: Weren’t you sneaking back too?
Kelsey instantly understood and stood upright, "He snuck away first."
Looking left and right, Kelsey pulled Watt towards the shower room—
The lockers in the locker room could also serve as hiding spots, with many jerseys hanging over them like curtains, hiding inside would make them invisible.
But both Kelsey and Watt were big guys, it felt cramped hiding in a locker, better to enter the shower room.
Anyway, Li Wei had already showered, so he probably wouldn’t go in there again.
The two of them quietly rushed to the shower room, Watt didn’t forget to remind, "Careful, careful, watch your step for slippery floors."
Kelsey burst out laughing, "If we get injured slipping here, that would be hilarious."
Resulting in just arriving at the shower room entrance, seeing Hill inside gesturing to be quiet with winks, behind him were a group of people waving hello, signaling them to stay silent.
Kelsey and Watt exchanged glances, nearly gauging their jaws with disbelief, having no idea what was going on.
Chris Jones, however, had no time for explanations, he dashed forward, he and Matty each pulled one of them into the shower room.
Kelsey asked with mouth gestures, "What’s going on? You guys?"
Hill kept shaking his head, "No time to explain, we’re getting ready soon."
Watt, "...Patrick intercepted the rookie outside, we don’t know if the rookie will come over."
Hill and the group, "What!"
"Patrick got there first!"
"No no no, I just checked, the rookie’s gear bag is still in the locker room, he will definitely come over, he takes training gear, game videos, and playbooks home every time."
Suddenly, the shower room became rowdy and clamorous.
The next second, the sound of the locker room door opening came from outside, and instantly, like a magic spell, it clutched everyone’s throat in the shower room, even their movements stiffened and froze in place, only their eyes darted—
What to do next?
