Fan writes short story about never-ending Cotton Bowl

If you watched the Cotton Bowl matchup between Ohio State and USC on Friday night, you probably noticed how long the game was.

The Buckeyes ultimately won, 24-7, after a nearly four-hour game, but it seemed much, much longer because neither team scored a single point in the second half. For fans watching from the same time zone as Columbus, the game started around 8:30 p.m. and didn't end until after midnight.

One college football fan - a Reddit user known as The-Gothic-Castle - decided to have a little fun with what seemed like one of the longest games ever and penned a short story framed around the bowl. The story involved themes of love, heartbreak, friendship, conflict and hunger, in addition to football, of course.

The story reads:

Game was too long. Halfway through it, I got hungry so I left it playing on my phone and went to the kitchen to fix my self a sandwich. But then I found out that I'm out of mayonnaise so I went to a store. There, I saw the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my whole life. But I'm really a shy person so I took up a three-year personality development course so I can introduce my self. She was very friendly and all, but unfortunately, she has a boyfriend. So I said, all good, I'm a mature person. I want the best for her and I harbor no illusion that I am the best person for her and she seems happy with her boyfriend, so I did not bother her anymore. But we kept in touch and we became friends and I got over my crush on her. Then she broke up with her boyfriend, we drank some alcohol because of it, I told her she'll be fine and I wished her well. I still think she's the most beautiful woman in the world, but like I said, I am over my crush on her. It was like five years already when I first saw her. Besides, I am quite happy with the friendship I developed with her. It was more important than a crush. So we kept hanging out, drinking, having coffee, and all. I had a girlfriend, she started dating other guys. My girlfriend wants to live some other life without me in it, so I said, okay, I want the best for you and I want you to pursue your happiness. My lady friend and I drank alcohol about it, and she gave me the same advice I gave her when she was in that position and I became okay with the breakup immediately. But we were really drunk, so she spent the night in my apartment. I only have one bed, so you know what that means: She took the bed and I slept on the couch. But on the couch, I really can't sleep. Something was bothering me. So I tossed and turned for about three hours, then I finally can't take it anymore, I stood up and went straight to my room where she's sleeping. I approached the bed, gently sat on it and I reached for her shoulder to pull her closer to me. She stirred and woke up. She asked what's up. I told her, you know, the first time I saw you, I was watching the Cotton Bowl between USC and OSU and left it playing to get my self a sandwich then went to the store to get some mayo then I got distracted by like that I forgot to finish the game. She said, you know what, I've been wondering about a weird noise in your night drawer. So we opened that drawer, and lo and behold, there's my phone and this game still has two minutes to go in the 4th Quarter.

Just, wow.

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