Blind Your Ponies

Sam loads the team onto the school’s old bus, which he calls “Rozinante” in honor of Don Quixote’s horse. The Broncs lose the game in Reedpoint, and Sam feels terrible because he allowed himself to hope that they could win. On the drive home, Sam feels tired and asks if Diana can drive. Diana does not want to drive, but she massages his neck to keep him awake.

The next morning, Sam goes to the grocery store. As he leaves, George harasses him. Andrew Wainwright steps between them and tells George to leave Sam alone. The next day, the Broncs lose another game. Diana invites Sam to have dinner with her the next evening. Over dinner, Sam tells Diana that she should learn to drive the bus. However, Diana tells him that she does not want to learn to drive it and that she does not want him asking her in front of the team because it embarrasses her. After dinner, Diana invites Sam inside. Diana asks him if he was married, and he tells her that he was but that it did not work out. Diana tells him that she was also married for six years and that they had a daughter named Jessica but that Jessica died when she was four.