Chapter Seven
The summer went by quickly. Ilka and I studied together on a regular basis. At the end of the semester, we both received outstanding grades for our efforts. One day near the end of the summer as I was walking by the football stadium, I ran into Jake. Jake was the assistant coach I had met the previous fall. He asked me if I was ready to volunteer some time to the team. Since I was not going to be participating in the drama club, I had the time for some extra-curricular activity. Besides, I recalled those cheerleaders I had seen last season. I would still be standing on the sidelines during games and they would be too.
The next couple of weeks, I spent a lot of time at football practice. My job was to keep the team hydrated. I would run Gatorade and a variety of other liqui
