A couple of hours later, the sun sat fully above the horizon, blasting us with heat. Sweat ran down my forehead. It burned as it ran into my eyes. I pulled up the tail of my T-shirt and scrubbed it from my eyes. I checked my watch and groaned inwardly. It was only eight o’clock in the morning. I sweated more today than all the days I went to the gym this past month. Kaleb flung a water bottle in my direction, and I caught it with one hand. It helped being the star receiver of my high school football team.
The water was cold and eased the dryness in my throat as I swallowed it down. Our horses rested under an oak tree, looking for respite from the early sun. They lazily swatted at flies and chewed on the long grass that rubbed their bellies. My horse’s head jerked up from the ground and lo
