I skipped last period, opting to hang out in the weight room instead. I knew my weight class would be held outside of the weight room today since they’d be focused on calisthenics and I figured I’d take advantage since I didn't want to have to deal with an entire period of awkward silence or worse, forced one-sided conversation with Phil. I was on my third set when Coach Richards walked in, took one look at me, and frowned, taking a seat on the machine next to the bench press. “Impressive,” he said, looking at the weight I was pressing. “Could’ve used you this year. You really let your team down.”
Yeah. I’m aware. Mac made a point of telling me every chance he got.
Putting the bar on the hook, I shook out my arms as I sat up, taking in coach’s unhappy expression. "You p
