Chapter 18
When he got to practice the next day, he felt the anxiety in his stomach. Not just about the final rankings, but also about Brooklyn. Would her telling the coach about their contest pull down his ranking? And had she really forwarded his last message as well?
Dustin tried to make eye contact with Coach Kent as he started the morning meeting. He didn’t look right at him much, but that was fine. Afterward, he waited to be pulled aside but wasn’t. He started to relax a bit throughout the day, and by the end of it all, he was confident that she hadn’t followed through on her threat.
Coach posted the list, and the guys at the bottom ran to it first. This would mean either being part of a semi-pro team or being put back into the general work force as an ex-athlete cast off. Luckily
