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and when the rest of the team headed to the

showers, I turned and ran an extra mile. It was

always that extra bit of effort, when I was

absolutely exhausted, that gave me the edge in a

game, a match, or a meet. That also meant I

was usually last to get dressed. But on that day,

I also realized I needed to get a math book from

my locker to study for a test the next day.

When I entered the main part of the school,

all was quiet as I walked to the hall where our

lockers where. When I turned into it, I stopped.

“Van”, who wrestled J.V. in my same weight,

was there and acting very strange. I slipped

back into the shadows and watched him. He

was doing something to his own locker, but

kept glancing around nervously.

I really needed to be home doing chores,

but my curiosity kept me there, waiting until he

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