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perform to the best of my ability, never stepping
into the limelight himself.
I can’t quite put into words the feelings I
felt as I stood in front of his locker that evening,
but I do remember my desire to do something
about it. The next morning, I joined my friends
in teasing Van about his “Secret Admirer”,
keeping the secret truth I knew to myself, as he
reveled in the attention. But later that day, I did
ask the wonderful, beautiful young lady, who
was our cheer queen, if we could visit privately.
After making her promise to keep my secret, I
told the story.
“I would like you to do a favor for me,” I
told her. “The next time you decorate lockers,
don’t worry about decorating mine. Instead,
you choose one or more of our J.V. wrestlers’
lockers and do theirs.”
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