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mind. Why weren’t they

continuing as partners? Didn’t he

come back to college? Had they

dated and had a nasty breakup and

decided not to dance together?

Lots of questions and guesses ran

through my mind.

When I got to wrestling

practice in the afternoon, things

weren’t much better. When Jack

easily took me down, Coach

yelled, “Johnson, what’s your

problem? You have the fastest

reflexes I have ever seen, and yet

you acted like you didn’t even see

him coming. It’s like you’re not

even mentally here. Use your

speed to grab and control his

hands.”

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