Daylight Saving
“Dad stood in front of me, near the net. He had his hands behind his back, two fingers held up on one hand. “Time out,” I called to Chrissy and Tash. They relaxed and slapped each other’s hands. I walked over to Dad, who was still facing the net. “Dad,” I whispered.
“Yes, Daniel.”
“I don’t know what those hand signals mean,” I said.
“Oh, right. Neither do I, to be honest,” he said. “I’ve seen them do it on the telly, and I thought it would make Chrissy and Tash think we knew what we were doing.”...
We were losing by a considerable margin. “I think they might have worked out that we don’t, by now,” I said.
Dad laughed. “Yeah.”
I went back to the baseline and served deep to Chrissy. “Mine!” she shouted, punching the ball high into the air so that it swirled in the wind.
“Set me up!” Chrissy called, moving toward the net. Tash softened her hands and set the ball just above the net. I started to move across to cover the left side of the court, but so did Dad.MoreLess
“Yes, Daniel.”
“I don’t know what those hand signals mean,” I said.
“Oh, right. Neither do I, to be honest,” he said. “I’ve seen them do it on the telly, and I thought it would make Chrissy and Tash think we knew what we were doing.”...
We were losing by a considerable margin. “I think they might have worked out that we don’t, by now,” I said.
Dad laughed. “Yeah.”
I went back to the baseline and served deep to Chrissy. “Mine!” she shouted, punching the ball high into the air so that it swirled in the wind.
“Set me up!” Chrissy called, moving toward the net. Tash softened her hands and set the ball just above the net. I started to move across to cover the left side of the court, but so did Dad.MoreLess
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