Growing Up Dead in Texas
“A tournament Greenwood’s hosting. All the other teams’ buses parked in the high school parking lot at exactly the same angle: Colorado City, Iraan, Big Lake, Stanton, Monahans, maybe one more.
Greenwood’s not just short Tommy Moore now, our star, but Geoff Koenig, who’d averaged eight points per game the year before. All of them trash, sure, no plays ever run directly for him, but still. Instead of all seniors, there’s a junior and a sophomore in the starting lineup, even after Coach gave his b...ig lecture about no more lower classmen moving up, even if we made regionals.
Before Greenwood’s first game there’s a moment of silence for Tommy and Geoff. Some of the high schoolers hold their lighters up like a concert but get their arms guided back down. Fire’s where it all started, after all. They’re not doing it in bad taste, but, most of them not being eighteen yet, there’s no good reason for them to have those lighters either, right?
They have good intentions anyway.
Tommy Moore’s mom cries in thanks, and everybody pretends not to see her.MoreLess
Greenwood’s not just short Tommy Moore now, our star, but Geoff Koenig, who’d averaged eight points per game the year before. All of them trash, sure, no plays ever run directly for him, but still. Instead of all seniors, there’s a junior and a sophomore in the starting lineup, even after Coach gave his b...ig lecture about no more lower classmen moving up, even if we made regionals.
Before Greenwood’s first game there’s a moment of silence for Tommy and Geoff. Some of the high schoolers hold their lighters up like a concert but get their arms guided back down. Fire’s where it all started, after all. They’re not doing it in bad taste, but, most of them not being eighteen yet, there’s no good reason for them to have those lighters either, right?
They have good intentions anyway.
Tommy Moore’s mom cries in thanks, and everybody pretends not to see her.MoreLess
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