Stick (2015)
“I’d never met him before, but the slender, youngish-looking man seemed nice enough. A picture of a woman and three kids, younger than me, stood on his desk.
He was all teeth through his smiles, but there was an undercurrent in the tone of his voice, and I couldn’t tell if he was happy to meet Brett Patterson or happy to have the best receiver in the state on his team. I hoped both. He took a seat, gesturing to one of the chairs in front of his desk. “This is a surprise, son.”
“To me, too, sir.”...
He took his baseball cap off and scratched his head. “I’ve been thinking on how to do this ever since your counselor called me this afternoon, and I can’t say I’m too comfortable with the situation.”
“How is that, Coach?”
“It’s going to look like I…,” he began, then stopped. “You’re transferring due to some bullying that went on. I’m assuming it was because you quit the team.”
“Yessir.”
He adjusted his cap. “Then let’s get one thing straight. It ends here.MoreLess
He was all teeth through his smiles, but there was an undercurrent in the tone of his voice, and I couldn’t tell if he was happy to meet Brett Patterson or happy to have the best receiver in the state on his team. I hoped both. He took a seat, gesturing to one of the chairs in front of his desk. “This is a surprise, son.”
“To me, too, sir.”...
He took his baseball cap off and scratched his head. “I’ve been thinking on how to do this ever since your counselor called me this afternoon, and I can’t say I’m too comfortable with the situation.”
“How is that, Coach?”
“It’s going to look like I…,” he began, then stopped. “You’re transferring due to some bullying that went on. I’m assuming it was because you quit the team.”
“Yessir.”
He adjusted his cap. “Then let’s get one thing straight. It ends here.MoreLess
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