The Epidemic (2016)
“The group of people in front of me leaves to meet their friends on the court, and I stand up, watching Virginia as she talks to her coach. I never did make a plan. I figured I would seem more authentic if I didn’t overprepare, a trick I sometimes used when providing closure. I’m a little wary; I’ll need to be damn convincing if I plan to earn her trust and ask her about Catalina.
I hop down from the bleachers and move to the edge of the court, not wanting to appear too aggressive. I wait for a ...natural pause in her conversation, and then I start forward and call Virginia’s name.
She gives a quick look that sizes me up, her brow slightly furrowed.
“Go ahead,” her coach tells her, touching her arm. “I’ll catch up with you later so we can go over the plans for next week’s tournament.”
As the coach walks away, Virginia smoothes her damp hair back toward her ponytail before turning to me, her posture rigid. “And who do you work for?” she asks coldly.
My heart nearly explodes in my chest, and I have to do absolutely everything to keep my panic from showing.MoreLess
I hop down from the bleachers and move to the edge of the court, not wanting to appear too aggressive. I wait for a ...natural pause in her conversation, and then I start forward and call Virginia’s name.
She gives a quick look that sizes me up, her brow slightly furrowed.
“Go ahead,” her coach tells her, touching her arm. “I’ll catch up with you later so we can go over the plans for next week’s tournament.”
As the coach walks away, Virginia smoothes her damp hair back toward her ponytail before turning to me, her posture rigid. “And who do you work for?” she asks coldly.
My heart nearly explodes in my chest, and I have to do absolutely everything to keep my panic from showing.MoreLess
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