We grabbed our toiletries and towels, and headed toward the cinder block building at the top of the hill. The shower was nothing more than a cement b...uilding with a couple of toilets and an open shower area. There were four shower heads, two on either side of the small concrete room. It reminded me of the locker room at school, only smaller. Once we got there, Tom looked around to make sure we had the place to ourselves. “You owe me,” Tom said. It was the first thing either of us said that had. When I stepped back from the painting my heart raced. Rage! The painting wasn't finished, but the underlying emotion shined through.Like a method actor, I'd willed rage to rise up and become my dominant emotion, but as I gazed at the painting, I felt the fury inside me melt away. Rage gives way to joy. Rage will lose the race with happiness every time. I rushed into the house."Dad! Dad! Where are you?" I shouted."Right behind you, cupcake," he said calmly.I spun to the sound his voice. "Come!. In fact it looked like they hadnt been there all day, the house was spotless which was unusual when you have three 4 year olds running around. Randa? She called as she headed to stairs. Thats when she heard soft music playing from somewhere upstairs. The raven haired woman ventured up looking in every room trying to find the source of the music. Randa? Se called once again but still got no answer. As she drew closer to the bedroom she shared with her wife Randa the music grew louder. When she. I needed to spend time teaching them this fall like I did last year. I felt confident that I ultimately would be in charge of the girls' team and Coach would only be a figurehead again.Erin gave me smart advice. "You just need to give a weekly update to Coach so he knows what's going on. He'll leave us alone."At least in theory it might work that way.After the tryouts were completed, I thanked the five girls for their participation. I told them I would decide over the next couple of days and.
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