”Coach just started laughing so much he almost doubled up, “Who is meant to be the coach here Owens?” he asked when he had enough breadth.”“...ou are Coach.” I replied.“Good to know, for a second there I thought you were.” With that he shoved me towards the door, I left with a smile on my face.The other two teams didn’t fare too well in the Saturday games, the JV squad was demolished yet again, the varsity team also lost, but only after extra innings.Monday everyone was talking about the game. The poor kid, was terrified. not that I blame her. Her captors toss her over the fence and she lands with a satisfying thud.I guess Coop means for me to be the main event, I am going to disappoint him, again. I twist out of the hold of Mase and the other Brute that is holding me, with a fast jump onto the rail, then a bound in, I have joined Maggie in the pit.They give a yell, but I am gone before they can even think about retaking me. And they don't seem very interested in getting in the pit. . er ... this is Annabel. She's just come up from London."Annabel gulped as the three women sized her up, holding her baby on her hip. "Hi," she muttered."Hey, sit down," Margaret told her and then introduced Lucy, Pauline and Edith." Is that your sports car?" the mousy-haired Lucy asked and Annabel giggled."Umm ... sort of. It's my boyfriend's. Well ex-boyfriend's. He'll want it back I'm sure." The ladies looked at each other for a moment. "He hit me so I ... umm ... well I sort of took it to. Her flatmate was standing there, his face showing a look of concern in the moonlight. He too was covered with sweat, his boxers sticking to his body. “Jesus, Alex! Are you alright?” The heat and fear were too much for Alex as she started to sob, her hands once again covering her ears as the thunder began to get louder once more. She felt him sit down on her bed as his arms wrapped around her, softly stroking her back as she began to calm down. “Thank you, Connor. I just can’t stand it...” she.