I never considered myself a hero, not once. I just did what I had to do.”“I know that.” Then she lowered her voice. “Listen, just in case, I m...de sure to pack your pills, you know, in case.”I nodded, not wanting our keepers to hear us. “I haven’t needed them since that weekend we saw Givens and Montoya. I’m not saying something might not happen, but I think I’m okay.”“Just tell me, alright?” she asked, squeezing my hand. “Grab your bag and let’s go!” she said, in a louder voice.We met the rest. They can’t all be this pretty.’ ‘No, I reckon they’re not.’ ‘You’re even sounding like a farmer,’ Mark joked. ‘Funny.’ ‘Does she have a sister or two?’ ‘One sister and a brother, but they both live in California, you letch.’ ‘Oh, man! No wonder you’re think about moving to the country.’ ‘Not thinking much longer.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I’m buying that farm, but don’t tell Elly yet. I’m keeping it a surprise until she asks.’ ‘Have you agreed on a price?’ ‘Yeah, I finally got them down to nine. Diary, [Written July 16, 2017]The team was upbeat and rowdy at practice today, and that fact enabled me to learn another lesson from Coach (I’ve lost track of the number that I’ve learned from her that translate to various team situations, not just those in sports). Coach had praised us yesterday, and we let it go to our heads. We caught the back side of Coach’s tongue twice, then she stopped practice and made all of us run extra laps. All except Lissa, for whom today’s practice was her first. She was not sure why, but she had put on a matching black bra and thong set with lace trim that Shane had bought for her for Valentine’s Day a year ago. She had only worn the outfit for him once or twice, but she thought it would be fun to be sexy under her dress tonight. Nobody would know about it but her. Over her lingerie she wore a tight fitting little black dress that hugged her body perfectly. It helped to make it look like she had bigger breasts than she did, something that she was.