Yeah, this works," Miss K said with a smile."One question though. Who the heck are the Spirits of Saint Louis?" Have you ever heard of the ABA?" What'... the ABA?" Tracy asked as the two walked along in the park."You know. Basketball league from the 70s, red, white and blue basketball, Dr. J was a star, Nike's ripping them off in their commercials?does this ring any bells?" Nah," Tracy said as she beamed up a smile up at Miss K. "I don't know much about this so-called ABA, but I do know one. Please, don't discuss this with anyone until we get a chance to talk."Thule nodded, "Sure, coach. I can do that for you." He put emphasis on the last two words.The coach nodded grimly, "You ever get a chance to run anymore, Bart?"Thule gave a crooked half smile, "Not as often as I would like, coach."The coach nodded remorsefully, then headed into the gym."Thule," asked Marigold as they got into his car. "What's the Spoon?"Thule laughed, "It the diner all the kids go to when they want to skip. I came up to my cut-off to my area and made my way to the little meadow with the tree stump laying in it. There, sitting behind my tree were 3 of the guys. I asked about the other 2 guys, and was told that they were very upset, but were unable to get away tonight for our meeting, and hoped that they could make it up at a latter date – should be no problem. The guys were all very happy to see me, because it had been almost a week since our last meeting and to younger guys that is like a 100. Lea beeindruckte das – zu meiner Verwunderung – überhaupt nicht. Sie genoss ihren Spaß und den Kick, man könnte sie hören oder gar sehen.Die Menschen, die von hinten kamen und an uns vorbeigingen, gingen weiter, als sei nichts. Vermutlich war es zu leise, als dass es auffallen würde. Und um es zu sehen, müsste man doch schon ganz genau in unsere Richtung schauen, aber wer macht das schon? Wenn jemand aus der anderen Richtung kam, hörte Lea kurz auf, blickte ganz unschuldig nach vorne und machte.