A large crack appeared behind me, and we both scrambled towards the adjacent wall. Then the ceiling started to cave in on that side of the building, s...veral light fixtures fell to the floor along with most of the ceiling tiles, and a gale force wind ripped through the room, throwing tables, chairs, and anything that wasn’t nailed down, all over the place.I vaguely recall something hitting my head, and then I lost consciousness. I started to come to and there was Doug kneeling over me with a. “No sir,” said Corwin Baylee, “just trying to get my breath back.”Coach Budd gave Baylee a long hard stare. “We’ll have another meeting Thursday evening to go over the course details and tactics. I’d like all of you to turn up, even those who won’t be competing, because I have some team exercises for you to try out. That’s all, you can shower and change now.”After I had showered and changed, I noticed Coach Budd had Corwin Baylee in his office. He didn’t seem to be happy although I couldn’t. For they had waited a seemingly lifetime for the arrival of such pleasure.Neither of them spoke, but both in perfect synchronization. Only inches separated them as they touched hands, fingers lacing perfectly to interlock. Lips parted and heads rolled slightly in opposite directions, aligning them for the special kiss of greeting they both craved. My head leaned down to her mouth as she tilted her head back to look up at me. Their eyes remained open as they hesitated, only fractions defining. She stood tall, in her already tall high-heeled shoes.I noticed that she was not totally comfortable walking in those shoes, but was managing surprisingly well (even though Carol was two people away from me, I could still see her quite easily because the person in the middle was Julia, who isn't exactly a difficult obstacle to see around or over).I commented on how well she was walking in high-heels, and Carol answered, "Lots of practice in Mom's shoes." I hadn't been aware that she'd done any.