His plan was to present it as a way to free up Moose's time. Until Mr. Haskins was approved, he offered to be our interim coach. They had to make sure...Mr. Haskins wasn't a felon or sexual predator. I guess the school board was only worried about adult deviates. None of the kids would pass that test!Wednesday March 5, 2014 – Freshman YearWhose bright idea was it to have Coach Hope appointed our interim baseball coach? For the first half of practice, he had us head to the track. He had us do. Then down The Mall to Buck House. It’s the best way.”Vanessa shrugged. “Whatever. But then we’ll have to come back on ourselves to see Big Ben and Parliament.” She gave me a look that spoke volumes.“Not a problem. We walk back through St. James’ Park to Horse Guard’s Parade. That takes us across to Whitehall, and we walk down that, past Downing Street and The Cenotaph, to get to Parliament.”She huffed again. But at least she didn’t argue any further.A little under an hour after boarding, we. " She thought her response was so clever, she almost giggled."I'm glad," he typed, sending a grin too. "If you are trying to make me less excited, it's not working. Wait a minute. Don't answer that." Then he winked."A girl's gotta keep some mystery." Absolutely!"Sweet relief flooded her veins, intoxicating her. "Thank you for being patient with me, Sir," she typed, drying her eyes. "I really do appreciate it." There is no other way." Nods a little and looks up at you." Smiles down on you. It's. .or soI thought. A voice rang out behind me, "Good morning, Belle. I seepunctuality isn't one of your strong suits. Of course, we haven't foundany strong suits yet, but that's what we're here for. Now, we'll take careof your tardiness after the lesson, so let's get started with your Frenchlessons." I strained my head, but I couldn't turn it far enough to get alook. He was only a disembodied voice to me, but instead of making himseem weightless or intangible, he became more substantial...filling.