Benched by Rich Wallace

Author:Rich Wallace [Wallace, Rich; Holder, Jimmy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-375-89709-2
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2010-10-12T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

On the Run

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“You’re home early,” Mom said as Ben entered the kitchen. “Short practice today?”

Ben shrugged. “Yeah, I guess.” He opened the refrigerator and looked for something to snack on. He moved a carton of milk and found two leftover chicken legs. “Can I have one of these?”

“Okay, but take it outside. Then wash your hands so you don’t get grease on anything when you come in.”

“Who cares about a little grease?”

“I do,” Mom said. “I’ve been working extra hours at the bank recently, in case you haven’t noticed. So keeping this house clean is a priority for all of us.”

Ben went outside and sat on the back steps. She sure is grouchy lately, he thought. He bit into the chicken and chewed it slowly, enjoying the salty flavor.

Larry came into the yard. “Hey, squirt,” he said. “I thought you had practice today?”

“I did.”

“Not us. We’ve got a race tomorrow, so Coach said we should just jog a little on our own. You want to come?”

Ben thought about that for a second. He was keyed up because his practice had been cut short. “Okay,” he said. “How far?”

“Just a mile or two. Nice and easy.”

Larry was on the junior high school cross-country team, and he was one of the team’s fastest runners.

“I’m all set,” Ben said. “I just came from soccer.”

“How’d it go?”

Ben grimaced. “Not good.”

Larry laughed gently. “I’ll be out in five minutes.”

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