Flanigan 02 - Learning by Kingsbury Karen

Author:Kingsbury, Karen [Kingsbury, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780310427551
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

THE EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT LYLE, INDIANA, WAS SO PALPAble Cody could feel it in the air … see it on the faces of the guys hanging out together in front of TJ’s Hardware and Feed store on Main Street … hear it in the voice of Hank who pumped gas for Meijer’s at the corner of Franklin and First. Already signs hung in the windows of the Curl and Cut and Sandy’s Diner: Go Buckaroos!

Look Out World … Lyle Football’s Back!

Several stores had information at their front counters about today’s barbecue, the official kickoff of the Lyle football season. From what Ms. Baker had told Cody, the barbecue had fallen by the wayside in the last few years. Coach Oliver hadn’t thought it was important. Didn’t see that a losing season was worth celebrating after the fact, and couldn’t imagine anything exciting enough about the future to convince an entire town to come out for a barbecue under the sweltering July sun.

Cody disagreed. A few minutes talking with Ms. Baker and he had permission to reinstate the barbecue. “It’s going to be a great year,” he told her. “I mean … the kids are capable of big things. I really believe that.”

Her smile told him much about the relief she felt with Cody in charge. “Thank you, Mr. Coleman. The kids … the town … we all appreciate your efforts. You may never know how much.”

While he was in her office, Cody asked about Coach Oliver. Apparently the man was getting counseling for his anger issues, and feeling happier without the burden of coaching and teaching. “It was time for him to step down. A good move for everyone.”

Now it was the day of the barbecue, and Cody had gotten out of bed at six in the morning, unable to sleep. He did pushups and sit-ups and ran three miles through his neighborhood, and still made it back in time to whip up a batch of pancakes for DeMetri. As it turned out, his roommate moved back home for good a few weeks after DeMetri moved in. The rent was a little steep for Cody to handle on his own, but he’d worked out his budget. DeMetri needed to focus on school and football. And since the kid didn’t have a car there was no way he could get a job. Instead he made it his personal goal to keep the apartment spotless. Together they were making it work.

Cody wasn’t much of a cook, but he’d learned a lot this past year. Cooking was something he needed to know — especially since DeMetri’s arrival. He could handle a few basic breakfast menus now — scrambled eggs, omelets, pancakes … and a small assortment of chicken and beef dinners. Enough for him and DeMetri to get by. He’d gotten the okay from Ms. Baker and the administration to have DeMetri live with him, and the boy’s mom had signed over guardianship from prison a week ago. DeMetri was seventeen, but he was still a minor.

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