Golden Arm by Carl Deuker

Author:Carl Deuker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HMH Books

Ten

Our next game was Friday at five. Late Thursday it started to rain, and it kept raining Friday morning. At noon an announcement came over the intercom: the game had been rescheduled for Saturday afternoon. Five minutes after the announcement, the sun came out.

I arranged a tutoring session with Jesus Ramirez. He helped me edit my history paper, and we didn’t call it quits until it was done. Then I walked to the Thurmans’ house under a perfectly clear sky.

Mr. Thurman and Ian were eating in the kitchen when I stepped inside. “Join us, Laz,” Mr. Thurman called.

The food was takeout from a Thai restaurant. Ian wolfed it down. “I’m going to watch the Dubs–Clips over at Martin’s,” he said as he wiped his mouth and stood up to leave. His father caught his eye, and he turned to me. “You can come if you want.”

I shook my head. “Thanks, b-but I’ve got stuff to do.”

As he left, his father called to him. “Don’t be out too late. Game tomorrow at noon. You hear me?”

“Yeah, yeah,” Ian said, not looking back. “I hear you.”

I studied, watched the last quarter of the Warriors–Clippers game in the downstairs TV palace, and turned off my lights a little before eleven. I woke up when I heard the hum of machinery as the garage door opened. Seconds later, the SUV’s headlights lit up my room as Ian pulled into the garage.

I checked the time on my cell—3:12.

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