Loose Lips Sink Ships by Katrina LaCroix

Author:Katrina LaCroix
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark comedy, dark humor
Publisher: Katrina LaCroix

Chapter 10

“Chug, chug, chug!” chanted Mr. Howzer, the basketball coach, to a group of boys draining water bottles into their mouths. “I don’t want to see a single drop left. Gongdong is going to be the key to our perfect season, and we’re just a couple weeks away from kicking it off!”

It was late Sunday afternoon and the sun was setting. Carter and his team had already spent two hours in the weight room and another hour and a half doing drills in the gym. He tipped the bottle completely upside down, letting its suspicious contents drizzle down his throat. He knew the powder had to be responsible for his terrible stimulation problems, but he didn’t want anyone to know he was having them. If anyone found out what happened to him with either Ms. Downing or Avery, it would be the end of his life.

“So has anyone noticed any side effects to this stuff?” he casually posed.

“Yeah, I’m getting jakked!” Daniel crowed, flexing and evoking cheers from the others.

“No, that’s the main effect. I don’t think you know what a side effect is,” Carter shot back.

“Anybody?” Mr. Howzer echoed, glaring at them all and tightening his fists. He looked like he’d just asked them who had just run over his dog. “Good! Glad no one’s having any problems then. Let’s do a few two-on-ones and then call it a day.”

But Carter had a hunch that every other guy on the team knew exactly what he was talking about. He couldn’t be the only one. Stopping to tie his shoes, he watched the first threesome go through the drill. The three players all leapt for the basket when one took a shot, bumping and rubbing against each other on the way down. By the time they landed, all of them stood around awkwardly for a moment, their eyes alarmed, and then they all trotted off for the bathroom.

Pretty soon the players realized that in drills like this any kind of contact would set them off. They reached forward while sticking their butts out, all of them sweating even though no one had run that much.

Thankful he’d make it safely through another rotation, Carter jogged back to the end of the line, glancing at the door windows on the way. In the adjoining hall, he saw Ms. Downing watching them. More specifically, she was watching him. What on Earth was she doing here? Of course, no one would question it though. She was a gym teacher and she was just watching a bunch of sweaty young boys practice.

When the drill ended, they filed into the locker room to change. Most of the guys handled their underwear with noticeable care. Though the place usually smelled of mildew and mold, it seemed a lot saltier now. Carter purposefully waited until most of the other guys were gone before he left, making sure Ms. Downing had plenty of time to leave, but as soon as he exited into the dimming parking lot, she was right there waiting for him.

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