Topspin by Sonya Spreen Bates

Author:Sonya Spreen Bates
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: JUV032000, JUV021000, JUV028000
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2013-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

chapter ten

I couldn’t stop thinking about the Powerade in Hamish’s bag. What had Dray done to it? What had he put in it that would make Hamish lose a match? As soon as I could, I searched out Miri and Hamish at court 5, where Miri was warming up for her singles match.

“Hey,” I said to Hamish as I slid into the seat next to him. I glanced down at his bag. The Powerade was gone. Had Miri managed to get it out or had he drunk it? Either way, there was nothing I could do about it now.

“Hey,” said Hamish. He seemed a lot more relaxed than he had that morning. Was that a good thing, or was he on something? He flashed one of his smiles at me, and I smiled back. To my horror, I felt my cheeks start to go pink. Damn that fair, freckled, traitorous skin!

“I was hoping you’d show up. I wanted to ask you if the guys at the restring center said anything about my racket when you picked it up yesterday.”

I thought back. They’d given me the racket, all wrapped in plastic, and the order form, but that was it. I shook my head. “No. Why?”

“They got the tension all wrong,” said Hamish. “I went to use it in the doubles, and it was strung way too loose. It probably cost us the first game. I double-faulted twice before I got the feel of it.” He saw me frowning and added quickly, “Hey, don’t worry about it. I’ll take it back and get them to do it again. It’s no biggie.”

It worried me though. Was this another of Dray’s tricks? Part of the plan he’d said was going to “kick in?” In a tight game, it could have been disastrous. Could have meant the difference between a win and a loss. Which was what Dray wanted. I was pretty sure I still had Hamish’s order form somewhere in my hotel room, and made a note to look for it when I got back.

We watched in silence as a coin was tossed and the match started. Miri chose to serve, always a good move for her. Her serve was one of the strongest I’d seen. Not that I’d been around the Australian circuit much, but I knew what it was like to be on the receiving end of one of her power serves, and it was damn hard to get back. As if to prove me right, her first serve of the match was an ace.

Hamish and Hugo were intent on the game, applauding when Miri hit a good shot, groaning when she went for the winner and missed it. Not that that happened very often. Her opponent was quick, but she seemed inexperienced. In fact, I was sure I’d seen her playing in the qualifying rounds. As I watched, I could see all the stupid mistakes she was making. The kind inexperienced kids make. Like serving to Miri’s forehand when it was

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