Practice went as expected. Everyone was there grumbling about the early practice, even though the school year didn’t technically start. Everyone except my brothers. I knew that they were going to skip; the evidence that was left in my room showed that they weren’t going to come.“Great practice, everyone,” I yelled at the guys. Some of them were still in the pool, floating, while others were wrapped in towels on the bleachers. “This year I’m instituting a new rule.” The guys murmured to one another but didn’t say anything to me directly.“Everyone is allocated one missed practice a semester. If you miss more than that, you will be cut from the team.” I paused when people started to talk amongst themselves.“But what happens during finals?” Terry asked, and he was just as concerned about his grades as I was. And I respected him.“During mid-terms and finals, we will have a lighter practice schedule. But if a practice is scheduled, I expect yo
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