His First Lady
There are no windmills or hungry hippos on this golf course, but I can still transfer my skills from there to here.
“Double or nothing!” shouts one of the Grace brothers. The other takes the offer.
Hugo shushes them. “Don’t distract her.”
“It’s fine,” I say. Honestly, between raising two pre-teens at home and the constant drama at work, I’m more comfortable in chaos than I am in silence.
I line up my putt, gauge the distance and the shape of the course. Then I adjust and gently, very gently, tap the ball.
The ball curves as expected, but then straightens once it hits an incline on the green. It slows as it nears the hole, more than I thought it would. I hold my breath – did I not hit it hard