Pucking the Captain
In the reflection, barely visible in the dark, was the edge of a heavy, silver whistle hanging from a thick, black lanyard.
The exact same lanyard Coach Miller wore around his neck every single day.
"Jules?" Coach’s voice called out from the hallway, accompanied by the soft, heavy thud of his boots approaching the door. "Food's ready, son. You decent?"
I stared at the silver whistle in the photo, the heavy scent of wintergreen suddenly suffocating me, as the doorknob slowly began to turn.