Practice #2

Scene: Track Field. Thursday. April 30th, 2009. Cool weather. Dry. 4:25... some kids gone. Not all.

Characters: Lyn, Coach, other students.

Coach: "Lyn, what have you been doing?"

Lyn: "Well I have been practicing the 55 hurdles."

Coach: "How would you feel trying the 200 hurdles?"

Lyn: "Mmmm... well I am used to this and I don't think I would do very good at the 200 hurdles," Coach smiles "Wait. Are you putting me in for the meet tomorrow?"

Coach: "Maybe."

Lyn: "Oh no. Um... can I at least try it first so I wont mess up very bad?"

Coach: "Sure I will get some other girls to do it with you." Walks away.

Lyn: (thinking)- Oh no, oh no, oh no. Walks over to set up hurdles.

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Coach: "On your mark, get set...... go!"

Lyn runs and gets over first hurdle.

Lyn: (thinking)- This isn't so hard.

Lyn stutters before all the other ones and runs around them. Then walks back over to Coach.

Lyn: "I might want to try that again. Heh heh."

Coach: "Yeah, this time just jump over them. But rest up a bit first.... ok ready?"

Lyn: "Yup."

Coach: "On your mark, get set.... go!"

Lyn runs and makes it over first and second hurdles. Third one she is tired and does not bring up her trailing foot enough. It hits the hurdles.

Lyn: (thinking)- Aw crap. Not again. Then falls and slides. Get back up!! Show 'em who's boss! You can check out the damage later. Gets up and does victory motion and keeps running. Barely getting over the last two hurdles.

Lyn: (thinking)- Ok don't cry. Your in front of people.

Coach: "Are you ok?"

Lyn noddes looking at leg. The side is all scraped up. Nice 'strawberries'. Shoulder, exact as last time. Hands, same... no blood. Coach walks over and hugs Lyn.

Coach: "Ok. You don't have to do the 200."

Thank Goodness*