One afternoon just before winter break, as Frank was headed for his dorm after practice, his phone dinged. It was a text from Bill.
Strider: hey frodo how r u?
Frodo: good! u?
Strider: beat, practices r really tough
Frodo: here 2
Frank thought of mentioning that Dennis was now on the all-around squad. However, he decided it wasn’t a good idea.
Strider: want 2 see u b-4 break. Any chance?
Frodo: YES!!! when? where?
They went on to make arrangements. As it turned out, they were both free on the weekend that break started. Both had a Friday practice, so they agreed to leave as soon as they were done. Frank texted his family he’d be home for Christmas later than planned, as he had extra practice on Saturday morning, Christmas Eve. He let Mark believe he was going home on Friday. Thus h
