When the final school bell for the day rang and all the students began to head home, Joey and I headed towards the lacrosse field. Joey was already giddy with excitement to see Kyle, although I’d repeatedly told her that I wouldn’t have time for her flirting games because I really just wanted to get this lab handout done as quickly as possible.
Approaching the field, I could already see Alex standing in the centre, spinning his stick around. A few other players were already on the field as well, the group of them taking turns practicing shooting on the empty net. As I got closer, Alex noticed me and waved his hand in my direction. He turned back to the guys once more as I nervously took a spot on the empty bleachers. It felt awkward coming to a lacrosse practice. Usually only the guys' g
