Chapter 109

“Then it won’t matter if I talk to Coach Baker or not, will it?” Mrs. Andrews said. “I’m sorry, dear, but my mind is made up. Maybe this is the motivation you need to buckle up. You may leave now, Tim.”

Tim stood there for a few seconds and when he saw that she wasn’t going to listen to anything else he was going to say, he walked slowly out of the room.

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Chloe Gilbert knew what she was doing was wrong. She knew she wasn’t supposed to stay and listen to Tim’s conversation with Mrs. Andrews. She knew she was supposed to go on to class. She knew this was a private conversation and she shouldn’t be eavesdropping.

But her legs seemed rooted to the spot she had taken beside the door, and she didn’t even know why she was so interested. She felt so sorry for Tim Packard. He sounded so hurt when Mrs. Andrews told him he might not get to play football. She didn’t know much about him, but sh