Chapter 6
Joe got a call on his radio and although Troy would have loved to have hung out more with his teammate, even helped out in a rescue or an arrest or whatever, he thought he’d taken up enough of Joe’s time already, so they parted with a fist bump, a promise to stay in touch, and a further apology from Troy.
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Troy was dismayed to find his biceps had returned to their normal size by the next morning. He’d kinda gotten off on how big and strong they’d made him look. Alas, alongside the reduced muscles came the return of the burning pains.
As his mom didn’t need her car, Troy decided to drive rather than take the bus to his conditioning session. He called Adam to offer the guy a lift, kind of repaying the compliment of a few days earlier when Adam had picked him up.
Adam, sounding despondent, said coach had ripped him a new one because he’d be gone for the next few days visiting family.
“Ouch!” Troy said in sympathy. “Didn’t you get him to agree the absence earlier?”