Growth spurt

School had ended, and for once Gary didn’t need to go searching for Kai to inform him about something, or looking for Blake. Since both of them had told him they would contact him when they were needed.

Earlier, Marie had sent them an update in the Howlers group chat saying she would be taking the day off school, and all of them could understand why. Until the swelling went down, she would be harassed with all sorts of questions, especially in a school. Perhaps they would even assume it was her parents, so to avoid questions it was best to just pretend she was sick.

There was club practice as usual, and just like in class, his teammates, as well as Mr Root had noticed his ‘growth spurt’. However, the sportsman had seen radical changes in those around his age before, so they weren’t too surprised. Instead they were proud that one of their star players seemed to be taking the sport more seriously now by working out.