Chapter 66

“Two Olympians in the family…” My mother radiated pride through her smile and crinkled eyes, as she had us side by side, a rare occurrence these days.

“I’m not there yet,” I reminded her.

“Good going, Devon!” He got a hug from his new girlfriend, Amy—take that, Loralie O’Dell—who had also won her race.

“Yay, Devon.”

We were swarmed then by a slew of teammates and strangers.

“Way to go!”

“Congratulations.”