Watching Others Play

I mostly watched others play-

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An unquantifiable amount of time earlier,

"Alright. Looks like everyone is here." An adult whispered as he stared at the notepad in his hands.

The man was plainly dressed. Sneakers, a baggy sweatshirt, and greenish sweatpants.

He was rather old, so it was strange for him to be a PE teacher.

At least, that's what the twenty-four children seated on the ground in front of him thought.

Think we'll be able to-

You know I'm the fastest in the school right-

I really don't feel like-

"Quiet, kids." The teacher clapped his hands together, bringing back the students' attention to himself. "We only have about an hour today so... We'll play matches right away."

YESSS-

PERFECT, WE'LL DEFINITELY WIN THIS TIME-

Ughh-

"Umm..." Feeling a tinge of awkwardness, the teacher stared at the piece of paper he had pulled out as he talked. "Mark?"