Chapter 14

The coach coughed and everyone eased up a bit. The mood was still tense and there I stood, introducing myself. Hi, my name is Tempest, Keres Tempest, it's been 3 weeks since I joined the school and seeing everyone practice for track and field, I would like to give it a try. The quietness after I spoke was loud...

No one said a word as the coach dismissed us and told us to get into our teams to practice. There I stood not knowing what to say. He looked at me and said, do you run? I run, replying to the boy, the captain of the track team.

Show me, he said, run, run like you say. I was taken aback, not because I was asked to run but because someone spoke to me. I felt uneasy, unaware of the feeling, I got to the line while others stared at me. Get, set, go, he shouted and I ran, ran as fast as I could clocking 12.3 seconds for 100 metres...