Chapter 12

Scooter

I don’t blame Jeff for stranding me at the party.

I was actually relieved when he left.

It meant I didn’t have to meet anyone else. I don’t know what’s the matter with me, but for some reason, my mind goes totally blank when I try to come up with something to say to new people.

Anyway, when Jeff wandered off, I did too.

I ended up on the porch by myself. Coach had emailed me the playbook, and I scrolled through it on the phone. My only experience with playbooks was in videogames, which isn’t really the same thing. I can’t say that I totally understood what I was looking at, but it was better than being uncomfortable inside.

Still, it was cool when Jeff found me. No one’s ever come looking for me when I’ve wandered off.