and his shoulders ached worse no matter how much he stretched. kept up the year-round She’d routine while he took a season off. They would swim together on the school team next year. But by the first week back, signs were already showing. shoulders are to she told him. know what they say. The going “Your give out,” “You ones who swim in the ones who are good; the ones who are college aren’t they’re left.” being he said, which really work because they were sitting in “You’re dramatic,” didn’t the and his arm was pulled across his chest with a heating pack on the back trainer’s office muscles. pinching the the trainer said from across the room. not careful, “You’re nerve,” “If you’re you could destroy Jenny glared at him. Thomas at her. it.” wouldn’t look Ultimately, she convinced him to go in for the surgery; he would have ignored every parent, coach, and doctor that disagreed with him if it for her. weren’t he said, texting her from the waiting room as if she might let want to finish the season,’ ‘I him off the hook at the last team captains this year. wanted this since we minute. ‘We’re We’ve were freshmen.’ more important than being a captain Tom.’ ‘You’re not going to see you. be at practice and meets and stuff.’ ‘But I’m You’ll not being separated dummy. going to see you.’ ‘We’re I’m okay. I know.’ ‘Yeah love you.’ ‘I he wrote and hit send. But this was their thing. It had always been their love you too,’ ‘I thing and here he was quitting it. He went in for the surgery and they told him he be wouldn’t
and his shoulders ached worse no matter how much he stretched. She’d kept up the year-round routine while he took a season off. They would swim together on the school team next year. But by the first week back, signs were already showing. “Your shoulders are going to give out,” she told him. “You know what they say. The ones who swim in college aren’t the ones who are good; they’re the ones who are left.” “You’re being dramatic,” he said, which didn’t really work because they were sitting in the trainer’s office and his arm was pulled across his chest with a heating pack on the back muscles. “You’re pinching the nerve,” the trainer said from across the room. “If you’re not careful, you could destroy it.” Jenny glared at him. Thomas wouldn’t look at her. Ultimately, she convinced him to go in for the surgery; he would have ignored every parent, coach, and doctor that disagreed with him if it weren’t for her. ‘I want to finish the season,’ he said, texting her from the waiting room as if she might let him off the hook at the last minute. ‘We’re team captains this year. We’ve wanted this since we were freshmen.’ ‘You’re more important than being a captain Tom.’ ‘But I’m not going to see you. You’ll be at practice and meets and stuff.’ ‘We’re not being separated dummy. I’m going to see you.’ ‘Yeah okay. I know.’ ‘I love you.’ ‘I love you too,’ he wrote and hit send. But this was their thing. It had always been their thing and here he was quitting it. He went in for the surgery and they told him he wouldn’t be
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