On the drive home Sheryl and Coach went on and on about how great it was going to be living out there and how good of a school T.C. was. I didn't pay much attention though, the only time that they got my attention was when I heard the one phrase I had been dreading 'DOCTORS APPOINTMENT' I looked in the front seat were coach was sitting with pleading eyes.

"Come on Coach I just got here and you're already putting me through this torture?" He looked at me with a funny expression on his face "When did you start calling me Coach? And I'm sorry but you have to go tomorrow morning at nine thirty." "Everyone else calls you that so why shouldn't I." I sat back in the seat and looked over at Sheryl who had started running her mouth a mile a minute again. I put my elbows on my knees and my head in my hands why in the world did that girl have to talk so much why couldn't she be the shy type? "Gerry and Julius invited you two to the training camp that starts next week after school lets out." I looked up at him and nodded wondering why he had thought we weren't going in the first place. "I'm sure they'll enjoy having both of you to yell and scream at them." He said turning into the driveway "I get to yell oh goody." I said getting out of the car when it stopped.

I don't want to go to the doctor alone, Sheryl has to go to school and I know that Coach isn't going to stay he didn't even stay when Sheryl's mom used to go to doctors appointments, I'm not going to sit in that doctors office alone but who could I ask? Gerry I don't know Alan is nice but I don't know him either. REV I can ask Rev yes that's exactly what I'm going to do I just have to figure out what his real name and number is, and where my doctors appointment is.

"Coach where is my appointment?" I asked standing in the doorway to the kitchen. "You can tell which ever one of the boys you are calling that your appointment is at Mercy hospital at 9:30 and I'll right them a note to get out of first and second period." He said smiling. "How did you know?" "I know you well enough I can read your mind." He said "I'm going out to my office you and Sheryl have fun and don't destroy the house to much there is a roster by the phone with the numbers on it." Dang I guess he could read my mind or maybe he just has common since. I walked over to the phone and looked at the list of names and numbers hanging beside the phone.

I didn't recognize the footsteps behind me and was startled by Sheryl's voice "What you looking for?" she piped showing up beside me. "Oh gosh Sheryl don't scare me like that." I said messing her hair up. "Sorry but what you looking for?" she repeated "Revs phone number do you know what his real name is?" I asked looking at all the names on the roster none of them had their "nicknames" beside them. "Jerry Harris right there second on the list." She said standing on her tip toes to point to where the name was on the paper. "Thanks Sheryl." I said looking down at her. "Your welcome I'm going to go see what pop is up to." She walked out the front door and through the yard to where his "Office" was. I picked up the phone and dialed the number that was on the paper.