The gym smells the same

My fiance plus I have lived in the same small town since we were born.

The two of us went to the same school, but we weren’t in the same grade.

I played hoops plus soccer, plus my fiance played lacrosse and field hockey. We even grew up a couple miles away from one another. We met when school was finished plus we got married plus had a few children years later. One of our younger sons is old enough to play hoops for his varsity team, but he’s starting freshman plus he has a superb jump shot. Our son is going to outscore a lot of seniors this season. My fiance plus I went to his first game a few days ago, and he put 22 points on the board during the first half alone. I couldn’t believe the range plus accuracy he had. I never had that skill or determination when I was his age, but the aged old gym smelt the same. I remember that disappointing stench distinctly. The Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C equipment inside the gym never worked, and some days the other students and I didn’t have any heat or cooling system. We still had class though, even if we had to wear a jacket plus mittens. I remember there were a few times when we had hoops practice even though the gym felt like the inside of an ice skating rink. The stench of aged sweat socks, gym lockers, plus mildew filled the gymnasium plus the stench is still the same. I can not wait until our last kid graduates, so we can retire somewhere warm and sunny.

 

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