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Michael?” Todd asked. “I mean, come on, he’s put up with so much from him for so
     long!”
    Jeff screwed up his face as if in deep thought. “If I had to guess,” he mused, “I’d say the break came when Michael proclaimed
     himself a hero on that stage. I mean, it was hard enough for
us
to listen to. If Michaelreally ran from the fire like Evan said he did, think of how hard it must have been for Evan to stomach!”
    They all broke out laughing at that image. “Speaking of stomach,” Garry said when they’d calmed down, “I’m famished! How about
     some dinner?”
    They gathered their gear and began to walk toward their cabin. Scottie went with them. All at once, Garry stopped and grabbed
     the Thunder goalkeeper by the arm.
    “There’s something I’ve been meaning to ask you. When we played you yesterday, how did I get so many goals past you? And how
     did you stop so many of Michael’s shots? Usually he’s chalking them up left and right!”
    Scottie grinned. “Bet he was pretty PO’d, wasn’t he?”
    Garry nodded. “Yeah. In fact, he accused you of letting me score.”
    Now Scottie laughed out loud. “And risk losing the game? Fat chance! I stopped Michael cold because I knew every time he got
     the ball near the goal he was going to try to score. It’s pretty easy to defend against someone when you know what they’re
     going to do. You? I couldn’t read you.
That’s
why you scored.”
    Garry gave him a sidelong glance. “Did that make you mad? Because you wouldn’t even look at me after the game. That’s when
     I thought that
you
thought I’d started the fire.”
    “Naw. I was just down because we’d lost the game!” With that, he thumped Garry on the back and departed.
    Then Todd fell back and motioned for Garry to join him. His face was serious.
    “Garry,” he said, “you are one lucky kid, you know that? What if …?” He let his voice trail away, but his gaze was intent.
    “I know, it was a really stupid move, lighting those matches,” Garry replied. “Believe me, I’ve learned my lesson. It’s a
     huge mistake to play with fire, whether it’s the kind that burns wood” — he tapped his chest — “or the kind that burns here
     when you’re angry. From now on, if I need to lose my cool, I’ll find a better way to do it!”
    Todd’s face cleared. “Good. Now, let’s put that whole thing behind us and focus on what’s important!”
    “Winning the tournament?” Garry guessed.
    “No! Dinner! Come on, I’m starved!”

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