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The Lacrosse Insurbodination
She adores mushrooms it seems. I watch her dig into the chicken and mushroom excitedly at the lunch table. She turns a gaze to me as I wipe of some cream at the edge of her lips for her ‘thanks.’ She mumbles ‘no problem.’ I shrug wondering if she’s going to watch lacrosse later today. She smiles ‘are you full?’ she wonders as I plot out how great a lacrosse player I’m going to be today. I smile wistfully ‘you have to come watch lacrosse later today.’ I reply. She chuckles ‘do we get kicked out of this?’ she investigates ‘no; I’m excellent at lacrosse. All you have to do is adore me from the side-lines.’ I assure her ‘does it have small shorts and thighs of steel and tackling?’ she inquires.
I chuckle ‘not really.’ I reveal ‘is it like golf?’ she probes ‘you’ve never witnessed Lacrosse??’ Lucas sticks his nose into our conversation ‘I have that’s why I was asking what it’s like.’ She dryly retorts. ‘it’s a sport in which two teams of ten players use sticks with a net pouch Crosse at one end to throw and catch a small hard rubber ball. The aim is to score a goal by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal net. Lacrosse was first played by Native North Americans. The name however is of Germanic Canadian French origins; jeu de la Crosse, the game of hooked sticks.’ He reveals informatively.
She turns to him ‘do you play?’ she pries ‘I do. I’d say I’m the best we’ve got here.’ He assures her ‘Herve’s the best.’ She backs me up like I had a trophy for nationals like he did. He smiles at her ‘is that so?’ he prods ‘indeed.’ She assures him confidently ‘what if I’m better than him; what happens then?’ he inquires ‘that’s not going to happen.’ She assures him ‘if it so happens then I will expect a dance with you at tonight’s formal.’ He says. Tonight is the garden formal! I can’t trust him with her! He might just dance her into a dark corner and take advantage of her! ‘That’s not necessary.’ I cut in ‘exactly why when Herve kicks your butt today you are going to clear our dishes after dinner.’ She announces assertively and I shrink away diffidently. ‘Pray God he does sweetheart.’ He coos with a wicked smile as I almost drown myself in my chicken and mushroom ‘can you believe that guy?’ she says shaking her head and pointing at him as he walks away triumphantly ‘he has a big mouth. I’ll love watching him clear up at dinner.’ She brightly announces. I give a wry smile. I need to talk to my posse!!
‘You want us to hurt Lucas.’ Emery repeats like I have a speech disorder ‘I NEED you to hurt Lucas.’ I reiterate ‘why?’ Leigh wonders seemingly scorched by the idea ‘because he slept with your sister Burlington!’ I snap at him before self-possession becomes me once more ‘look; Lucas has been a pain to all of us at one point or another. I want his lesson delivered today at lacrosse. Is that understood?’ I investigate ‘but my sister is still chaste!’ Leigh points out ‘it’s not about your sister.’ I grunt ‘I understand what you’re saying.’ Koen concedes seeing as there was a time in his life he was besotted by Veronica. ‘I’m aboard.’ Hilliard agrees ‘I ought to fix him a tad.’ Emery says with a smile. We look to Leigh ‘I don’t believe violence as our recompense. We of all people should understand his situation as we know it.’ Leigh says ‘are you in or not?!’ I demand ‘I build my abode by the fence.’ He declares with his green eyes flashing indignation ‘then stay there.’ I warn him crossly...
