the ball quickly along the grass The forward booted it at the net and the Grizzlies racked up another goal By the end of the game the Grizzlies had won easily by a score of 5 2 Elliot and his team shook hands with their opponents and then huddled together on the sidelines for a victory cheer As Logan joined Elliot and his parents on the sidelines for a celebratory hug and high five he thought about tryouts and wondered if he could live up to the Parrish name on the soccer field 10
CHAPTER 2 All the members of the Parrish family except Logan were early risers His father and brother jogged each morning before most of Grover Lake had even cracked open their eyes Their mom preferred to enjoy a cup of coffee and the newspaper before work Remember the early bird gets the worm his dad said like clockwork each morning And the second mouse gets the cheese his mom countered every time 11
She had her own way of staying fit though one that included yoga and Pilates classes at the community center The morning after Elliot’s game a Saturday Logan was awakened by the sound of his brother knocking on his door Elliot wore a school T-shirt black shorts and running shoes Morning little bro he said Logan sat up wiped the sleep from his eyes and grunted like a caveman Dad and I are about to head out for a jog Then I’m supposed to take you and Gabe over to Sal’s before I go to work Right Uh-huh The last time Logan and Gabe had been at Sal’s Used Sporting Goods the store’s owner Sal Horton recruited them to 12
help him move some bulky equipment before the store opened for the weekend Cool Elliot said Back in a flash Logan dressed and went downstairs to wait He sat on a stool at the kitchen counter and ate a bowl of cereal while his mom worked on a Sudoku puzzle When Elliot and Logan’s dad returned from their run Elliot showered and changed into his work clothes khaki pants and a blue polo shirt with the name Speedy Subs a sandwich shop in the mall stitched onto it Logan rode shotgun in Elliot’s sleek car He’d gotten the ride from their parents on his sixteenth birthday Elliot cranked up 13
