Mental Gymnastics

The coach dragged Thomas away. Leaving Jocelyn at the table basically with no one to talk to. So she opted to just go too. Not to the football thing but to talk to the principal about not doing it. She couldn't. Injuries are something she can't afford right now. Especially after the black eye incident.

Maybe as big as the school was she could just hide in her room. Fake sick if anyone asked. Something about school lunch not sitting well or lie about 'the time of the month' though that might not work. At her old school the coaches would sometimes make those girls run anyway. Just to prove a point not to lie. Though half the time they weren't.

Somehow from looking at the schools female coach once she wasn't confident she could get out of it unless she went to the higher ups. Though complaining on the first day might not sit well with how she'll be treated the rest of the year.

"Why does this have to be so hard, and why do they expect us to play football our first day. I don't even know how to play football.