Chapter 1

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Elite Group Chat

Jamie: Bros, what the hell crawled up Coach’s ass and died?

Kruger: Maybe he needs an enema. Flush that bad mood out.

Prism: *toilet emoji*

Max: He’s probably tired of all of you.

Jamie: He had a break from us all summer.

Max: You were at the pool the entire time.

Ryan: I’m surprised his lungs haven’t deflated from all the whistle-blowing.

Wes: My ears are still ringing.

Kruger: Ear report, P! How are yours?

Prism: *thumbs-up emoji*

Ryan: Landry, everything okay at home?

Jamie: Rush, you piss off Coach?

Win: *side-eye emoji* Oooh, did he walk in on you two banging?

Max left the chat.

Wes added Max to the chat.

Rory: You can’t just ask that, Win.

Win: We’re all friends here.

Lars: You just asked my sister if her dad walked in on her doing it.

Win: Sorry, angel.

Jamie: It’s a theory.

Wes: Could be the reason he’s been riding us at practice.

Kruger: Maybe he needs someone to ride him. *smirking face emoji*

Landry: OMG *monkey covering ears emoji* *puking emoji*

Jess: Seriously, Ben! What is wrong with you?

Max: I’d tell you, but my battery would run out before I was done.

Rush: Hey, assholes. He didn’t walk in on us banging. Watch your mouth when you talk to my girl.

Landry: Never mention my dad and *eggplant emoji* again.

Lars: I do wonder…

Madison: Wonder what?

Lars: If Coach ever dates.

Landry: He doesn’t.

Jamie: *mind-blown emoji* Ever?

Landry: Not that I’ve ever seen.

Rory: Do you think he’s lonely?

Ryan: Maybe that’s why he’s obsessed with that whistle.

Kruger: He does put it in his mouth a lot.

Landry: Overdraft fees are more fun than this conversation.

Arsen: I’m entertained.

Prism: *Star eyes emoji*

Rush: He has seemed more tense since we got home from Cali.

Win: The summer went too fast, bro.

Wes: Classes start next week.

Madison: Maybe once the semester officially starts, everything will get back to normal.

Max: Considering normal for Elite is usually some sort of shitshow, let’s hope not.

Jamie: Bro, did you just finally admit to being Elite?

Wes: *heart eyes emoji*

Max left the chat

Jamie added Max to the chat

Jamie: Elite fam is for life, bro. Get comfortable.

Landry: I’ll check in with Dad. Make sure everything’s copasetic.

Ryan: *laugh emoji* You sound like a Cali girl.

Rush: She’s not. She’s my girl.

Jess: Let’s have a movie night before classes start and we’re all too busy to hang out.

Arsen: Tomorrow night. Our place.

Prism: *popcorn emoji*

Lars: See you then!