The Captain's Shadow — The Mole On His Hand

up and knocked over the equipment box. I hurried to pick them up and touched his outstretched hand. Our eyes met. My heart pounded. I looked away. I once knew someone with a mole on their hand just like yours. I felt my heart stop. That's quite a coincidence. Let's start rehab. I changed the subject and got ready to do manual release on his rotator cuff. My palm pressed

against his shoulder blade. He lay on the treatment bed. Why did you look at that It was instinct. I thought no one noticed, but Ethan did. My heart skipped a beat. He hasn't recognized me, has he? I'm used to checking the venue structure first. Oh. Do all trainers do that?

Yes. All of them. The last strip of tape was pressed down. He stood up, put on his clothes, and walked to the door. Then he stopped, and he turned his Ellie, have we met before? I froze.

Impossible. He stood there for two seconds and laughed slyly. Then he walked away step by step. He really didn't recognize me. Why did I want to cry?