The regional youth tennis tournament at the Colonial Tennis Center had been a smashing success for the sprawling tennis club over the past weekend, with over one-hundred kids between the ages of eight and eighteen participating in the week-long event. Many relatives, siblings and families were there as well, with family members often having to play against one another. But, in the end, the tournament ended up being fun and exciting since kids got to hang out, eat ice cream, watch movies, go swimming, eat pizza and do other fun things at the tennis club.
On the last day of the event, all the parents were invited to watch the finals in all the age categories. Of course, the snack bars and restaurants were packed with hungry kids, parents, coaches and referees. Players were mingling around, waiting their turn to get on the court and play their scheduled matches. Once a match was over, the scores were noted on a large board which was hanging in the office.
A large table was set up on the side of the center court as the final matches were being played. All the players from the younger age groups, who were already done with all their matches, could sit in the bleachers and watch the finale up close.
Brandon and Stephanie Seaver were already done. Brandon was age 15, he was tall and lanky, and he was already in the boys aged sixteen and under category, which was a tough group to play in. Stephanie, his little sister, was age 12 and she was playing in the girls aged fourteen and under, which was a little easier but still, she had a lot of competition.
Brandon had lost from a boy who was bigger, taller and stronger. He lost 6-3, 6-0 in two sets. He was clearly overpowered by a boy who just hit harder, ran faster, and who was much stronger than him. All he could do is wait for his growth spurt to come around.
Stephanie had lost from a girl who was the same age as her, but she just kept on hitting the ball in the net and she had trouble with her serve. She would just get tired after a while, and the other girl was just in much better shape than she was. She lost her match 6-4, 6-3.
When both kids stumbled into the snack bar, Theo, the man behind the counter was just cleaning all the cups and dishes. The two siblings had played some of the very last matches, not counting the finale, so all the other kids had already had their dinner. Brandon and Stephanie just ordered the regular meal, which was the burger and fries.
“Sorry, kids. I’m all out of soda. All the other kids just finished everything.” Theo said. “Can I give you something else to drink?”
“Give us some juice!” Stephanie asked him. “Or just plain water.”
“No! I don’t want to drink water. I’ve been drinking water all day. I want something else!” Brandon groaned.
Then Theo set down two small cartons of whole milk in front of them.
“Sorry, guys. This is all I have left. Two cartons of milk for the two of you! I’m completely out of everything else!”
Brandon and Stephanie just stared at each other for a moment. They were tired, hungry, sweaty and thirsty. Truthfully, they didn’t care anymore. They just wanted something to drink with their food.
“We’ll take it!” Brandon sighed as he grabbed one carton and sat down at the small table. He was joined by his sister, who also grabbed a carton. They drank the milk, although they both noticed that the milk had a funny taste to it.
Both of the Seaver kids sat there as they quietly ate their food. They had already lost their matches, so they really didn’t care who was playing in the finale. At this point, they just wanted to eat and go home. Soon enough, their parents would join them and give them a ride home. Tomorrow would be another day at school and with tennis practice after school.
The following morning, however, Stephanie and Brandon would notice something strange. Were both kids becoming stronger and more muscular?
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