Body
knee clicked getting down from the bunk. sat on the floor for the call anyway, phone against the locker. nose full of dust even after a shower. got up slowly when the kid went looking for his boots. glamour job this.
Mind
put tomorrow's call in before dinner instead of saying i'll ring later. later keeps landing in their bedtime. can't coach from a camp room, but i can remember which day he's training. starting with that rather than another five-year speech.
Emotion
he wanted me to check how he'd laced the boots. not kate, me. pretty good that. bit flat when he ran off halfway through my answer, but he's a kid with training to get to. better than him waiting around for me.