As the girls left the pitch I sat back down, letting the people sitting around me clear out before I attempted to walk down the bleachers myself. When I finally did get down and out into the parking lot, I saw Bill and Ashley talking to Principal Harrison and the Perry's. Ashley was holding a sleeping three-year-old on her shoulder.
"Melanie!" Principal Harrison's voice was bright and enthusiastic. "A very promising start, wouldn't you say?" I smiled and nodded as I stepped closer. The principal continued. "And Adrienne with a hat trick, Sydney there is just beaming." He motioned to Senator Perry, who was indeed wearing a most satisfied smirk, just like his wife.
The Senator's face morphed into what I recognized as a politician's smile. "I was telling Bill, I thought Paige played very we
