�You! You�re my problem.� The boy said as he pushed Mike back, causing him to trip of his own feet and falling onto the nearest table. Mike got fed up and bawled his hand into a fist, punching the boy in the face.

�Hey, hey! Break it up!� Mr. Lewis said as he put himself in between the two boys.

�Ok you two, out now!�

They young men walked out of the lunch hall and to their cabin; Mr. Lewis following them close behind. They steeped into the empty cabin.

�Ok you two, I want you to stay here and thing about what just happened out there. I�ll be back in half an hour. Do not step a foot outside that door until I get back.� Mr. Lewis said and walked out the door, closing it behind him. The two just sat there. Mike walked up to his bunk and picked up the object sitting near his bed.

�What are you looking at?� the boy asked. He walked up behind Mike and looked down that the frame in his hands.

�It�s just a picture of me and my dad.�

�He looks familiar. Isn�t he in a boy band or something? NSTINK?� he chuckled.

�Yeah he is, so what?� Mike said, irritated. �And it�s NSYNC ok?�

�Ok I was just saying, sorry�geez.� He paused. �The name�s Rick.�

�Mike.�

�Cool�so do you have any pictures of you and your mom?�

�I never got to know my mom. She left when I was really little.�

�Sorry dude I didn�t know.� He paused. �Hey didn�t you dad go out with that one chick? Britney Spears?� Rick asked.

�I don�t know. My dad doesn�t like talking about the past for some reason. But there was this one time he told me about this girl he was in love with when he was 19. She is the only girl that he ever told me about. Do you think that�s the girl you�re talking about?�

�Probably. I heard they got married. Maybe she�s your mom.� Rick said. Mike shot him a look.

�Dude you never know. If it is true, your mom was pretty hot. Have you ever seen a picture of her?�

�Nope.�

Rick smiled. �You�re in luck, I have one in my bag. My aunt is a big fan and she kind of got me into her too. She gave it to me because she knows I have this huge ass crush on her.�

Rick walked to his bag and dug into it. �Here.�

Mike took the picture in his hands and his eyes widened. �I�ve seen her before! She�s in this picture in my dad�s drawer in his office.�

�Told you so.� Rick said smugly.

�Hey, do you think I can keep this?�

�Yeah no problem. Hey you want to be in the tournament this afternoon?�

�Sure let�s go.� Mike said as he grabbed his water bottle and towel, still holding onto the picture in his other hand.


Chapter 4