Smoke in the Rain

When Valerie walked to the lobby, she bumped into her coach. As he had called out to her, she had no choice but to stop. “Mr. Holt.”

“You know Dominic Thorne?”

“Yes.” It was obvious by her short answer that she did not want to elaborate further.

Marshall smiled. “I don't mean anything by it. It's just that he's been training here for around seven to eight years too. If I had known you knew him, I