Blindfolded terror

I came to talk to Coach Rodrigo, see if we could join forces again. He tells me it's the practice right before tonight's meet at Tumiarú, but he says he can give me half an hour and help me with the kids. Said I'd blindfold them all during the warm-up and the beginning of the practice. He frowned at the idea, you can imagine the kids. Figueira had been in shambles since he went to my house. Avoided looking at my face. I gently asked him to look at me in the eye, like the man he was. It didn't make him any better. I'll never see Figueira the same way again and neither will he.
All blindfolded, they were assisted by me and Rodrigo. Panotti started meowing his own peculiar way. Galhardo seemed to even find it fun, between rage and laughter. But real terror was yet to come. I and Rodrigo said we would accompany the five on a tour through Corporal, without touching them, only giving directions. They'd only have themselves. If one of them fell, the others would have to help, without knowing who they were really helping. Except for Galhardo, because he was plump and easy to identify.
The exercise had to be interrupted by a howl at the top of the staircase. The kids had hardly started it when had to stop. And I was sure Panotti didn't look or try to look through the blindfold even for a minute, that he had followed my instructions faithfully when I saw him crying at the top of the staircase, surronded by serious, grave, embarrassed faces. He looked at me with hatred when I came to him, making my way through the team.
At night, meet at Tumiarú Club. Corporal 55, Cobras, 36. Nice score, celebrated by the kids, but they've had lots of experiences with the Cobras before. Figueira did his best and did better than he did at Rebouças. However, the worst part, according to Morales, will be going to São Bernardo for the Regional Tournament.

Shattered | Face it blindfolded

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