Dropped From the Team – Athenian Women – Zara – Joan
The following morning I went to swimming practice with nothing unusual occurring. My times were definitely on the upswing according to the assistant coach Kevin Mathis, who had seemed to have changed his mind about me and my swimming capabilities.
"Good practice, Mr. Donald Stevenson Clark. Keep it up and you'll begin to see some records drop for you."
Coach Mathis always used my full name when speaking to me, and perhaps that's why I thought he didn't like me when I first joined the team.
I showered and dressed and had a cup of coffee and a bagel with Dolph before my first class.
Dolph told me that they (meaning some of the coaches) had checked attendance at our dorm last night, and wanted to know where I was.
"What did you tell them?" I asked, feeling queasiness in my stomach. They had checked before, but I had been in the room one time and Dolph had alerted me a second time and I had shown up minutes before the coaches came to our door.
"I was going to say that you weren't back yet, but they looked serious enough to have hung around waiting, so I said I thought you'd hooked up with some girl and might be spending the night with her."
I thought about how receptive Coach Mathis had been at practice. He seemed fine with me. And if he was fine with me than the head coach was fine with me. So who had been doing the checking up?
I put the question to Dolph, who said: "You know, that's the funny thing, only one of them was one of our guys. Coach Bernard, and he's hardly ever around ... he's more into recruiting than anything, you know?"
I nodded, it was true. Bernard was almost always on the road.
"So who else was there?"
"The assistant girls coach, Gasser?" He made it a question more than a statement.
"The skinny, titless coach?" I said to help me determine just who it was we were talking about.
"Yeah, that's the one!' Dolph said with some emphasis. "I wonder what she was doing checking on the guys, I mean, shouldn't she be checking on the girls?"
For lack of a cohesive comment I offered a weak, "Getting her rocks off I guess." I said, but the queasiness grew stronger and I took an Alka-Seltzer tablet to help control it.
In the back of my mind I was wondering why Coach Mathis or the Head Coach hadn't mentioned it to me at practice.
Still I didn't think it all that serious and went about my daily routine, going to class, taking copious notes, having a nutritious lunch and finishing the day with two afternoon classes.
After a quick trip home, I showered and grabbed my swimming gear and made my way to the Natatorium.
On arriving I was met by Assistant Coach Mathis, who gave me a funny look and told me to report directly to Head Coach Flippen.
I went directly to his office and stood waiting while he finished a phone call.
"Sit down Clark, I'll be right with you," he said tersely after ending the phone conversation.
I sat and waited while Coach Flippen went through a small stack of folders, found one that I assumed to be mine, opened it and read for a minute or so.
Finally he put the folder down and looked at me. "We've been over this before, Clark."
Whoa ... this was serious, but what had I done? Missed a bed check ... or was there more to it?
I decided there was more to it and waited for the ax to fall.
.
"I told you shortly after you got here not to fuck around with the girls swim team, or the girl divers. Remember?"
I nodded and followed with and I have, Coach. I mean I might talk to them while at practice, but other than that I've left them alone. What am I supposed to have done?"
"First you missed bed check last night."
"Yes Sir, I heard about it this morning."
"So you admit being out past curfew?"
"No sir. The fact is ... and I realize you may not like this but I own a home here in Athens and occasionally I spend the night there instead of at the Dorm."
Coach Flippen's eyes widened at this news.
"Freshmen are supposed to live in the assigned dorm room, Clark."
"Yes sir, but I own a house in town and I think its allowed for students to live at home while attending class."
"Not while you're a member of my swimming team, Clark!"
"Well if that's what's troubling you Coach, I'll rectify matters by using the dormitory as my sleeping quarters from now on."
"Don't get wise-assed on me, Clark. You know damned well you've broken those rules."
"I'll take your word on it Coach. As I said, I'll stay in the dormitory from now on."
"There's another matter, Clark, and it's more serious than where you spend your nights."
"Yes, Sir. What would that be?"
"Are you fucking with me, Clark?"
"No Sir!"
"It sounds like you are."
"No sir. I was brought up to be polite and I'm doing my best to be just that. What I don't understand is why I'm here, but I guess you're about to tell me."
"The girls, Clark. You don't seem to be able to leave them alone."
"You mean the girls on the swimming and diving teams?"
"I do mean those girls! You were seen going into one of their homes ..."
"Excuse me Coach, aren't the girls also required to live in the dorm?"
"Oh ..." Coach Flippen reread his notes and nodded in agreement. "Apparently the girl was entering your home away from home, Clark."
"When was that Coach?"
"The night before last."
Someone had spotted Kimmie making her sperm call ... shit!
"I can explain exactly what happened and why, but you'll probably get even madder at me and her as well. I won't implicate the girl or is she already implicated?"
"She isn't. You are."
"Then I have nothing to add. Someone evidently has it in for me and has been watching my house waiting for something like this to happen. What's my punishment, Coach?"
"I'm sorry, Clark, but you're off the team. Any scholarship or partial scholarship is voided as of the end of this semester."
"And this is permanent?"
"Yes it is."
"Well, okay Coach," I said, but I was unable to formulate any other comment.
"I'm sorry it worked out this way, Clark. You had potential as a swimmer."
I decided against saying anything further and stood up, nodded my head in his direction and left the premises.
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After my dismissal from the swimming team, I hit the local bars more frequently than ever. A natural consequence of this was that I met more of the Athenian female population. It seemed that there was beauty everywhere I looked. Feminine beauty, that is.
Nikita laughed when I mentioned it to her. "Yes, we do seem to be everywhere. But it is a small town after all; and filled with college girls, teaching assistants and many others who in one way or another hold jobs here in Athens that basically cater to that population.
"Besides, we Georgia girls seem to have a common denominator in that we're all good looking and hot to trot."
And then, after stripping me of what little clothing I had on, she did likewise; and after handing me a vodka tonic, talked me into sharing the stories of the woman I'd met so recently.
"Hmmm, let's take them in order, shall we?"
"That's fine with me, Donald."
Teasingly I asked Nikita how I would know if the stories were entertaining her.
"Oh ... I'll let you know, darling. I can't believe that party you went too ... what was it called?"
"I don't know that it had a proper name."
"Oh, that's right–-The Squirters Club! How ingenious!"
"So let's put dear Christine at the top of your list, shall we?"
"Do I detect a small amount of jealousy, Nikita?"
She looked directly at me and said: "I guess I am a tad jealous at that. Well, carry on with your sordid tale, Donald." She gave my dick a flippant swat and settled back, taking a long sip of her drink.
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After my dismissal from the swimming team I met Zara, an English Lit major at Savannah State, who was toying with transferring here for a better valued degree. We met while she was bouncing from one off campus bar after another. I had coaxed her out of one particular joint and we were making out under a huge oak in one of Athens nicer parks.
Her hands slid under my t-shirt and lightly scratched the nipples on my chest. I slid my tongue deeper into mouth. She dueled with it briefly then pulled away and giggled.
"You've got an ... a ... you know?" She rasped huskily in a lust ridden voice. She was pointing pointed to the tent in my shorts. I blinked and tried to clear my beer and sex befuddled brain, but all my thoughts were preempted by the need radiating from my cock.
I tried to remember if she was a slut or just a horny, but innocent co-ed. It seemed that she had mentioned being away from home for the first time and never having gone all the way earlier in the evening.