Forfeit by David Heulfryn

Let’s take another break from the Dickinsons as I give you another tennis-themed short story. Well, Wimbledon has started!

Johnny loves playing tennis. After joining a local tennis club, he meets Sam. They are the same age and equally matched. An unofficial competition between them emerges, and the loser has to pay a forfeit. When they were younger, the forfeits were innocent, but now Johnny is fifteen.