Zachary woke up early the following morning and headed to Lerkendal. Since he was still in the process of mastering the Robinho-step-over Juju, he wanted to put in a few hours of practice before the actual team training session. However, on reaching the training ground, he noticed that there was someone who'd arrived even earlier than him.
He was surprised after seeing Coach Johansen's lank form standing in the middle of the training ground while glancing far off into the distance. It was as if the coach was a shepherd overlooking his flock. Yet, there were no animals or even people anywhere in the vicinity.
"Coach, you're very early today," Zachary said as he stood next to the coach in the middle of the almost-empty training ground.
The coach slowly inclined his head and smiled at Zachary. "You're finally here," he said. "Welcome back."
