The teen Alpha returned after school was over.
"I didn't fail anything, not even phys ed. The teacher passed me; he said he did it because he liked my girlfriend. He raised me from a low F to a C-."
Of course, my friend had already approached the teacher and asked about the possiblities to make up missed classes. I want to believe that bargaining and cooperation were reinforced; still, the coach's language may have had some truth in it.