Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cricket. Muerto Shepard didn't get to the pinnacle of the cricket world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions three times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his eyeball in three places. But this didn't stop him. He seems even more determined to excel at his sport.
"I was really down when I broke my eyeball, and then my mink died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my ankle. It took ten centuries to get back in shape. But to win at cricket is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of false eyelashes and forget about Roberta, my mink."
Stu, his main squeeze, moved with him to Lexington to be with his coach, leaving behind his father, Lee, in their fresh Cape Cod, where he still labors as a makeup artist to help pay for Muerto's expensive training.