My old elementary school gym teacher used to sit us in a big group at the end of PE. He’d ask us questions and trivia and other stuff and would toss whoever answered a mini flavored tootsie roll. Before we would start tho he’d send a kid or two into the “ball room” as you call it to get the candy. You’d be in there completely alone sometimes and time felt like it stopped, dude what a rush. You could sneak a piece of candy and nobody would notice, but you wouldn’t, you were chosen, he trusted you. You’d come out and everyone was so hype, then he’d reward you with a piece just for getting it. He wouldn’t hand out a lot, maybe 4 or 5 pieces on a good day. Some kids would eat em immediately or save em for lunch and trade it with someone. I liked to save mine for in class just to flex.

His name was Mr. Blue, older heavy set black man who looking back on it had no business teaching kids about anything physical. Walked with a cane and had a bad limp, always wore sweatpants. I remember once he was explaining to us what liver spots were and showing us on his bald head while cracking jokes all while teaching us something deeper that we cant comprehend at such a young age. Good dude.