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The whole team looks at me, their mouths twitching with glee. I feel like
I’m flying close to the sun.
“Let’s run the Hot Dog play,” Danielle says, smirking. She passes me
the ball, and I hesitate, realizing the gift she’s giving me.
“You sure?”
“Make it sail, Scots.”
We run the play with a palpable momentum. I zip around the court, and
when Googy feeds me the ball, I send it swishing through the basket with a
perfect jump shot.
The girls in the stands erupt. Honey-Belle actually whoops. Danielle
looks at me like we’ve just found money on the ground.
“Carpool with Irene for as long as you can,” she whispers, a gleam in
her eye.
And for the first time, I think it’s not a bad idea.