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CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

DAN’S POV

Basketball has always been my escape from reality.

Too much on my mind?

Basketball.

Coach acting like a bitch?

Basketball.

It was the only thing that could take my mind off everything.

No matter what was going on outside the court, everything running through my head usually disappeared.

But today…

It felt like my only escape wasn’t working anymore.

The whistle echoed through the gym.

“For Christ’s sake… again!”

Coach was fuming.

His voice bounced off the walls as
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