Prologue14-year old KeishaI watched as Jake dribbled the ball skillfully before jumping and tossing it into the net, it went straight in. I grinned and clapped my hands. He walked towards me and sat beside me, breathing really fast.“How was that?” He asked as he turned and looked at me expectantly.“That was really good, Jake.” I told him, watching his blue eyes light up with joy.“Really?”“Yeah, I can tell you are going to be a really good basketball player when you grow up.”“Let’s get you home, it’s getting late. I don’t want your mom to kill me.” We both laughed as we got up and started to walk away from the abandoned basketball court. The walk to my house took just five minutes, Jake’s house was a street from mine, but he always made sure I got home first.As I walked towards my door, he pulled my hair band from behind.“Hey,” I smiled as I turned back to face him, already knowing what he was going to say.“You look more pretty with your hair down.”My smile widened. I delibe
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