All Chapters of Foul Play: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The moment the ball left my hand, I already knew.Y'all know that feeling? When the shot is pure before it even reaches the rim? When your wrist snaps just right and the rotation is perfect and the net is going to sing your name?That feeling.I had it. Two seconds on the clock and we were down by one. It was time to show these years of sweat and sacrifice and lonely mornings in empty gyms wasn't a waste. All of it was funneling into this single…perfect arc.I was going to win.I was going to prove that Leo Mercer…the skinny kid from Inglewood with the dead mom and the absent father was worth something.I was going to– and suddenly a hand came out of nowhere.Dark, long and stupidly fast. Before I could process whatever the fuck was going on, the ball was gone.I hit the floor hard and honestly? If I had a choice, I'd have died right there on the spot from shame. My palms scraped the court, my knees burnt and the air knocked out of my chest like someone stepped on it. I looked up at

After dinner, I stepped outside for air…also to escape that woman and her never faltering smile.The porch was cold and the air smelled like rain…“Ha.” I exhale. “I love this.” I leaned against the railing, closed my eyes and tried so hard to breathe.“This isn't happening.” I thought. “This isn't real.” I mumbled. “I got hit in the head and I'm hallucinating.” I kept my eyes closed…. still trying.“I'm going to wake up tomorrow in my dorm, and everything will be normal, and Kaelen Blackwood will just be some guy I hate from a rival team.”But deep down, I know it's not true and I know this sick reality is real.I can still smell the cinnamon, still hear Yvette's laugh and still see Kaelen's smirk.“Ugh.”And I know… with this feeling that sits heavy in my chest… that nothing is ever going to be the same.The door opened behind me but I didn't turn around. I don't even have to… I already know who it is because I can feel him but not in a weird way but a rather cryptic way. The air c