Crossing the line
I hate that she’s right.
For as long as I can remember, basketball has been the third person at every family dinner. My mom left when I was twelve, and after that, it was just me, Dad, and the game. Plays, stats, and recruits—basketball was everything. By the time I hit high school, people didn’t even call me Ava anymore. I was “Coach Reynolds’ daughter.” It stuck like a tattoo I never asked for.
The irony? I wasn’t even that interested in the sport. Sure, I understood it—I couldn’t escape it—but my love was for stories. People. Writing.