Chapter 34

“Shoot!”

“Stella get the ball across.”

“Jess don’t travel now. Take a shot.”

“Jordan! Good, pass it quickly.”

Coach stood at the edge of the court shouting strategies and encouragements as we played. Sitting on the benches around the court other members of the basketball team and some other students, both seniors and juniors, sat around cheering. There was a chain fence that separated the court from the main sports area.

The sun was high already and sweat dripped down our bodies as we played, running around the basketball court and taking shots at the hoops and scoring. My legs were aching since we’d been playing for over an hour. My shirt was wet and it clung to my body, as did the shirts of every other person that was playing. I bounced the ball in front of me and passed it to Jane, dodging the small forward of the opposing team. Jane was surprisingly quick to throw the ball inside the other team's hoop for a three-pointer. My team hooted and high-fived each other. Jordan was on