Post-Game Ritual
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"Why didn't you show up yesterday?" I'm not sure what surprised me more: the fact that Catherine was at the court before I was, or the fact that she seemed to be offended about something. Normally I could only get her to crack by hinting that I was...
Backroom Deals
I was already a bit tired when I got into the back of the car. Catherine and I had played a bit late that Saturday, and the dinner with Mr and Mrs DeMille had been anything but relaxing. My stomach already felt a bit uncomfortable as I started doing up...
The Reunion - Part 1
"That's about it. Just remember, the Howlers may have an almost completely new lineup, but they're still every bit as much of a threat as they were in past seasons. Not to mention, those fans are going to be out for blood. Keep your heads cool, don't...
Advanced Sponsorship
I was feeling refreshed when I arrived at Catherine's house that Sunday. She'd cancelled our training the day before because her team was taking part in Vancouver's junior varsity basketball tournament, which had given me a much needed day off....
Control
The provincial finals, in an act of ultimate cruelty, took place the weekend before exams that year. Following our dominating victory at the Vancouver citywide tournament, Kimmit had given us a very short break; one week during which we only had...
The Reunion - Part 2
Catherine managed to keep her beak clamped shut until she got down to the women's locker room. She slammed the door shut behind her, almost hitting Elisa. The ocelot had been walking quickly to keep up with her all the way down to the locker rooms, but...
Low
A/N: Just a little something I wrote based on personal experiences. Any and all grammatical mistakes in this are intentional. --- It's when I stumbled into the front room of my apartment building that I really started having trouble. I couldn't walk...
Scouting Profile
Our team went undefeated in my junior year of high school. Catherine, Garet, and I made for a trio that the other teams simply could not keep up with. On top of that, Kimmitt's training guaranteed that the rest of our team was competent enough to back...
Lineup Changes
It was a few days later that Kimmit pulled me aside after practice. He'd spoken privately with me once or twice since he'd made me captain, mostly just to get my impressions on how the team was doing. Whenever he split the team up to run different...
The Off-Season
The summer after eleventh grade was one of the best times of my life. I know, I could probably make it sound much more eloquent and nuanced than that, but that's really all there was to it. Admittedly, the first week or so after exams finished were...