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Submitted to Contest #72
If only I had known my life was going to turn upside down on what seemed like a serene June day. Summer vacation had just begun, and I was enjoying the balmy weather at the basketball court practicing for the summer rec season that was starting in just two weeks. The court, which had to be over 50 years old, was tucked away on a small, narrow street, almost an alleyway. Sandwiched between two old decrepit buildings, the neighborhood that surrounds the court had to have been vacant for years. I had never even caught a glimpse of someone el...
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