All In (Changing Hearts Book 2) by Yesenia Vargas

Author:Yesenia Vargas [Vargas, Yesenia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yesenia Vargas
Published: 2015-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

I try not to think about the fact that the block I made last quarter was about the only good thing I’ve done the whole game. I’ve made one shot, and that’s it. I had missed three more, and now we’re only up two points. With two minutes left in the game.

I play my own game inside my head. One voice telling me I shouldn’t be out here. Someone should sub me out because I’m not doing much to help the game. That voice is doubting my every move, making me second-guess myself. I have no idea where it came from, but I don’t like what it’s doing to me.

Another voice is telling me there’s less than two minutes to go now, and I need to focus on winning. On the good. On the team and helping the team to victory.

I’m not sure which voice is gonna win out. And I’m not sure if I want Coach Rogers to leave me in or take me out.

The guy I’m defending gets the ball. I stick with him, but it’s no use. He shoots and it goes in, and suddenly, we’re tied again.

The whistle blows, and Coach Rogers calls us over. It’s a time out. I’m doubting myself, and I’m probably not the only one. I felt so confident, so ready, just a little while ago, and now I’m just feeling completely deflated because my shots are not going in.

We run over to the coach. “They’re starting to come back, and with a minute to go, we just can’t have it. You’re playing well out there. Don’t give up now.” His voice is hard and firm, but it’s like we’re not listening. Our heads are down, and we can’t even bring ourselves to look at each other or the coach.

“Do you want this or not?” he asks, his voice harsher now. Louder. We finally look up. “For many of you here, this is your last year.” He looks at me. At Ryan. At Philip. And the others. “Is this how you want to end it? With not even the opportunity to make it to finals? I’ve seen what you can do.” He points towards the score. “It’s a hell of a lot better than this. So either get out there and show me what you can do or go ahead and take a seat on the bench right now.”

We’re finally looking at Coach Rogers. At each other. Nodding. Wiping sweat away. Murmuring. We can do this. He’s right. It doesn’t matter what happens with the scout, if I get recruited or not. I need to focus on the now. I need to leave my best on this court tonight. We all do.

The referee blows the whistle. We run back out. If we can hold off the other team for just one more minute, we can win. If we can do that and make another basket or two, we can win.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.