Rivals by Tommy Greenwald (the speed reading book txt) 📗
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Wednesday at 7:57 pm
Chase Hahahaha I love it
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Wednesday at 8:03 pm
Austin Yeah we’ll be there, it will be a good way to warm up for the main event the next night
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Wednesday at 8:05 pm
Janeece Dude are you for real? The MAIN EVENT is OUR GIRLS TEAM which is 16 and 3
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Wednesday at 8:07 pm
Lucas Hahahahah you tell him Janeece
But yeah the next night we will whup up on you all
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Wednesday at 8:08 pm
North4Eva We got Clay coming back people
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Wednesday at 8:11 pm
Sham We got Carter
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Wednesday at 8:15 pm
Kevin We all remember what happened last time, don’t we?
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Wednesday at 8:19 pm
Lucas I do, your boy got injured bad
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Wednesday at 8:20 pm
Chase And then your boy cheated, remember that?
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Wednesday at 8:24 pm
Janeece None of that please, just come and cheer for the girls, then y’all can yell at each other as much as you want
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Wednesday at 8:26 pm
Sham Oh you know it
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Wednesday at 8:28 pm
Clay Looking forward to it
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Wednesday at 8:31 pm
Kevin Clay! Glad you’re on board bro
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Wednesday at 8:33 pm
Carter Janeece we got you
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Wednesday at 8:34 pm
Sham Ha Carter you wish you got Janeece
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Wednesday at 8:35 pm
Janeece Watch it boys
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Wednesday at 8:36 pm
Austin Janeece I didn’t mean anything by it
Looking forward to seeing you play tomorrow
But your boys team is going down the next day
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Wednesday at 8:39 pm
Lucas Ooh big talk I like that
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Wednesday at 8:41 pm
Austin Yeah we’re done here
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WWMS
WALTHORNE SOUTH RADIO
ALFIE:
Hello everyone and welcome to another great night here at the Walthorne South Gym, my name is Alfie Jenks, sports reporter for WWMS News. The Walthorne South girls basketball team has been on a tear all year, led by the fantastic Janeece Renfro, who is averaging 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists a game. But they face a very strong opponent in Walthorne North, who despite losing their best player earlier in the season is in third place in the league and riding a four-game winning streak. Both teams take the court in front of a raucous crowd, with big rooting sections from both schools. We’re just about set for the tip-off . . .
. . . And midway through the second quarter, Walthorne North takes a time-out, with the score 24–19 in favor of Walthorne South. As expected, the game has been pretty close, but the South girls seem to have things pretty well in control. The same cannot be said for the crowd, especially the student sections, as they seem to be getting a little rowdier as the game goes along. I did see one teacher go over and talk to them, so hopefully things will settle down a bit . . .
AUSTIN
It’s only the second girls basketball game I’ve been to in my life, not including my sister’s games. My mom always says that girls play the game the way it’s supposed to be played. My dad gets a little mad whenever she says that, but during the first half I understand what my mom is talking about. They cut, they pass, they use the back door, they find the open man—I mean woman—and they zip the ball around. It’s not all drive-and-kick-for-a-three, or isolation one-on-one.
I’m impressed.
But my friends are less impressed. We’re sitting way up in the bleachers, in the last couple of rows, and the South kids are right across the aisle from us, in the next section over. So of course, everyone starts messing with each other. Eric, Kevin, and Chase kind of start it, making faces and pointing, and their guys do it back. For most of the first half, it’s kind of chill like that, kind of funny, although at one point in the second quarter some teacher from South comes over and tells us to settle down.
And everyone does settle down, for a while.
At halftime, a bunch of us decide to walk around the gym to get some food and say hi to some other people. In the aisle, I see Carter, and he sees me. We both look away.
We’re halfway down the bleachers when a big guy from South steps in front of us. “Fancy meeting you boys here,” he says. “You all ready for the big game tomorrow?”
I feel like I should probably be the one to answer, but before I can, Eric jumps in.
“Oh yeah, you bet we are,” he says. “We’re more than ready. You ready, chump?”
The big South kid snorts. “Chump? I think you mean champ.”
“No, I mean chump.” Eric looks around for comic approval, and a few kids laugh, but the rest of us just stand there, ready to get moving.
“Aight, then.” The South kid steps aside, and it looks like he’s about to let us pass, but then he blocks the aisle again. He’s looking right at Eric, but I’m glad to see he’s still smiling at least.
“You know, I would appreciate it if you didn’t call me a chump. My name is Amir. What’s yours?”
“Uh, Eric.”
“Nice to meet you, Eric. I look forward to seeing you on the basketball court tomorrow night, where we can get to know each other a little better.”
“Okay, yeah,” Eric says. “Whatever, sure.”
The kid Amir finally steps aside, and we all hurry down the bleachers before anything else happens.
When we’re in the hallway outside the gym, Eric takes a deep breath. It’s only then that I realize he was nervous.
“Dude,” I say. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine,” Eric says defensively. “I can handle myself. Which is a good thing, because I didn’t see any of you guys jumping
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