Long Shot (2002)
“my father asked as we jumped into the back seat of the car.
“Terrible … awful,” I muttered as I pulled the door closed.
“Come on, Nick, they couldn’t have been that bad,” he said as we started to drive away.
“Yes, it was,” Kia said. “It was bad.”
“I can’t imagine Coach Riley running a bad try-out.”
“He didn’t run anything except the engine of his motor home,” I said.
“His motor home? What do you mean?” my father asked.
“Coach isn’t our coach anymore. He’s quit,” Kia explained.
“He’s retired to ...travel,” I added.
“Wow, I can’t believe that … his whole life is basketball.”
“And travelling. And that’s what he’s doing right now, him and his wife,” Kia said.
“He said goodbye to us and then got in his motor home and drove off.”
“He seemed pretty happy about it,” Kia said.
“Except he was crying at the end,” I said, not mentioning how close I had been to tears too.
“I guess we should be happy for him,” my father said.MoreLess
“Terrible … awful,” I muttered as I pulled the door closed.
“Come on, Nick, they couldn’t have been that bad,” he said as we started to drive away.
“Yes, it was,” Kia said. “It was bad.”
“I can’t imagine Coach Riley running a bad try-out.”
“He didn’t run anything except the engine of his motor home,” I said.
“His motor home? What do you mean?” my father asked.
“Coach isn’t our coach anymore. He’s quit,” Kia explained.
“He’s retired to ...travel,” I added.
“Wow, I can’t believe that … his whole life is basketball.”
“And travelling. And that’s what he’s doing right now, him and his wife,” Kia said.
“He said goodbye to us and then got in his motor home and drove off.”
“He seemed pretty happy about it,” Kia said.
“Except he was crying at the end,” I said, not mentioning how close I had been to tears too.
“I guess we should be happy for him,” my father said.MoreLess
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