As the sun rose over Big Boy Celeste gazed at the gentle colors of a fresh morning sky and remembered the morning of her discovery that she loved to play basketball. She’d been sitting on the front porch reading when a neighbor kid had walked past her foster parents’ home bouncing a basketball. 🏀 The ball hit a crack in the sidewalk and bounced toward Celeste who caught it easily, dribbled with ease and did a lay-up shot to return it to it’s owner. The girl began to chat with Celeste about basketball and that she should try out for the highschool team. That’s when the front door flew open wildly and her foster father ran out. He grabbed her by the arm roughly and drug her into the house and straight to the basement. 💭

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