Free men: Is it just basketball skills

Hey dad'

Hey Khode,how was school?'

That wasn't quite what i was expecting him to ask me,it's just like just getting stabbed in front of someone and the person still asks you how you got stabbed.

How was school?....dad seriously?......aren't you living on earth no more?'

Those were the words that managed to come out of my mouth as i managed to contain what i felt at that moment. For a minute he kept quite and then just said to me.....

something on your mind?'

Hell yeah...why is everyone pretending as if they didn't see it happen?' i asked him raising my voice a bit

You watch your mouth son....i'm your father and not one of your old school friends'

He said that with a lot of authority in his tone that i felt this fire ignite inside me as if he was doing it on purpose,just letting me get mad so i raise my voice.Like am i the only sane person left on earth?........what really happened to everybody?.

Look i'm sorry dad,i'll just be in my room' I said,trying to sound as calm as possible and left for my room.

Your mom wouldn't like you keeping things from me'

He uses this line whenever he wants me to talk or tell him things,my momma died on the 23rd of June due to pregnancy complications when i was about 14 years,thats about two years now. This time his old trick wasn't working cause i was so confused and talking to anyone at this point would get me messed up the more.

Up in my room i went online to see if any of what happened today had been put online but hell no!!,not even CNN had it covered or was it too early? or did it only happen here in Detroit? i got confused even more and decided to sleep over it but i couldn't seem to get it off my head.

Somewhere else

Yo bro,did you notice anything off about the Black Angels today?'

That was Kelvin a random kid obssessed with basketball and seems to notice whenever anything is off or has changed in any team.

No?,what did you notice?'

And this is Cozy,a member of the Staxx team in highschool,he's known for his lightning long range shots on the court.Most people call him Cozzy Stormzz for the way he slams the ball in the hoop.

Well,i did notice Nick was a faster than he has ever being in his last five games,you think he's on drugs?'

A loud laugh filled the dressing room as Cozy couldn't help but laugh at what Kelvin was saying like he was overrating Nick, but no he wasn't that was how Nick was during the game,it's just Cozy doesn't think about anyone except himself.

you think it's funny?,shouldn't you be concerned that if you guys faced them this weekend you'll get jammed?' Kelvin had his serious face when he said this one.

After he said that Cozy slammed the locker in front of him and said to Kelvin...

Bro,i think you're forgetting what team i play for.....we have three of the best in our team'

For one,that was no joke,in the whole of Detroit we have what we call the 12 elites,a bunch of really good teenage basketballers with handles and dribbles like they were from the lineage of Micheal Jordan or Lebron James and three of them are in the same team as Cozy,Team Staxx.

Let me remind you Kelvin.....'

but i know what i'm saying' Kelvin cut him short

Don't do that when i'm talking,you know how much i hate it.......and enough with this saying all of a sudden Nick of the Black angels got his speed up and can now stand the Staxx' Cozy as always was saying this with confidence.

The two of them just walked out of the dressing room when Cozy starts talking again.......

You see we got Jay Bills one of the hottest elite with high misdirection skill and you know no school team has been able to break through his signature demon slam,then there's Clark Lucas with his Vanishing dash which helps our attack and his phantom shots whih gave us sixteen points in three minutes in our last game,then the backbone of our team Cole Bashar,you and i know that guy is a demon in human body,no team has ever gotten through our defense no matter their speed. So what makes you think the Black angels and Nick stand a chance even if he was on drugs'

Well,one can't be too careful' was all Kelvin could say after being forced to listen to the biography of players he already knows.

And slowly things were changing......not only in the basketball team or is this a coincidence that everyone should overlook or is this the DAWN OF A NEW ERA?.

Blessed be those who know for they shall learn the ways of the elites