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At the school, Jacob nervously waited for his name to be called. Both he and Daron did really good in the try-outs, but then again so did everyone else. He could only have wished he had made all his left handed lay-ups. SInce he was right handed, doing left handed lay-ups were very hard for him to do them correctly. His reverses needed a little more work, but other than those two problems, he aced the tests. Of course Daron did well on those, but his left hand dribbling needed a little work. The coach's voice came into focus again.
"Daron Williams. Tony Larson. Jacob Henders, Cody Lawrance. Trevon Rights. And Jacob Williams." Jacob slumped down in his spot on the bleachers. Mary and her parents voice echoed in the gym as they cheered for both he and Daron. Jacob looked at his father who sat in the corner, staring at the wall away from the crowd. Jacob could only see the side of his father's face. He felt surge of hurt at his father's callousness. He knew his father was going to be like that. He knew he could never make his father smile and say, 'well done, my son." he knew and yet he hoped. That was carelessness on his part. His father will never be who he once was. What Jacob wanted him to be again.