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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: The Boy Who Have The Talent

A boy named Wick Olan wearing shorts and a sando is walking across the street, on his way home. While walking he sees an old man who is bringing a ball with him—heading to a dark place.

«Where is this old man heading, bringing a ball with him? probably to a court i guess» Wick said,

With a curious thought Wick followed the old man,

As the old man walking and him continuously following the old man, the old man soon notices it.

«Hey you?» Old man said, Wick with a shocked face responses «Huh! Me?»,

«Yes you! Why are you following me young man?»

Old man said, the old man instantly goes towards him, «What are you talking about old man? This is my way through my home, you can't just assume me to be following you» With a tensious laugh he said,

The old man with a suspicious look glaring at him closely «Okay young man» The old man said,

The old man then dribbles his ball while walking out to wick and wick just forget to follow the old man and he just go home.

"The Next Day" The alarm clock sounds «tinging,tinging,tinging» Wick Olan wakes up and smash the alarm clock with a sleepy face and goes back to sleep. Later on when he wakes up again, he sees the clock in his wall and upon seeing it he realizes that he's late for school and is in a shocked face. He—then wear's up his uniform without taking a bath and her mom shouting for him to take his breakfast but he hurries upon going to school and did not hear it. When he arrives at school the thoughts on his mind are «I don't know how it goes by like this on my first day of school in my new school. To think i will transfer school just because dad said so "sighs"» Wicks thought, The moment he stepped his foot in his room the teacher immediately stopped his discussion and introduces wick to the class.

«So by the way class we have a new transferee and here he is late at his first day, okay introduce yourself» The Teacher said, Wick walks and introduced himself «Hi I'm Wick Olan, you can just call me Wick and I'm 16 years old, looking forward to learn from you all» Wick said, Then the teacher says to him that sit wherever he like and he proceeds to sit in the back.

Sitting at the back waiting for the class to end,

Wick can't stop thinking about the old man last night

if where will he head off, in a dark place and with a ball with him. Then suddenly—«Ok that dismiss our class for today» The teacher said, Wick walks through the hallway until to the clubs area where there are many posters of the clubs there.

"Soccer club, glee club, volleyball club, Chess club, Supreme student council, and lastly Basketball club"

He walks directly and passed the club area and suddenly he saw the old man at the corner.

Wick immediately go to him and said «What are you doing here old man?», the old man startles and response «You? Oh right you're the kid who's following me last night, Me! I'm a coach of the basketball's club of this school»,

«I only see you today huh! What? Did you transfer here?» The old man adds on,

«Yeah, by the way old man where did you go last night?» Wick said,

«What's that matter to you?» Old man response,

«Well nothing» He replies with a fake laugh,

The old man with a doubtful face then

«Come follow me» old man speak,

They headed to the basketball gym, there! With the basketball team practicing on the other side of the court, the old man and him go to the other side of the court. «Can you shoot?» old man state,

«A little i guess?» Wick replies,

Wick then shoots a ball then missed it, and tries another one then another one again but still missed it continuesly.

«Try to start by setting your feet in the correct position - squared towards the rim, shoulder width apart but with the shooting foot half a step forward»

old man said,

And Wick willingly follows what he said and then

«When you start a shot, bring the ball just slightly in front of and above your face slightly offset, closer to the shoulder of your shooting arm so you're not blocking your view of the rim with the ball. At the same time, bending the knees, keeping your back straight and upright, and your shoulders relaxed»

Old man vocalize,

Wick proceed to do what the old man said and then he shoots. "squish" sound of the net, then shoots another one "squish", "squish", "squish", net sound.

«You're right old man» Wick said,

The old man laughs and did thought of something

«I can't believe it, he keeps missing just now but then the moment i've just said it to him about the technique that is effective, he did shoots it multiple times, but still it needs to do it regularly by practicing, but him! I FOUND A GEM» Old man thoughts with a mischievous face.

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