Coming of Age

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***Austin*** I dribble the ball, heading toward the hoop at the end of the hall, steering away from Dominic as he moves to intervene. My footwork is quick, and I manage to dodge him, dribbling the ball further toward the hoop. Ollie is there waiting for me, but I know his tactics, I'd grown up with him after all. I dodge him quickly too, before leaping into the air with the ball, dunking it cleanly through the hoop before landing back on the floor with a loud thud. "And he dunks it again," howls our friend Finn, who is visiting over the weekend. He is a year older and at a London university, but he is also attending my party tomorrow night in the hope he might find his mate too. "Man, he kicks my butt every time," Ollie laughs. "It's a fair exchange, he absolutely kicks mine in th

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