Chapter 37

The stands were full. Almost literally.

People couldn’t line up against the court’s walls—it was a safety hazard—so at any given moment, ten people were huddled in the doorway. Their necks craned as they tried to watch the game. A few students hung out on the side of the bleachers, but every few minutes, someone acting all official would go and wave them away.

Basketball had been popular in Arizona, but not like this.

When I saw a woman wearing a basketball...