[Karen goes outside after seeing Lucas wearing a Ravens basketball jersey, and Lucas follows]
Mom, you okay?
Yeah. Do you know who left it?
Coach Durham, probably. He asked me to play.
Maybe you should. [ Chuckles ]
You sound like Skills. Those guys refused to play today. They said they didn't want to be my excuse.
How'd you feel about that?
Honestly? I was pissed. Those guys are supposed to be my friends.
They are your friends. [She shows him a picture of himself as a boy, with a basketball] Do you remember that?
My first leather basketball. That was the year that skill's father told us there was no Santa Claus.
Yeah, and I tried to talk you out of it. [ Chuckles ] then you said something I'll never forget. You said you felt bad for the kids who never figured it out, because when they grew up and had kids of their own, there wouldn't be any gifts on Christmas morning. You're a good kid, Luke. But sometimes I feel like you're sitting out your life on account of me, and I don't want that for you. My past is not your future, okay?
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