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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 52 or you’re going through a rough patch, we’ll notice, but you will al- ways be the same person.” says Silvia while she passes Raul the ball. “And the other way around, too. You should have seen me in class or at home on Mondays after getting thrashed at football. At first, I didn’t want to talk to anybody.” Raul laughs, “Maybe you’re right.” “Hey! What are you doing here?” Juan Carlos shouts as he ap- proaches from the other goal posts. “The borough league is over, you don’t have to train anymore, so we’re not letting you play here any- more.” “It seems he’s also had a bad day.” Hanadi says without Juan Carlos hearing her. “Leave them alone, Juan Carlos,” Kevin says. “We had agreed to share the courts.” Raul says. “And it’s not something you can lend because it’s not yours. Remember when we talked to Chema.” “Those rules don’t apply anymore. I’m setting my own rules now.” says Juan Carlos. “And anyway, Chema isn’t here now.” Juan Carlos suddenly sees something that catches his eye out- side the courts and leaves hastily, but calmly. As he is leaving, he shouts, “I don’t want to see you here tomorrow unless you’re on the stands.” “Ignore him,” “says Kevin. “We don’t all think like him in our group.” Kevin had been playing on the same wing as Raul during the spring league and they had reached quite a good understanding. That left wing was one of our strong points. “Several of us don’t mind sharing the courts. It hasn’t been that bad, and if the league had lasted a bit longer, Raul and I would have become unstoppable. But if we sometimes find it hard to share with our brothers…it was always going to be harder with other people. Right?”