you are all star

Chapter 144

The more Neil was discriminated against in this country, the more he wanted to prove to the people in this country that in this world, fate and birth do not determine everything, but after making a choice, hard work and persistence determine everything.

For Neil, discrimination exists every day, as small as eating a meal, playing a ball game, or walking in a corner of the campus, all kinds of mocking eyes will be attracted, and all kinds of unsavory words will be attracted, but these Neil The only thing that makes him unbearable is that once there is a game with him, he will be targeted. The referee will give him a whistle for a small action, and the opponent will foul him for various actions. He blew the whistle directly, and he threw accusations at the referee, but the referee pointed at the audience off the court, squinted at him and said, "Listen to the voice yourself, we can't do anything, we can only respond to the wishes of the audience .”

Whenever Neil heard such an answer, he would clenched his fists, clenched his teeth, held his head high, sneered, continued to fight, and proved himself with actions.

Anyone's growth is inseparable from the environment and times he lives in, and Neil is no exception. It's just that some people will only be grateful for the good environment and times, and challenge some of his life so that he can live happily. In the extremely difficult environment and times, he chose to blame others, did not know how to appreciate adversity, did not understand that man can conquer nature, but only knows that fate is determined by heaven.

But Neil doesn't believe in fate. After more than ten years of life, although there are doubts and discriminatory and offensive words everywhere along the way, he is always very lucky. At critical moments in life, life will always surprise him. , always made him firmly believe in his heart that this was not as bad as he thought. Through life, he understood better that after working hard, there would really be unexpected surprises.

Therefore, from worrying about his disappearance in elementary school, to later, through his persistence in basketball and his dream, he walked step by step and realized more and more deeply. The reason why he became God's darling was not because he was special than anyone else. It was because his sweat from childhood to adulthood was enough to merge into a river. When other children were still enjoying the warm and selfless care of their parents, he began to think about how to make money and share it for their parents. Although in the end, he He failed to really relieve the slightest burden for his parents, but he firmly believed in his dreams and consistently believed that basketball would bring him endless wealth in the future, and, from elementary school to high school, he was chosen by God every time. , all because of his dream, his basketball.

Therefore, when Neil was weighed again by his boss who deliberately made things difficult for him and discriminated against him because he was a black man, even though he finally succeeded in achieving his goal without paying a penny with the help of his ingenuity and the pressure of the citizens. , but he felt uncomfortable, which made him rethink memories and life all day long, even until late at night before the start of school. Through reflection, he strengthened his confidence in basketball and made him more convinced The persistence of more than ten years has not been in vain, and all efforts are worthwhile.

And when he recalled that when he weighed his height, the weight on the measuring instrument was 82KG, and his height was 1.8 meters five, he was even more excited and excited, because in just half a year, his height had grown by more than ten centimeters This is not a small incentive for him. The continuous increase in height and weight has inspired his fighting spirit and made him firmly believe that his hard work was not in vain, his sweat was not in vain, and he dragged his tired body every night. Going back to the dormitory is worth it.

When he woke up, the birds, who were not afraid of the cold, were chirping on the branches again. He opened the window and looked out. The sun was coming in. Even though a cool breeze had blown by just now, he felt extremely warm.

He stood there for a while with his eyes slightly closed, feeling very strange that his parents hadn't woken him up recently, thinking about it, he was really not used to it, but he also firmly believed that he was an older child and had grown up You shouldn't have to call your parents over and over again when you wake up every morning. It's not good to be heard by neighbors.

Although he thought so in his heart, he still hoped that his parents would call him. He felt safe, and he was going to school this morning, and there was no sound. Did I go to school?"

After asking himself a question, he immediately opened the bedroom door and walked out. He looked around and saw that his parents were nowhere to be seen. He yelled a few more times, but there was still no response, so he knew that they should go to the market.

Although Neil complained a little about his parents' behavior in his mind, he was more grateful to his parents. He stretched and walked slowly towards the sofa, and saw a post-it note on the sofa that was blocked by a folded blanket.

Neil knew it was left by his parents, but he didn't know what it said. He hurriedly picked it up and read: "Dear son, breakfast is on the dining table. You eat it and go to school by yourself, because you will be 15 years old this year. Standing up is a head taller than your mother. Therefore, your father and I have discussed about your matter, and you have to solve it independently and face it. If you always grow up under our protection, you can’t When you really grow up, you can’t really become an independent individual, so this time you go to school by yourself, we will accompany you to avoid extra expenses, your living expenses, we will put it in your school bag, We will pack your luggage for you, all in the suitcase, be careful yourself, we believe you can! Last special reminder: your basketball, your dream, your favorite books, whether to take them on the road, I and Your dad has no control. Love your parents!"

When Neil finished reading, the corners of his eyes were moist, he bit his lip, ran into the restaurant and quickly finished his meal, and quickly found the place where he always hung his schoolbag and suitcase, and found that what his mother said on the note paper was always true Everything is still in the same place, as if no one has moved it except him, staying intact. When Neil saw all this, he whispered something in his mouth: " Nuana, you liar!"

But when he took off his schoolbag and opened the suitcase, there were neatly placed pens, ink, paper and inkstones, some drawing tools, and some compulsory textbooks in the schoolbag.

When Neil saw this, he was already uncontrollably moved. He hastily whipped himself, and said to himself, "Neil, you are really nothing. You actually called your mother a liar!"

He opened the suitcase again, and the clothes and pants, the bed sheet and quilt cover were neatly folded inside, and a clean thank you in a plastic bag.

Neil looked at everything, and tears overflowed all at once, letting the tears erode his cheeks.

He stared at everything neatly in the suitcase silently, weeping uncontrollably.

About ten minutes later, Neil reached out to wipe his tears, closed the suitcase again, found his beloved basketball, and put it in a conspicuous place at the door.

Then, he found his favorite book "Biography of Basketball Celebrities", carefully took the book and walked to his schoolbag, unzipped the zipper, and put the book in.

Because he wanted to put it more neatly, he put one hand in it, and suddenly felt that there was a hard, boxy thing in the side pocket where the money was often zippered. Touching his hand, he was very strange, firmly convinced that it must not be money, money cannot be so hard, and it is square.

He hurriedly opened the compartment bag to see that it turned out to be a photo frame with a photo of him and his parents when he was a child. He turned it over and looked at the back, which read: "Children, no matter when and where, don't feel that you It is fighting alone, if you take it, your parents will always be with you, and when you see him, you will see us, I hope you keep it safe!"

After reading it with tears in his eyes, Neil moved to kiss the parents on the front, put it in very flat, closed the zipper, and wiped his eyes vigorously.

Dragging on the suitcase, carrying the basketball, and carrying the schoolbag, I rushed to school.

Along the way, his heart was filled with the warm winter sun, and at the same time, he was also filled with the touch of his parents' departure. He looked at everything outside the car window, and everything was blooming in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)