“I thought you guys were my friends. But it sure doesn’t feel like that right now! Everyone is against me and I hate it!”
“Rafi, your friends are here!” called Noam.
Rafi raced to the door to let Shmuli and Meir in. The three boys headed straight for Rafi’s bedroom for some privacy. As soon as they shut the door, Shmuli asked what had happened at the meeting with Coach Kahan.
“Well, you know how I was worried that my old teammates were trying to get me kicked off the team?” asked Rafi.
“Yeah — so did they? I can’t imagine Coach Kahan would agree to that,” said Meir. “You may be too competitive, but you’re also his absolute best player!”
“Well, Coach said the other guys don’t want me on the team, but that it’s really up to me to decide if I want to play or not.”
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