Sharon’s POV

I watched as Derrick slumped onto the bench, his head hanging low, shoulders slouched in a way that was so unlike him. He was always so confident, so sure of himself. But today, he was a shadow of the man I used to know. Coach Douglas had humiliated him in front of the entire baseball team. Even though his teammates probably didn’t take it too seriously that Derrick lost, I knew it bothered Derrick deeply. Men and their egos.

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