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Show Parker had wanted to read facts and statistics on women's basketball, she could go the library and read them for herself. There was no need to copy them for her. 'Just let your inner feeling spill out.' But what were her inner feelings? Certainly what had happened to her during the last three months at Miss Putnam's was nearly the most important thing that haad ever happened to her in her life. Maybe I should say that, thought Kim. But it's so personal. And what if Mrs. Parker thinks it's dumb. She picked up the black felt tip pen lying on the desk and began chewing on the end on the pen. She had so many churning feelings. Why did she have to go home? Wasn't learning about life and friends as important as ballet? Pilar...She could write about Pilar...about what Pilar was really like and how she discovered her. Kim straightened the paper, then figited around in the wooden seat until she was as comfortable as she could get. Finally, she put the pen point on the paper and began to write. Basketball Playing basketball this fall helped me to do a very important thing. It helped me look behind the mask of a dark skinned, shy, girl and discover that our souls look alike... 136 |