Junior High gym class. Sweat trickles down my seventh grade face as I scramble backward into the padded wall. A twanging bounce snaps my head to the left; a thumping slap and my eyes dart to the right, but my focus is on the eighth grade giant striding up the middle of the court. His focus is on the lone opponent between him and victory.

Me.

He cocks back his arm; I am frozen in place; all the cheering and jeering fades and I swear I hear the whoosh of a jet plane as the ball sails straight for me. I know I can’t duck. I know I can’t jump. I simply cannot dodge fast enough to avoid Greg Thompson’s bullet.

At the moment of impact I curl my body into a “C” and wrap my arms around the textured rubber, clutching it to my stomach. As I straighten up, extending the red ball in triumph over my head, sound erupts from my teammates as they are freed to join me on the battlefield. Greg stands in disbelief, then shaking his head he walks off the court. This moment I won’t forget. I am the queen of the court. I am the hero.

OW! I am on the ground after being pegged in the legs and side. Well, that’s dodgeball!

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