After Brookdale United’s championship win, Marcus rides home with the trophy, feeling proud, relieved, and calm. The town celebrates their victory, and at home, family, neighbors, and teammates throw an impromptu party filled with laughter, stories, and shared memories. Coach Henderson praises Marcus’s leadership, while Marcus reflects on the journey, his teammates’ support, and past struggles. As the night quiets, he places the trophy beside his old trophies, embraces the lessons learned, and drifts to sleep, motivated for future challenges.
Fiction writer drawn to strange corners of the ordinary. I write intimate, unsettling stories about love, memory, and the quiet moments where everything almost breaks. Coffee helps.View all by Ferrisea Furtick
