Natalie Okafor

We found his size, taped the heel, and let him believe the universe had handled it. The universe is named Aunty Natalie.

Cleaned, repaired, sorted, ready. Good boots should finish more than one childhood.

They held practice in the corridor using rolled socks and two backpacks. I confiscated nothing.

My textbook says resources are finite. My storeroom has been explaining that all season.

Before the teams arrived, I stood in goal for ten quiet minutes. The knee remembered the injury. The hands remembered everything else.