Inkboundbyblood
Everyone leaves something behind.
At sixteen, Sam wants nothing to do with the life waiting for him.
School feels meaningless. People feel distant. And the future is something he would rather not think about.
Then, almost by accident, he joins his school's struggling volleyball team.
What begins as a simple distraction slowly becomes something more.
New friends. Old memories. Rivalries. Dreams that refuse to die.
And a girl from his childhood who seems to know far more about his past than she should.
As Sam becomes part of the team, he begins uncovering pieces of a story he thought was long gone-a promise made years ago, a friendship he barely remembers, and a dream that someone else never got the chance to finish.
This isn't just a story about winning games.
It's about the people we meet, the people we lose, and the things they leave behind.
Sometimes, you don't find your reason to live.
Sometimes, you find something worth moving forward for.