Hoops & Hearts
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Last published Sun, Mar 3, 2024
Malik loved his life. Two loving parents. Enjoyable school life. Caring friends. He really couldn't ask for anything more. Until one day his dad came home and broke the devastating news that he'd lost his job. Things weren't terrible and they weren't running out of money but things definitely weren't the same as before. His parents thought for days about what they should do about it until his parents decided to temporarily house an exchange student from Puerto Rico. There was only one problem. He was probably the finest but most annoying Puerto Rican Malik had ever met. His only goal was to focus on basketball but now this mf had to come and mess it all up...
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