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i was picked up at my home. we drove through bustling traffic, people heading home to eat with their families. we were heading to the long xuyen basketball team's new home court. it was majestic.

the court is surrounded by a large green fence with giant halogen lights at various points along the way. this new court attracts a larger crowd than their old court did. people stood outside the gate to watch us all barrel up and down passing and shooting and scoring.

i was greeted by my teamates with warm smiles and pats on the back. 'are you well?' 'what did you do at home?' 'how is your family?'

we played for hours, much longer than usual. i had lost a good deal of my form but it slowly came back. i ended and my legs were shaking from the fast paced games.

we went to drink some sugar cane juice and bask in our recient reunification. it was a wonderful moment sitting on plastic chairs and feeling the blood pulse through the body and the wind blow against legs.

that was happiness.