Emory finished celebrating with his teammates and walked hurriedly towards his mother who was standing at the courtside waiting for him, she had a proud look on her face as Emory approached her. As soon as Emory got within range of her she immediately hugged him.
"I'm—I'm drenched in sweat," Emory said, he was taken by surprise at his mother's action. Mirianne was someone who would always emphasize the importance of hygiene, so the fact that she was hugging a sweat-covered Emory was what surprised Emory, but Emory soon reciprocated her action by hugging her back.
"You played so well, I'm proud of you son. You have no idea how happy it made me to see you play so energetically" Mirianne said as she let go of Emory
"Really? I wasn't all that good, Liam and Brian held the team together when I was out of focus. If it was not for them, we would have lost" Emory said as he scratched his hair slightly, trying his best to be humble
