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Basketball-Personal Narrative
It was a perfect day for me, I couldn't think of anything that could ruin it. I made new friends when I made the basketball. Until I got home that day. As I walked into my house I noticed something strange. My father was home sitting on the couch and as fast as I could I tried to remember if I did anything bad I couldn't remember the last bad thing I did at school, then a million more thoughts rushed through my head as I remembered the C on my report card. When my dad called me in a serious low and kind of scratchy tone to take a seat on the couch as I looked into the kitchen my mom had tears in her eyes and immediately I knew this wasn't about a C on my report card. My father without any hesitation not sounding doubtful in any way delivered …show more content…
I finally started to be social again. This weekend I got invited by Sam to play basketball at the park.
When I got there they were just picking teams. Sam called out I got Mark as I approached and Blake got Preston Caleb and Dre Sam got Me Ryan Sean and Jake. We got ball First Blake called check it up. As soon as Sam checked the ball with Blake Ryan ran up to steal the ball but Blake tried to pass it but I caught it Mark Sean cried out as he was rushing down the court sprinting next to him was Caleb, Sean made a quick stop and turned right and Caleb was still running forward I almost threw the ball at Sean and Sean took a jump shot it bounced off the rim and Sam caught it bounced it right passed Dre and into Ryan's Hands Ryan pumped faked and drove toward the goal I was still standing at the three point line and as he got closer to the basket he jumped and passed it to me and I closed my eyes and threw it up nothing but net. Next time we got down to our side of the court I got the ball and did the exact same thing except when I opened my eyes the ball was sailing away from the rim air ball Dre Blake Caleb and Preston sang in unison. It was a good game till Preston tried to shot a full court shot and the ball flew into the lake. Nice going everyone remained Preston got to go I told the guys as I walked
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