They called the team name from the front of the judge booth. “Seymour Tigers‚ you may take the mat!” The nerves were rushing through all of us. The adrenaline kicked in and we got on the mat cheering and yelling variations of “Go Seymour!” or “We got this girls!” I know who said “We got this.”. It was Emily‚ who in the beginning was across from me; she gave me a nod and mouthed “Good Luck”. Other girls on the team gave each other the same look of reassurance too. Suddenly‚ the arena that had been
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I remember the time when I had locked myself in my room for hours; peeking through the small keyhole‚ I could see the guests moving around the hall and I decided not to go out. However‚ my mom kept knocking my door‚ insisting me to come out. I pretended to ignore her‚ but when the guests started calling out my name along with her‚ I had to open the door reluctantly. Instead of having any conversation with them‚ I thought it would be a better idea for me to just go for a quick handshake and walk away
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So‚ this is what the world has become. Bullets continue to tear through the other side of the car. The small explosions and ricochets cement my feet tighter to the ground‚ and I press as close as I can to the driver’s side door. Every muscle in my body aches‚ but I know that I cannot give up here. She needs me. More than that‚ I promised my dad I would keep her safe. But‚ most of all‚ I swore to myself that I would never let anything happen to her‚ no matter what it took. A bullet shatters the window
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Over the past few months‚ I have not purchased many things for myself or my apartment . I have purchased a storage container‚ Amazon Prime‚ and Bath bombs.I purchased the storage container for my utensils and other things in my kitchen. Because my apartment is small I have a little to no cabinet space which is why I opted to buy additional space. I thought about getting a wall caddy for my utensils and cookware but then I realize I needed the wall space so something that was on the floor and easy
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All my life I have imagined different crazy scenarios that would never occur‚ but sounded amazing in my head. From being a sword fighter in the older days‚ to traveling through space with a Wookie and a man. These various stories have always been something I’ve had an interest in creating in my head. Zombies‚ of course‚ has been one of them. The first and most important thing would be going for a weapon. Obviously‚ you don’t want something too loud‚ as it would alert the other zombies around‚ but
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Over the next three weeks‚ we went hiking every morning. Our hikes were fun‚ at first. Soon though‚ I wanted to quit and sleep in‚ but the others seemed fine with it. It was just my luck that all of them were morning people. Every morning‚ one of them would haul me out of my sleeping bag and pour cold water on me to wake me up. It takes me thirty minutes to be fully awake and functioning; cold water speeds up the process. Annabelle had gotten bored with just hiking‚ so she added rock climbing
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I began questioning my sexuality in seventh grade. I had just been given my first phone and suddenly a whole new world opened up to me. The LGBTQ+ community welcomed me with open arms as I read up on labels and identities‚ and I soon discovered that I’m bisexual. However‚ this “whole new world” also exposed me to bigotry‚ hate‚ and ignorance. Very quickly‚ I learned that people like me aren’t entirely accepted or respected. From hearing “f*ggot” and “gay” thrown around in classes to my friend’s negative
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Ever since my freshmen year of high school‚ football has been the only thing that has mattered to me. I was given the opportunity to dress varsity as a freshman and being around that atmosphere‚ being on a successful team was intoxicating‚ especially to me at such a young age. I loved every minute of it‚ and I knew I wanted to be the one out on the field making the plays I watched that whole year. I made it my goal from that year on‚ I was going to give everything it took over the next three years
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Have you ever had a sick feeling in your stomach? Ever been so nervous that you almost want to throw up? Soon‚ the drill team was headed to Florida for Drill Nationals. We were all terrified of the fact we had finally reached to this point of such a big and meaningful competition. I never thought that it was all going to happen so fast. All of those after school practices took an eternity‚ but all it seemed like it ended in a split second. I couldn’t believe it. It felt like I was there physically
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Fitriana’s head was covered in a hijab and she was dressed in oriental clothing in Brownsville‚ Texas where almost everyone is Hispanic‚ but I did not question why she would be in the city; my question was “What in the world is she be doing sitting in a Christian church?” Curiosity filled the air inside the temple as people stole glances at her every couple of minutes. As it turned out‚ she was a foreign exchange student housed by one of the families of church. She soon became a sensation with everyone
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