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Creative Writing: Of Mice And Men

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Lionel Giverd was practicing his football one day on his team, and he suddenly landed on his arm he started to swear. He realized he would be in the cast for a while and he hoped he could make the team next year. “This is awful,” exclaimed Lionel very rudely to his mom, ”I won't be able to make the tryouts unless I get my cast off today, but tryouts are in one hour!” “it'll be okay Lionel,” his mom, Juliette Giverd, told Lionel very calmly,”Just try again next year.” “it's not okay,” screamed Lionel with a forceful tone,”If I do not make it this year, I won't be able to make it next year!” Lionel Giverd then proceeded to eat his lunch to get ready for the football tryouts. He was spilling crumbs everywhere, and not talking or doing …show more content…

“No! I’m going to try out to-,” Lionel tried to say, but the coach interrupted him. The coach was a man in his 30s, with dark blue eyes and brown hair. He had been working with Mystic Genie High School’s football team for 7 years, and with him, the win every …show more content…

As coach was saying this, Lionel slowly took off his cast and you could see a slight purple still on his arm, his bone structure still a little fractured. Thankfully, however, it was his left arm and he was right handed. Lionel was sweating up a storm, and he was acting very weirdly, not talking to anyone and he had a strange look on his face. “Okay, now that we’re lined up,” said the coach,”we can start the tryouts. I want you to run to the left side at the 50-yard mark and stay in the corner, and catch the ball with a one-handed catch.” “Thank the lord,” Lionel said in his mind,”we’re only catching the ball with one hand.” “Zach, you’re up first,” said the coach,”Derek… Mark with k… Colin… Corey… Hernan… Joe… Marc with a c… Diego… Fargo.” The coach called on everyone until only Lionel and Erik were left. “Okay Erik, it's your turn,” said the coach. Erik ran up, got a grip on the ball but it slipped through his fingers, as did Mark, Derek, Joe, Fargo, Colin, and Diego. “Last but not least, we have Lionel.” Lionel was in a position to catch the ball, he was ready to jump, and the coach threw the ball from the touchdown zone. When the ball was right above Lionel, he jumped for it and promptly

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