A Boys Field Short Story

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A boys field As the bell for the start of recess rings throughout the small elementary school, hundreds of kids run out of their classrooms to be the first ones to get the soccer balls, baseballs, and basketballs. I see a group of boys that I've been noticing for a while now grabbing a soccer ball and running to the unoccupied dirt field. Lately, I had been wanting to join them, but the sight of no other girls and towering 2nd grade boys huddled in a group always scared me away. Finally, with enough courage and a pep talk from my friends that they would be cheering me on from the sidelines, I started to walk over to the boy. They are now lined up in front of the two main boys Jack and Chris who are more often than not the team captains. As …show more content…

Finally, I arrived at the group of boys. After a deep breath of collecting myself and what I would say, I started to speak. I stood straight and held eye contact with Jake to make myself look tough and strong to hopefully impress them. “Hey, could I play with you guys today? I said with confidence overwhelming my train of thought, but that quickly destroyed as Jake looked at me disgusted and rudely told me, “Sorry no girls play with us” “But why doesn't that make any sense?” I confusedly asked “Girls aren’t as good as boys, they would just get in the way” Jake flippantly stated, I could've fought back and said something but suddenly I flashed back into reality and finally felt all the other boys staring right at me. Not wanting to make any more of a foul out of myself, I started to turn away and head back to my friends. As I made my slow walk back to my friends, I looked over to my left and my eyes immediately drawn to an angry teacher storming over to Jake and the others. Then hear Jake mumble with slight terror in his voice, “Wait you can play with us, just today though.” Even though I knew they didn’t want me there, I still took this opportunity to think I could prove my skills and just maybe they would want me and my talent …show more content…

The game started with our possession and for the first 5 minutes, I thought I might just be okay. I could maybe even make a save or two, or what if I even took the ball down the field with everyone watching in amazement? Suddenly I snapped out of my thoughts to see an angry Jake dribbling down the field with no defense in front to help me. I stood my ground with a sliver of hope that I would block the shot or he would miss. As he drew back his leg to shoot, I realized he was aiming right at me. Although I knew what he planned doing, I wasn’t quick enough to react and get out of the way. Then before I knew it, the ball hit me square in the face. I fell over and felt a numb sensation come across my whole face. After what felt so long of just laying on the ground in complete confusion, both Chris and Jake came to check on me but I could tell they couldn’t care less about my health just playing it off. “Yes, can you hear me, do you know what day it is? Jake asked in a joking tone, looking at Chris. Then I saw the same lady, teacher and my friends run over to my side and see if I was alright. They helped me get on my feet, but my nose was bleeding and I was covered in dirt. I thought I couldn’t let them make a fool out of me, or else I would never be able to play

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