Friday, September 9, 2016

A Disaster in the Theatre

            It was my first time on stage in front of so many people, and I was super nervous.   We were 5 minutes until the show, when all the trouble started. 
           It started when the lighting in the theatre burned out.   Then the concession stand ran out of popcorn, the manager got into a fight with one of the spectators, and the curtain fell with me still behind it.  I just stood there, terrified and I thought, "Well what a start."
          The angry audience  laughed and the emergency lights came on.  I knew they were expecting me to say something, but I was so nervous, I forgot my line...

Friday, September 2, 2016

Alot can happen in 2 minutes...

             When this crowd started cheering for me it felt awesome, now its just annoying.
Its almost impossible to concentrate on playing basketball when every 2 seconds someone calls your name or tries to take your picture. 
           Normally, I ignore it, but today my team and I need to focus and win the money because if we don't, we might never play again. 
          2 minutes left.  The score is 8-7 and the crowd is even louder.   All my team has to do is defend for 2 more minutes.  
         The other team stole the ball.  The crowd sounds like they are booing.  8-9, and my team is barley moving.  I have to fix this.   The ball is in my hands, and I have a clear  shot. 
        Missed because of a picture.  30 seconds left.  10 seconds. 5 seconds.  I  think its going in and...