As I close my locker I can hear the faint buzzing of the group message of the homecoming group. Before I can succumb and grab my phone I walk away feeling lost and uneasy. This allows me to look up and observe what is happening around me. There are a lot of people on their phones- looking at twitter, snapchat, or their messages. There is a group of boys huddled around talking in hushed voices outside of the upper 500 pod. The last thing I see is a couple huddled against the wall across from my classroom. I sit in the corner with my group KJ, Kellie, Ksenia, and Kloe. We have been working on this project for the whole week, today is the day that we have to present it. The group before us is finishing their new twist on obstacle courses with
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After I have checked off everything on my check list I feel a tad more confident having everything prepared. We all walk up to the front, Kellie is holding up the picture she drew, Ksenia and Kloe are tied to each other ready to show the class how the sport works, KJ and I stand in the middle with our scripts to explain what our sport is. I feel my palms start to sweat and my throat feels dry. I don’t like being up here with everyone staring at me. KJ introduces the sport and tells them that it is called “Ultimate Tied Soccer”. I close my eyes and take a deep breath then start with giving the instructions on how to play. I focus on reading slow enough and loud enough so that everyone can hear what I am saying. Once I finish KJ is telling the class the rules that they would have to follow, how many players are allowed on the field at a time, etc. Then it is my turn again I read the benefits of playing this sport and finish with the slogan, “Keep your enemies closer because you’re tied to them anyway!” Kloe and Ksenia start to show the class how to play hitting a bunch of desks as the both try to get the ball. They hit the ball which flies out into the hallway narrowly missing a kid walking by. Then we are finished we go and sit back at our
After I have checked off everything on my check list I feel a tad more confident having everything prepared. We all walk up to the front, Kellie is holding up the picture she drew, Ksenia and Kloe are tied to each other ready to show the class how the sport works, KJ and I stand in the middle with our scripts to explain what our sport is. I feel my palms start to sweat and my throat feels dry. I don’t like being up here with everyone staring at me. KJ introduces the sport and tells them that it is called “Ultimate Tied Soccer”. I close my eyes and take a deep breath then start with giving the instructions on how to play. I focus on reading slow enough and loud enough so that everyone can hear what I am saying. Once I finish KJ is telling the class the rules that they would have to follow, how many players are allowed on the field at a time, etc. Then it is my turn again I read the benefits of playing this sport and finish with the slogan, “Keep your enemies closer because you’re tied to them anyway!” Kloe and Ksenia start to show the class how to play hitting a bunch of desks as the both try to get the ball. They hit the ball which flies out into the hallway narrowly missing a kid walking by. Then we are finished we go and sit back at our