People often say that when experiencing life threatening or terrifying situations, someone’s life may flash before their eyes. However, some people do not understand what may be happening to them, and in that quick moment, a life may not flash before his/her eyes. When Sam experienced her most horrifying moment, she froze in fear because she could not grasp what she was going through. Her most terrifying experience happened in an instant and lasted no longer than five seconds, yet this moment leaves her in a robot-like back brace for months and replays in her mind night after night. Stepping on to the football field, Sam could feel the anxiety rising in her body and suddenly her entire body was shaking. She was about to practice a stunt that
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She was reassured by the thought of how well she had positioned herself and how well her group caught her. Sam took a jump of faith into the other girls’ hands. As she squatted in their hands, the anxiety washed over her once again, and Sam prayed a silent prayer to God. She felt the sudden bounce of the group’s hand, signaling that they were about to toss her up, and the echo of Fred counting. Soon, Sam was flying through the air, and when she landed safely back into the arms of her group, she felt as if she could conquer the world. The cheer team continued the cheer after she had been carefully placed back on her feet. Coach Erin’s shrill voice washed across the entire football field telling the girls to start over. However, this time, Sam felt ten times more confident in her ability to do this terrifying stunt. Once again, Sam flew through the air and the people below began to look like ants, yet Coach Erin’s voice boomed through football field yelling at the girls to go …show more content…
The squad scattered like leaves to return to their original formation. For the first time of the entire practice, Sam was entirely calm. She took a giant leap into her stunt group’s hands. As the other girls were cheering as loudly as possible, Sam could only hear Fred’s voice yelling out the cheer counts. She felt the quick bounce signaling the group was about to throw her up in the air; however, this time, Sam jumped back instead of flying upward. She heard a collective, quiet gasp and felt no hand catching her. The next thing she knew, Sam was gasping for breath and could not feel her legs. The echoing sound of “are you okays” and “oh my Gods” flew around her head like cartoon birds, yet she still could not grasp exactly what was happening. She felt Coach Erin’s arms wrap around her like a mother protectively wraps her arms around a child. Erin was whispering to Sam softly. Sam felt her face become wet, and realized she began crying at some point during this entire ordeal. Once she had regained feeling in her now tingling legs and could finally breathe again, Sam looked up at Coach Erin and spoke between choked
She was reassured by the thought of how well she had positioned herself and how well her group caught her. Sam took a jump of faith into the other girls’ hands. As she squatted in their hands, the anxiety washed over her once again, and Sam prayed a silent prayer to God. She felt the sudden bounce of the group’s hand, signaling that they were about to toss her up, and the echo of Fred counting. Soon, Sam was flying through the air, and when she landed safely back into the arms of her group, she felt as if she could conquer the world. The cheer team continued the cheer after she had been carefully placed back on her feet. Coach Erin’s shrill voice washed across the entire football field telling the girls to start over. However, this time, Sam felt ten times more confident in her ability to do this terrifying stunt. Once again, Sam flew through the air and the people below began to look like ants, yet Coach Erin’s voice boomed through football field yelling at the girls to go …show more content…
The squad scattered like leaves to return to their original formation. For the first time of the entire practice, Sam was entirely calm. She took a giant leap into her stunt group’s hands. As the other girls were cheering as loudly as possible, Sam could only hear Fred’s voice yelling out the cheer counts. She felt the quick bounce signaling the group was about to throw her up in the air; however, this time, Sam jumped back instead of flying upward. She heard a collective, quiet gasp and felt no hand catching her. The next thing she knew, Sam was gasping for breath and could not feel her legs. The echoing sound of “are you okays” and “oh my Gods” flew around her head like cartoon birds, yet she still could not grasp exactly what was happening. She felt Coach Erin’s arms wrap around her like a mother protectively wraps her arms around a child. Erin was whispering to Sam softly. Sam felt her face become wet, and realized she began crying at some point during this entire ordeal. Once she had regained feeling in her now tingling legs and could finally breathe again, Sam looked up at Coach Erin and spoke between choked