Personal Narrative: Alexa

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It was Thanksgiving and after watching a game, a group of friends and I decided to play football. Brady and Brynne tell us others that they are not allowed to play, since Brynne broke her nose in the third annual Bowser football game on another Thanksgiving six years ago. However, we decide to play anyways. Brynne picks Michael and Amelia, Brady picks me and Alexa, who is upset about being picked last.
As we play, Michael and Brady meet the new girl from Texas, who lived doors down. They both tried to impress her, and she finally picks Michael (when I made her choose). However, when he does a victory dance, she changes her mind and picks neither of the two. After a while, Brady cuts Alexa from the team since she was so bad. She then gets

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