Basketball Nerd
“If only I could beat Tommy in basketball,” I though. Everyone would laugh at him and I could prove that I am good at sports. I have recently moved in because of getting bullied in other schools. I have gotten pushed into lockers, punched in the face and even locked in the teacher’s lounge. My parents are sick of me getting bullied. They are hoping for no bullies to be in this school and if so they will just homeschool me. I get bullied because of my ways of dressing to school. I wear a tucked in shirt and nice black dress shoes. People in my school think that my clothes are so out of date. And the effect of me dressing that way is that bullies think that I am unathletic. I think that this year might be the last year of all that bullying and teasing. “I can’t wait for school tomorrow!” I thought right before I went to sleep. Right away when I woke up the next morning I jumped out of the bed zoomed into the bathroom to take a shower and after the shower, I hurdled over the bush …show more content…
When I missed the bus my mom and dad weren't home so I had to walk all the way to school. When I finally got to school it was already 2nd period! And when 2nd period ended I bumped into Tommy and his gang. They started calling me names like nerd, loser, and even unathletic! I was overflowing with anger. When the day ended which felt like 5 years I overheard a conversation of basketball tryouts coming soon and Tommy and his gang would be at the tryouts. “I must go to the tryouts!” I thought triumphantly! The next day, I go to the Gym with my dad to practice on my basketball skills. He shows me some tricks and a good way to shoot, especially the good way to shoot I can still hear him saying “Locate your target and follow through.”
He also said “We are going to practice every afternoon until the day of
“If only I could beat Tommy in basketball,” I though. Everyone would laugh at him and I could prove that I am good at sports. I have recently moved in because of getting bullied in other schools. I have gotten pushed into lockers, punched in the face and even locked in the teacher’s lounge. My parents are sick of me getting bullied. They are hoping for no bullies to be in this school and if so they will just homeschool me. I get bullied because of my ways of dressing to school. I wear a tucked in shirt and nice black dress shoes. People in my school think that my clothes are so out of date. And the effect of me dressing that way is that bullies think that I am unathletic. I think that this year might be the last year of all that bullying and teasing. “I can’t wait for school tomorrow!” I thought right before I went to sleep. Right away when I woke up the next morning I jumped out of the bed zoomed into the bathroom to take a shower and after the shower, I hurdled over the bush …show more content…
When I missed the bus my mom and dad weren't home so I had to walk all the way to school. When I finally got to school it was already 2nd period! And when 2nd period ended I bumped into Tommy and his gang. They started calling me names like nerd, loser, and even unathletic! I was overflowing with anger. When the day ended which felt like 5 years I overheard a conversation of basketball tryouts coming soon and Tommy and his gang would be at the tryouts. “I must go to the tryouts!” I thought triumphantly! The next day, I go to the Gym with my dad to practice on my basketball skills. He shows me some tricks and a good way to shoot, especially the good way to shoot I can still hear him saying “Locate your target and follow through.”
He also said “We are going to practice every afternoon until the day of