Personal Narrative: My Loss Of Independence

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This is how injured my knee and learned and gained more independence. So it was just a normal day chilling on the couch playing video games after school on a friday with no plans. BUZZ! My phones starts vibrating and I lean over and check my phone, a text from Riley and I read “hey my brother has a friend over wanna play 2v2 bball” I respond “omw”. So I get there and I see them just shooting around and then Riley's brother says you guys ready to play and i’m like yea. So we playing nothing crazy but time is getting lower so we start to kick it up a notch. It’s at 20 seconds left and we are down by 4 and Riley make a huge 3. We back in this I think. So their takin it up and they turn it over so now must be the win. 5 seconds left I get the ball down by 1, i’m driftin through the lane no one can stop me. …show more content…
Then it happens...I collapse I can’t stand up my leg it just won’t work. I try to stand but just fall again. My friends pick me up and help me limp to a chair. I can’t walk, I can’t bend my leg it’s just limp. I try to get back out there but as soon as I put any weight on my leg I just collapse. What do I do, I can’t finish the game but I don’t wanna lose. The worst part about this is that I missed the shot. I call my mom to come get me because I just need to go to bed i’ll be fine in the morning. I wake up in the morning with a sore knee. I step of my bed and fall to the ground in excruciating pain. I yell for help but my brother and dad aren't home and my mom's outside gardening. I crawls down the stairs screaming for help. I think to myself I have a dance competition tomorrow. As I crawl down the stairs my mother finally hears my cries and comes to my rescue. She helps me up and takes me to the doctor. We get there and are instantly put in a

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