Personal Narrative: Nike High Top Shoes

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One of the most hated shoes to me is, high top shoes because of many things. The Nike high top shoes are so uncomfortable and weigh too much to be worn on feet. It is sometimes a struggle because it's impossible to run, walk up stairs, and to play sports wearing Nike high top shoes.
One time in 6th grade I had a game facing off East.St.louis Clark Middle School, and I had to play started point guard. There was one mistake I made, and it was the fact that I left my game shoes at home sitting on my dresser, and they were the new kd4 nike basketball shoes everyone on the team got. Multi tasking is what led me to my failure to remember to bring my shoes, because i was was supposed to feed the dog, get ready for school, and fold clothes. After

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