Personal Narrative: The Worst Game Of Catch

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The Worst Game of Catch I thought that playing catch with my sister was a good idea but now, I realize that it was a bad idea. Me and my sister, Jules were just laying around doing nothing while we were watching television at my house and then, I figured out that I could play catch with someone for something to do. I realized that my dad would probably be too tired to play catch after he gets home from work. Then, I thought it would be a good idea to see if Jules wanted to play catch with me. I then go upstairs to her room and I ask, “Hey Jules do you want to play catch with a baseball?” “Sure I will be right out,” she tells me. Afterward, I go outside and wait for Jules to come out. It ended up taking her fifteen minutes to get ready and

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