I Made It

The Three-Point Shot

Mary sprinted down the court with the defense on her tail. She slowed herself down and passed to her teammate on the left. She ran around the edge of the three-point arch to the corner. She had no guard. She was looking for a way to slip into the paint when she heard a voice from the crowd.

"Try for the three Mary!" Charlie called.

Mary immediately called for the ball. The ball reached her hands and she set up to take the shot. Everything felt like it was in slow motion.

She jumped into the air and released the basketball with a snap of her wrist. She landed on her feet and looked up in time to see it go in. The whole team cheered and the other coach called a time-out. She looked into the crowd to see Charlie, real smug looking, staring her down.

"Can I say I told you so?" He yelled. She smiled and shook her head.

"I made it?" She laughed, still in a state of shock. She looked up at her idiot brother who was smirking at her.

"Did you think you wouldn't?" He asked. She stuck out her tongue at him and ran off to join the team.

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After the game she went with her twin to get ice cream. They sat down with their cones, Charlie with rocky-road and herself with cookies and cream.

"I still can't believe I made that shot."
"It was epic." Charlie agreed

"I still don't know if I could make that varsity team next year. I'm just not good enough."

"Look Mary," Charlie began, "You are a great defensive player and your offense has come a long way. Now I am not one to give advice seeing as I am a Track God!" He said.

Mary scoffed at her brother and his goofy grin.

"But I do know that you are so going to make varsity, then you will get into Northwestern on a full basketball scholarship, then you will be the number one player in the WNBA, then you will be famous and I will live with you in a big mansion." Charlie sat back in his chair and Mary chickled.

"Got it all planned out don't you little brother."

"Again, Not Little!" He said as he got up and walked home with her. She hoped he was right.

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Yay! Another chapter done. I working on the next one and sadly this story will be coming to an end soon. Thank you again for reading! It means so much to me that you have kept up with the story.

Love Y'all

-CS