Short Story: What Now?

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My heart started beat faster. I could barely tell where I was going. Everything was just one big blur as I sprinted. Praying I wouldn't be caught. I heard screams. I heard my name being called. My breath hitched when a light ribbon hit my gut. I won. I was first place. No one expected, me, the shy girl to win. But I did. I proved everyone wrong. I crossed that line. But what now? Is this where I celebrated? Or do I just go home. I kept wondering.... What now.... 

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