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Personal Narrative-It's Time To Play Videogames

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It was the perfect Friday afternoon to play videogames, but the problem is the temperature hit 82 degrees and sunny. Now my mom is going to yell at me for playing video games and she would tell me to go play outside. I tried thinking hard to find a reason for playing on the XBOX. I was so concentrated in playing Madden mobile on my phone on the bus, that I almost forgot to get off the bus. When I got off the bus, I ran to my house and opened the garage. Every Friday I should take trash in, so I rolled the two trash bins into the garage. I went in the house and realized my mom didn 't come back from work yet. My brother only comes from school about 15 minutes after I arrive. I rushed to play NBA 2k 16 on my XBOX. After some time, my brother came home and as soon as he saw me playing on the XBOX, he started grabbing the controller from me and changed the game to multiplayer. I hate playing NBA 2k16 with …show more content…

…I am swinging my racquet as fast I can against the and adding a pinch of topspin to the tennis ball. The commentator shouts on the microphone, “Surya barely wins the first set, 5-7, and the action will continue in 10 minutes.” As soon as I reach my bench, my coach runs over to me and says, Federer is struggling with his slice shot, so use his weakness to your advantage.” Keeping his advice in mind I quenched myself with Gatorade from the green and orange Gatorade bottle. As I step again on the court, the 2nd set zoomed past me and I lose the set 6-0. Surya Karthik wins the US open.” The last set comes up and my nervous level is 100%. I know that Federer wants the trophy just as how much I do, but I have to find a way to want it more. Fortunately, I am ahead of Federer, the score is 5-6. It is match point and Federer serves the ball, I manage to hit the ball and Federer barely lobs the ball to me and I smash the ball and he misses it. I officially won the US Open, the crowd in the stands go wild. Everyone runs to me and congratulates me and rises me on their

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