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media type="custom" key="7575515"Tyler 309 Ms.Sadler Deon Clinton I'm so poor I cant evan afford to buy water for myself. How poor can I get? It is starting to make a impact on how I play basketball. When I get hot in the gym and take off my shirt the whole gym says eww he's only got bones no muscle. Does anybody feed him ﻿ ﻿. Guess what! The other day I came back from playing basketball at the park and my ugly, mean, dumb landowner was there. He told me that I had two hours to move my stuff from the messy apartment and leave and NEVER come back! I replied back in my small cute begging voice asking why do I have to move out? oops almost forgot he first asked my what that old rotten peanut butter and jelly was. I didn't answer back mostly with a I dont know with my facial expression but I did know. He screamed back at me saying that I haven't been paying the rent. I mean it is true I haven't been paying the rent but, cut me some slack, **im as poor as a mouse digging for trash behind a movie theater**. It's hard and depressing being by myself without my family. **My family was nice and kind and most importantly always stuck together.** But the landowner kept his stand he forced me to pack up and leave. I had to go with plan B, which usually works but I've got to be like the dream team, a miracle. You know I moved away from my family because I thought I could make more money and send them some money because they need to be provided with money and I volunteered to make money for the family **saying this while twinkling my eyes**//.// Oh yeah and hows that working out for you? Not so well but if you let me stay it will be much easier. Well sorry but, I don't care leave. He slammed the door on my face. I realized that all of my money that I make as a basketball instructor goes to buying myself basketball equipment. Including those sick new kobes I got last week Such good shoes. **But most of all I realized that the world is a cruel and dangerous place and nobody** **can survive life.** While I was lugging all of my stuff around I found myself a solution to my problem. __I__ could grow vegetables for my food and sleep were there growing. It was a great plan. **Except I was going to sleep on a pile of dirt and everyone is going to laugh at me and think bad about me.** But I ran to the store in frantic excitement and got some carrots to start. That night was cold but this man about a little older then me about 23 years old saw me and went outside and brought me a blanket. I was really amazed I said I would play basketball with him tomorrow that was probably the highlight or the peak of my day. The next day I woke up of a lot of gardeners digging there old rusty shovels in the ground. I went over to the park to play basketball with that man and he was already there. I went over and asked him what his name was and he said it was Curtis. //I was happy I finally had one friend to play with and talk with **maybe life is not so hard to live with**.// We played basketball all day long until Curtis's girlfriend called him to come back with some big anger so he had to go back I called it girlfriend trouble. **But he said that when she says that voice it means were going out for dinner. I did not believe he defintetely had girlfriend problems ALOT of girlfriend problems.** //When I got back I saw my landowner again and he said that there was some mail waiting at the house for me and he handed over the mail I said thank you and he turned away and softly muttered sucker and I said good day to you too.// **I thought that he would realize that I heard what he said and that he will be sorry one day.** The letters were //from colleges giving me scholarships//. I was really excited I was jumping up and down until all of this dirt got in to my shoe and **a shovel whacked me in the head** that just ruined it. I had to tell curtis the next day. I woke up in a hurry to get to the park and saw curtis there playing basketball as I thought. I ran actually more like I sprinted over to him and I said I got tons of basketball scholarships to division 1 schools he said that was great **also I saw that he was a little jealous of me**. **so** I asked him what school he thought I should go to he choose duke out of all of them. I said ok then its duke. **Here I come duke.** The end of the summer was hard for me going to college and saying goodbye to curtis. Although there wasent that much to pack up I did make some money off the carrots that was leftover and items that people donated to me. I was crying really hard **and it looked like I wet my pants with all the tears going on my pants**. **standing up strong I said** I was going to provide for my family with the money I make from **my job and actually acted like a real man instead of the old wimp that was sleeping on a square piece of dirt in a garden.** 2 years later. Curtis

He dribbles up and Deon scores and the duke blue devils with the ncaa national basketball title against the ohio state buckeyes Deon scored the last point of the game and went crazy with enjoyment and excitement but then he started walking to the locker room actually he was sprinting to the locker room. Letasha come look its Deon you know my friend he just won it all leading his team with 38 points a game he is probaly going to be drafted by the Boston Celtics because they have they first overall draft pick. Thats how good he is now. **You remember him right the man I played basketball with all day long for the whole year. Thats him on the screen. I started to cry I dont know why but I** **was crying.** Look Leatasha were is he going hes walking out on his team. Have you been working out everyday again hes not on the TV get it out of your head Curtis. I had to go outside and shout the ball around after that amazing win. I hear a booming voice saying hey curtis lets play ball one on one like we used too. **It couldnt be and my tears stopped and** I turned around and the BAM there was Deon. What are you doing here you should be with your team. No I shouldnt be with my team I should be with you the guy I played ball with my whole life. Oh I almost forgot this is my mom sheandra and this is my younger brother freddie. Freddie wants to be a basketball player just like me. **Lets play!!!!**