Broken Dreams

Essay by PaperNerd ContributorHigh School, 12th grade February 2002

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It was a nice sunny day. The temperature was not to hot but not too cold. As football practice came to finish, coach Bravo was telling us how important our offence of line is "Eddie you need to find the holes son," said coach Bravo. As i wailed for the ball to snap I thought about the play in my head "Hike," the quarterback yield one! I took off running. As I passed the defenders one guy talked me down to the ground. After practice I went to Coach Bravos office and asked him "Coach I came to get an application for my football scholarship." Coach replied "Here you are son I already filled out my side of the application all we need is your half." That day my brother Pedro picked me up that day.

"So what's up little brother how are you doing today," asked Pedro.

"Well I'm tired Pedro all I want to do is go home."

I replied. The whole trip we didn't say a word. As I looked out the window I was day dreaming. That one day I will be great as Marshel Faulk is and one day I'll make It to the super bowl. Well when we got home I went straight to my room and filled out the application. As supper time came I went out looking for my brother Omar. I knew were to find Omar at the corner hanging out with his gang, and as me and Omar were walking home I looked to the side and I saw my baby Sandra. As I stared at her my brother Omar hit me in the back of the head with his fist, and I started to chase my brother as we made it the door we saw our brother Pedro pulling...