James's Cruelty: A Short Story

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“And he’s running, he got the ball, AND HE SCORES!!” yells the announcer. The crowd went wild, this would mean that James favorite soccer team would be competing in the national finals! Ever since he found out about his brain tumor, James been sorta in a state of depression and sports was one of the only things that could pull him out of it. Now was James least favorite part of the game, when everybody gets up and leave. It’s like a tropical storm went through the stadium. “Beeeep, beep beep.”rang out across the stadium, James flinched unexpectedly. The butter knife shaped birthmark on his neck carried a sharp pain. “Beeeep, Beep, Beep.” goes the sound again. James feels his heart speed up, he turns around only to realize that he had lost

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