The Moment: A Fictional Story

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This was it. This was the moment he was waiting for. The moment to step up on the green, hard court and show everyone, what he was really made of. This was his chance to prove his doubters wrong and make his parents proud. The bright summer weather, and the luscious green trees in the background welcomed Max onto the court. He slowly ambled toward the court with its freshly painted lines, seeming calmer than he was really was. The only thing that separated him from his opponent was the net, looking as high as it had ever been. For some reason, Max felt claustrophobic, the fences that surrounded the tennis court enclosed him, telling him there was no going back now. Everything seemed like a dream. All he could see was a blur of green and red and a small outline of his opponent. Could he make the most of his opportunity? Would he make his parents proud? These thoughts were racing through his mind as the match was set to begin. Whatever happened on the tennis court would shape his and his family’s future.
Just a week ago, had this dream begun for Max Taylor. He was only 23 years old, and he had received an email that he had gotten a wild card spot to play in Wimbledon, the most prestigious tennis tournament, He would have to compete with the greats of the game. Max’s parents had not known of Max’s secret ambition to play tennis after college. Max had gone to Evergreen Community College, even though he had gotten into better colleges. His parents were too poor to afford a better college for Max. The next day he was interviewed by several reporters, who wanted to know the same thing. The first question they asked, was an obvious
“Why do you think you got picked to play this tournament over more qualified players.”
Max thought ...

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... no share this moment with his parents. But then, Coach Toni moved aside, to reveal his parents sitting right behind him. Max erupted into tears, Coach Toni said, “ I thought you might want your parents to watch you, so I gave them a call.” Max hugged his coach.
“Thank You so much coach, this means a lot to me.” I let go of my coach and walked up to my parents.
“I am sorry for being mad at you, I just thought you would had more success as an engineer” said his dad.
“Dad I still love you and Mom. I just wanted to make you proud, and make your life better. I hope that even though i did not pursue the career you wanted for me, you will still accept me as your son” Max hugged his parents, and realized that he had accomplished his goal and made his parents proud.
His hard work, and determination, helped overcome his obstacles, and succeed in accomplishing his goal.

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