It was early morning, birds chirping and me still dead asleep like a tree standing on the ground. I tiptoed quietly towards the kitchen eating some cereals and oranges. I kicked the peels of the oranges with a swish kick and made it in the trash can. I’ve always wanted to be in the top leagues and hopefully get the trophy that my father couldn’t get when he was alive… Just thinking about him made me pour down rain, it felt like cupid turn his heart into death and sadness. I wiped the tears off with a quick swipe.
My mother came in the kitchen screaming with a ferocious and immense voice.

Mom.“What the heck are you doing!, don’t play around with food by kicking them, and go clean the restroom, its still dirty as always!”

I obeyed and tiptoed quietly like a ninja to the restroom so my mother don’t scream again.
While wetting the restroom with clean vivid water and drying it with some small towel, I’ve been always keeping in my head thinking “Soccer tryouts for MLS is coming up tomorrow!”. I was excited at the fact I can get a chance to make it to a team and one day make it to the top!.
I finished cleaning the haunted house looking restroom and went outside for some training. I did a couple juggling with some around the world tricks and bicycle kicks. I accidentally kicked the ball too far and it bounced downtown. I followed it and finally found it near a dark and severe looking alley. I picked up the ball and turn around with my eyes closed and happy for tomorrow, “yes I am gonna train hard an…”, I suddenly bump into a dude around 20s with stiff shoulders and black clothes.

Mara. “Hey buddy, what’s up with you?”
Stranger “buddy? Huh?, who do you think you are to call me buddy?, I ain’t no one’s buddy young peasant”
Mara. “sorry sir, I didn’t mean to be rude or anything, I was just asking what’s up ya know?”
Stranger “ hahaha, do you even know where you are? This is downtown, my place. This is all mine, I rule this place. Ya wanna know what’s up huh young peasant? Well what’s up is my fist going up your face, that’s what’s up peasant.”

With a strong force, I was hit on the face knocked down, beaten up, It felt as if hundreds of fists hit me all at once with a tremendous force. I crawled to my soccer ball and held it tight.

Stranger “ Aye peasant! Give me that ball! Now!, or I'll rip you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!”

I was in tears but kept holding the soccer ball and never let go even after he constantly hit me and kicked me with even more immense force. Soon he gave up and walk away with a spit on my lifeless body.

Stranger “You peasant, You should go throw away that soccer ball and die, you ain't gon make it to the top or even make it to any team! Freaking loser!”

He walked away laughing and soon disappeared into the dark…

I reached home with my soccer ball around my waist and went to my room in pain and agony. My mother stormed to my room.

Mother. “ Mara, what the heck are you doing?! Why didn't you also clean the kitchen, even if I didn't tell you to you still shou….Oh no what happened to you?! Mara?!”

Mara. “It’s nothing mother, I just bumped into a wall and fell somewhere spiky while dribbling my soccer ball.”

Mother. “No it’s not nothing! Don’t ever go downtown, that’s where gangsters and thugs live!, Do you hear me?!”

Mara. “Alright mother I’m sorry”

Mother. “Oh lord, where is my med’s!, stay there i’ll be back, don’t go anywhere stupid again.”

Later afternoon, my mother fixed me up and I went to bed…

The next morning I got up and washed and went to the soccer tryouts. I walked up the stairs and with tremendous joy I was ready to make it. I met the coach and people trying out. The big guy from Downtown was there, he was there to watch his friend to make the soccer team.

Later after tryouts I checked the scroll of gods….And saw my name! I made the team! I saw how the big guys friend didn’t make it but you know, I can’t blame them for being a jerk.

10 years later….

Author. “ Mara finally made it to the pro leagues and won the trophy for the championship finals...He soon got married to his wife Estina, and with the amount of money Mara has made, he bought a ticket for his mother to go to her dream place and live there.”