Taking The Plunge

• Chris Mcgann
• Short Story
• 2005

Yes........! I made it on to the soccer
Team I was so happy the late thing I
Wanted to do is stuff the game up for
Everybody else I was so nervous. Tomorrow
Was the game followed by semi finals
And then the grand final. I started too practiced as soon as I got home.
But I don’t have any brothers or sisters
To practice with all I had was my dog
Mac. Mac is a western high land terrier
He is only 1 year old. But he does like playing with my soccer ball. I would be practicing with my dad but he works full and my mum would not play she does not like soccer. Anyway the clock was ticking, time was not on my side it was already 4.30pm. It was Saturday tomorrow we always have our soccer games. So I started to practice with my dog Mac he didn’t help too much but he was good for the defence.
The next day my dad took the day off to take me to my soccer game. We got to the
Soccer game. My best friends played soccer on my team there name are Ben, Tim and
Allen. Any way the game started pretty good I did the kick out it went to Ben, then to
Allen then to me. Tim dos not get the ball much he is not really friends with Ben and Allen. I don’t know what it was about something to do with soccer at the start of the
Year. Next Tim gets the ball. The last time Tim got the ball was about a month ago.
Tim took the down to our enemies goal and scored us a point. Tim looked pretty
Happy with him self. And he said to me he was thinking about quitting.
I hope he stick on the team we need him for defence. The game was nearly over
I hoped that I would get a couples of goal. If I wanted to get a goal it was have to be
Now. We where on 12 they where on 13. we had to get 2 points to beat them lucky
Allen took over got the ball and scored us a goal but we needed one more goal.
It was up to me after all I was the closest to the ball. I was ok at soccer when was
About 8 years old I played soccer with my best friend Pete. Before I left W.A
Pete broke his leg and it all so gave him internal brain problem. And he died
The next day but he said one last thing be for he died take the plunge Chris
Take the plunge. It took me awhile to understand what he meant but now I
Known. I crabbed the ball from the other player and run kicking the ball to
There goal I tripped. I had to be quick the other player where just beside me.
I got up and took the plunge I jump 1 metre and kick the ball it seemed like
Everything was going slow motion. There was 5 seconds on the clock.
The ball sped past the player AND went strait in to the goal the crowed
Went wild we WON.......... YES I YELLED WE WON. With only 2 seconds
On the clock. I said to my self thanks Pete.