A little while ago I took a creative writing class that prompted a lot of good stories. One of my favorite assignments we did was to pick an image we had on our camera roll and write a brief story based on the image we selected. Here is what came from the image I chose.
Ovechkin glanced at the time left on the clock. A minute left, and the score was tied. This is why he loved the game. He listened to the sound of the crowd beginning to erupt as a Penguins player thrashed his hockey stick into a Capital player’s face. The whistle blew, and the penalty was called. “Sub now!” his coach yelled at the bench. Ovechkin could see the intensity and excitement in his coach’s eyes; he could tell his coach loved the game as much as he did. He hopped over the wall of the bench and glided on the ice towards his position as the penguins’ player who committed the foul was taken toward the penalty box. It would be a five on four with a little less than a minute left; the perfect scenario. As the whistle sounded the start of the game again, it seemed like time had slowed down. Ovechkin watched the puck drop from the referee’s hand and heard the sharp clap, like high-pitched thunder, as the Capitals player hit it towards him. Ovechkin received the pass and looked up at his surroundings. A player was in front of him blocking the goal; he had to pass it. He smacked the puck to his teammate and glided towards the front of the goal. Fifteen seconds left. The crowd began to cheer louder as his teammate pulled his stick back and fired at the goal. Ovechkin saw the puck coming right at him. He stuck out his stick and felt the puck hit it. Ten seconds left. He felt a defender behind him, breathing down his neck, ready to take the puck from him by any means necessary. He turned and whipped the puck as hard as he could towards the goal. The arena exploded with screaming as he saw the net of the goal fly back with the puck in it. His teammates rushed towards him in celebration, forming a sea of red on the ice. This is why he loved the game.
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