Eric, Olympic Champion, yet so much more.
by
Paula T.
(Age: 15)
copyright 10-11-2004
Age Rating: 7 to 127
I read a similar story that inspired me to write this one. Enjoy.
Eric felt the cold, smooth texture of the pole he was holding in his hands.
He took a deep breath, just like his mother had taught him to.
He heard everybody quiet down.
He knew it was time.
He started to run.
He felt himself gain speed and ran even harder.
Then he firmly planted his pole down into the ground and took a running leap.
The crowd fell silent as they watched him.
He felt himself lift, higher, higher, into the sky.
The wind whistled in his ears, like he was wooshing down a large hill on his scooter.
Eric put his arms over his head and swan-dived over the bar, lifting his legs so that they wouldn’t touch it.
He somersaulted and landed neatly on his legs.
He lifted his arms above his head and bowed gracefully.
The crowd went wild.
The grin on Eric’s face was as wide as the ocean.
It made the crowd burst into tears.
The judges showed their scores.
A perfect 10.
Even though it was impossible, the crowd burst into even wilder applause.
Eric had just won the Olympics.
But this wasn’t just any Olympics.
It was the Special Olympics.
Because, you see, Eric was blind.
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Dear Paula T.,
Wow! This is good work, very nice! It is very detailed. I mean this story is full of emotion. Do they really have "special olympics" for real? This is a VERY good story. From Tina Z.
It is great. You can feel the joy and triumph. I know just how Eric feels. You captured him perfect. I worked with children in the special olympics and the joy on their faces is the greatest ever.
*tingles* Wow... that sure had an amazing ending. Is this a true story? Well, the blind, I've heard, have acute alternate senses... though I haven't heard this one before. I did hear the one where in the special olympics, one of the runners fell and all the others stopped, helped him up, and then all crossed the finish line together. I guess even their hearts become stronger when another sense is missing or weak, eh? Thank you for this, Paula.
Welcome !
