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Short Story Narative

Number twenty three stands at the ready, in a crouch position, ready to rush into the ball. Her foot on the same plane as the kickers back foot. A low loud growl escapes her mouth forming a terrifying form of the word ready, loud enough to intimidate the other team and pump up the girls on her own side. She watches as next to her, the ball drops, number twenty two, the captains foot aligns perfectly with the ball, sending it flying right into the open space. All seven of then rush forward, adrenaline pumping through their bodies. Number nineteen collides with the girl who picked up the ball, sending her crashing to the ground. A ruck forms above the fallen players as the two push against each other trying to shove the other back and gain ball advantage. Number eight reaches to get the ball, and passes out down the line that formed perfectly behind her, one, two, three down. Number 22 has ball in hand, and runs through the open space. A break away, the only players around her are her own teammates running with her in support. Out of no where running faster than imaginable comes number eight on the opposing team, she races towards twenty two. The girls arms wrap around twenty two and she starts to fall. A yelp comes from twenty three, so loud the coach on the sidelines could hear. Twenty two passes off to twenty three on her way to the ground. Eight and twenty two crash into the ground hard, and twenty three continues the run, only to be met by the opposing number sixteen. Twenty three’s shoulder drives through her, the impact sending sixteen back several feet. Nineteen runs in support and watches twenty three get hit hard from the side by opposing number four. The collision causes twenty three to be tossed to her right side, but the inertia of four causes the two girls to continue moving after hitting the ground, the two of them somersaulting over one another, ball still held tight by twenty three. The last impact of girls to ground left both of them stunned for a moment, unable to move right away. A ruck forms above them and nineteen wins the ball, nine passes out and a try is soon scored. Number four was already up and part of the play once more witching a few seconds after the fall. Number twenty three remains on the ground where she landed. The players take a knee when they see her body laying in a heap, unable to stand. The medic rushes on to assess the damage. Twenty three is soon up and standing though needs help walking off the field as she is a dizzy mess and the world she sees is blurry and spinning. Concussion.

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