Word Choice Olympics

1. One day, Johnny, Maria, and Natalie were celebrating their mother's birthday. With a father enlisted in the military they tend to value their mother the most while he is gone. There they are, minding their own business, socializing, while all of a sudden they hear a scream. It came from their mother. A cry of happiness. In the corner of their eye they see their father peak out from the slight opening of the door. Without hesitation they ran out the door and into his arms, yearning for the comfort of the person they haven't been with for almost 6 months. Their life felt complete, finally being united as a family.

2. Lindy was currently at the location where a shooting had occurred a few hours ago. While trying to avoid stepping on blood with her brand-new shoes, she put on her gloves and began scouting the premises for valuable evidence. Halfway through the investigation she heard a faint sound of someone knocking. Knowing she was the only one at the scene, nervousness caused her to rapidly drop what she was working on and turn her head. A man completely dressed in black along with a mask only revealing the eyes stood by the door holding a gun pointed at Lindy. Instantly she knew who it was and didn't think twice before taking out her gun and pointing it at the murderer for self defense.

3. All the years of dedication to the sport of volleyball lead up to this exact moment.With this being USA's first game they needed to start off with a bang, no regrets. It is the last set of the game and the score is 21-21 with 30 seconds left on the clock. With the audience on the edge of their seat Brazil went ahead for the serve. Watching it float across the net, USA dove in with a bump, then a set, and finally a kill. The crowd roared louder than ever as the winning team jumped for joy into each other's arms.

     Jennifer and Anna have been the closet of friends since diaper days. They grew up, learned, and been through tough times together. When it was time to begin applying for colleges there was no doubt they would try to get accepted by the same universities. Months of anticipation flew by until one day, they both received letters from the University of California Irvine. The next day at school, with letters in hand, they met up to reveal the news together. As they rip the envelope open and pull out the crisp piece of paper, they began to read. Their screams of excitement were almost unison as they found out they were admitted. 

     Carly was a devoted wife to her husband, who has been dealing with cancer for the past year. It was a normal day. She never anticipated for anything wrong to happen. During work she received a phone call from the hospital saying her husband needed to be taken in for an emergency surgery. She didn't know what to think, but instead, she rushed to the hospital as quick as she could. By the time she got there it was too late. The nurses explained how the surgery was unsuccessful. She felt like an enormous hole just punctured her heart with no hopes of recovery. All she could do was sit in the cafe , lay her head on the table, and cry.