Surname 2 
 
everyone is supposed to wear them in all the school days. However, anyone is allowed to wear 
regular clothing to school if they have a birthday. The bus alights in school and everyone is 
looking and commenting on my shoes. Jim tells me that those are the best shoes he has seen in 
school over the entire year. I am filled with a certain type of happiness especially when I walk to 
the front to receive my award. The class teacher jokes by saying I should be awarded for the 
most smartly dressed students too. 
I am 17 years old and I am sitting for the day’s final lesson waiting for the bell to ring. 
The day is a routine practice session for my basketball team. After the bell rings I head to my 
locker and dress up for the practice. Among my games attire is a pair of blue Nike shoes which I 
wear to all my game practice sessions. These shoes are a gift that my brother got for my birthday 
the previous year. The shoes are neat as I wash them thrice each week. These are my best 
sneakers and everyone in the team asks me where I bought them from. The shoes have enabled 
me to perform well in many tournaments and I always associate them with success. As I walk 
towards the court I notice that one of the binding fibers at the side of the shoe appear stained. It 
is devastating and I cannot believe it. I have not been with the shoes for even eight months. After 
the training I head home and Jeff, my brother suddenly notices the sadness in my face. He tells 
me that he know someone who owns a sneaker restoration business and he agrees to take me 
there to see if I could restore my shoes. After a few hours we head out to the shop and wait for 
the guy to come through. I am shocked to realize that Jim, my best friend from 10 years ago IS 
actually the owner of the business. He is in surprise just as I am. Soon he is making my shoes as 
we catch up on the old times. 
I am 19 years old and it is a chilly evening filled with cold and groups of people at the 
restaurant. I am sitting at the drive-in restaurant with my best buddy Mike waiting for his friends