locker and dress up for the practice. Among my game 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 on the team asks me where I bought them. 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 shoes appears 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 knows someone who owns a sneaker restoration business and he agrees to take me
there to see if I can 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 ten years ago is
actually the owner of the business. He is as surprised as I am. Soon he is repairing 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 along the busy Mount Pleasant streets with my
best buddy Mike waiting for his friends to come over so that we can eat, chill and head out for a
basketball game at the town’s arena. Mikes friends are arriving and each one of us orders food. I
order a burger and a large glass of cold mango juice while the others order pizza and soda. While
I eat, one of the girls comes to my table and requests if is okay she sits beside me. She is wearing
a maroon tank top, navy blue rugged jeans and white shoes as well. It is coincidental that our
outfits are matching. She points at my white loafers and tells me that my outfit really matches
with the white shoes. She asks me if I live by North Fourth Street and I am remembering where I
have met her since she is very familiar. We stay up all night at the arena drinking and enjoying
