“He could never resist
the temptation”
Like always, he did not see it coming. His over-weight soccer
boots did not balance him which made him skid across the wet floor. Alan had
slammed into the fireplace resulting in a bad bruise. To his fortune, Henry had
just put off the fire but Alan, strained in excruciating pain, gave a high
pitched moan.
Mum and Henry hurried
downstairs and on finding Alan severely hurt, gave him some aid. Wiping
charcoal off his leg, Alan tried to walk but with each stride, he doubled the
pain. It turned out that Alan had to miss a vital game for his team.
Alan and Henry, being twins were passionate in soccer.
Although Henry never played since he froze due to nervousness in an equally
important game, he was just satisfied watching his gifted brother play. He
would recall the moments he played
together with Alan and always wanted to relive them but Alan, who was the heart
of the team, would suggest him not to.
“Tell the coach about my leg……argh …, you…have gotta make it
there” Alan insisted.
It did not take much before Henry hit the road. On arriving
at the field, he missed the presence of his brother in the squad. Saddened, he
grabbed a bench and impatiently waited the team’s recruitment. The coach was
shouting the names of the starters when Henry heard him say “Alan”. It was time
for Henry to innovate, since he could never resist the temptation.
As Henry seemed totally identical to Alan, he decided to fill
his space.
“Just a moment, coach “, he blurted out quickly and then
crept into a room where he got strut in the kit. Soon he was among the players
and “The Hull Tigers” were all set to attack.
This newly born “Alan” felt overjoyed as the match progressed.
It seemed he had overcome his nervousness completely. The crowd would
appreciate his every effort, considering it to be Alan’s regular game though it
was Henry who had managed to play like him. It was the last moment of the match
when out of nowhere, the football bolted into the net. Henry who had barely
played a month had scored the winner for his team.
Hull Tigers had won the cup!
Henry, extremely jubilant, rushed back home and
beheld before his brother the trophy. Alan on having already received the
victory news by a text message chirpily exclaimed, “well, there’s been a while
we haven’t played together”.
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| Muhammad Sohaib Shahid O' Level Final Year PakTurk International Schools & Colleges, Chak Shahzad Campus, Islamabad |
