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My Friend T.W.

T.W. Gerron and I met in the fifth grade when I first came to Cooper High School. We weren’t in the same home room, but we were friends from the get go. I met him on the soccer field my first morning. I will never forget it because he outran me to score the winning goal. When the bell rang, thus ending the game, he caught up to me and said, “I thought you might catch me there for a second, but just for a second.” I liked him from the start. We walked into the building together and talked about where I was from and made whatever kind of small talk fifth graders make. The next time I saw him was recess, once again on the soccer field. This time we played on a team. Precariously ...

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are you sure your not Irish? Nevertheless, he has always been and still is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. This is the type of kid who made A’s in every class and couldn’t wait to get home and do his homework. (The one area we differ in.) As for his character, I again have met very few people in this lifetime that values this trait as much my friend. His dad and my dad were both in the Marines and shared a lot of the same values. His dad just had a different way of handing his down. To illustrate my point I recall a moment after a football game. We had won the game and both of us had scored a touchdown. We played the same position both ways. Anyway, we were walking back to the locker-room which was across the parking lot. Everyone was celebrating except T.W. who was walking way ahead of everyone else. When I caught up with him he was crying. I remember saying something like, god it’s not like we won state and you scored the tie-breaking touchdown or ...

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Added: 3/1/2004 12:12:17 PM
Category: Creative Writing
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