The crowd was cheering with excitement as the final minutes were winding down on the scoreboard. The game was tied at 44 with 5 seconds remaining, and of course it was our "angel" who came to the rescue again. He caught the ball at the edge of the three-point line, squared up, and let it fly. We watched with hopeful eyes as his shot sailed towards the basket. It was a success; we had beaten our rivals for the second time this season. The crowd rushed the court; tears of joy fell from the player's eyes, including Evan's.

After the game we all went over the Evan's house to celebrate. Many of us not knowing that the rest of the weekend would change our lives. We played pool, ate pizza, and watched the 11:00 news to see highlights from the game. Evan sat with me and thanked me for coming to watch him. After all, I wore his jersey and his number painte

All of a sudden I sat up in bed; it was 8:00 on a Monday morning. School was cancelled because a fresh layer of snow had fallen on the ground. To my surprise the telephone rang.

His red Ford Probe hit an icy pothole at 2:00 a.m. It then collided with a bank along the side of the road and came to a landing on its roof. He was pronounced dead at the scene when someone finally found his dismantled car forty-five minutes later.

I left that night at 12:30. I was unaware of the big party that was taking place at another house, or I would have stayed with Evan so he would not have gone. Instead I went home and went to sleep. Besides, I had a pretty incredible night as it was, and I wanted to savor the moments captured.

"Yes," I said politely, not having a clue as to why she was calling so early. With her voice trembling, as something terrible had happened, she asked me if I had heard the bad news.

I finally got my fingers free from clinching the telephone so tightly that I was able to call my mom. She answered, I tried to speak but my throat was dry and nothing was able to come out. Then all of a sudden I blurted out...

"Evan died in a car accident last night," I responded.

"No," I uttered. "Mel, what happened?" Then she began to tell me something that I thought I would never have to hear.

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Approximate Word count = 1108
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)