adnan+kassim's+story

"Let’s go Cougars" yelled the fans of the Carlinville Cougars; the Cougars were down by four with under a minute to go. Star quarterback Devin Robinson knew if they were going to win he would have to make a play. He dropped back, looked for a receiver but no one was open. Devin tucked the ball away and started to run. He was sprinting down the field juked one defender, spun pasted another and ran into the end zone. The Cougars held on and won the game which locked them a spot in the playoffs. After the game Devin went into the locker room and got changed then the coach had a meeting where he congratulated them and told them that they would play their first playoff game in three weeks because the second closest team in their division was four games behind with 3 games left to play. When the meeting was over Devin got in his car and drove home. On his way home he was hungry so he stopped at Burger King and got something to eat then he went home. As soon as Devin got home he threw his book bag to the corner then jumped on the coach to watch some T.V... Devin then noticed something was wrong, the TV was gone. “Hey mom where’s the TV,” Devin asked, with a puzzled look on his face. Without looking at him she said, “It’s gone, I sold it” “WHY” “Because I lost some hours at work and I need the extra money Devin. If they keep cutting my hours I’ll have to sell more stuff and we have to start cutting down on something’s.” “Like what mom!” “Lots of things, like leaving lights on and wasting food. Also we need to start buying our clothes from thrift shops.” “I am not buying anything from a thrift shop, that’s not happening” screamed Devin! “Well Devin what can I do if you’d get a part time job you wouldn’t have to but you keep saying football is more important.” “Mom football is important. I’m really good and big colleges are starting to recruit me and I could go pro or with the free education I could get a great job after college.” Football had become a big part of Devin’s life after his day left because it made him forget about him and it kept him from getting in trouble which lots of kids in his in his school had been doing at the time. “That’s true Devin, but there is nothing I can do I don’t have lots of money so we have no choice but to buy clothes from a thrift shop and that’s the end on it I’m too tired to keep arguing with you. Now go down stairs and eat, dinners on the table.” “I already ate,” he shouted and slammed the door. With his face red Devin walked into his room and kicked the door shut. "Their is no way I’m going to buy someone else’s old dirty clothes. If anyone found they would laugh and fun of me. Also having no TV is going to suck" he said to himself. Devin laid down in his bed to think of something to do. Eventually he came to the conclusion he would just get a job on the weekends that way he could still do football and he could make money. Tomorrow was a Saturday so he would wake up first thing in the morning to go and look for a job. After that Devin sat in his room thinking of something to do but since there was no TV he couldn’t watch anything or play any of his video games. About an hour later Devin got bored and decided to just go to bed. The next day Devin woke up at eleven got and dressed. He got in his car and drove to the little shopping center about five minutes away. Their were two stores that Devin wanted to apply to one Best buy because he would be able to get electronics for cheap and the other store was Sports authority because he heard that it was an easy job. Devin went into both and asked if they had an opening but both said that they weren’t hiring and he should try again in about a month. Now where am I suppose to work Devin thought to himself? He decided he would stop at the Stop and Shop on his way home and see if they had any openings. When he got there he found out they had one job open for stocking shelves but Devin would have to work at least two days after football practice and weekends. At first Devin didn’t want it because he only wanted to work on the weekends but he decided he wanted a job and working the two days would put more money in his pockets. Devin filled out an application and they told him they would call him within a week telling him if he gets the job. Devin decided he would tell his mom about the job only if he gets it. On Wednesday Devin got home early because the coach decided to give the team the day off to rest. When Devin got home he checked the answering machine to see if the store had called telling him if he got the job. Devin got a message saying that he got the job and they wanted him to in today to set up a schedule. Right after the message ended Devin got in his car and drove to Stop and Shop to set up a schedule. On Saturday and Sunday he would work twelve to six and on Mondays and Wednesdays he would work from six which gave him time after practice to go home shower and get ready, to ten at night and he would start on Sunday getting paid seven twenty an hour. Friday was the Cougars next game. They were playing the Hawks and before the game Devin’s coach called him into his office. “Devin we need to talk” his coach told him. “You’ve been playing great the last two years and that has a couple of colleges starting to look at you. “Really,” Devin asked. “Yea, and from what I’ve heard over the next few weeks a few scouts from those schools are going to come and see how you play. This is a huge opportunity so you have to keep on playing well.” Devin shook his head then walked out on to the field to warm up with his teammates. After two quick touchdowns by Devin the cougars took out their starters so no one would get injured and would be healthy for the playoffs. That night when Devin got home he decided to tell his mom about his job. “I’m very proud of you,” she told. As long as you keep doing well in school you can keep it. “I will mom,” he said as he left the room. The next morning Devin over slept and was almost late for work. When he got there he had to stack shelves and carry boxes from one aisle to another. After the first few hours Devin was exhausted. Then some kid broke a bottle so Devin had to mop that up and by eight o clock he could barley move. When he got home he wanted to go to bed but he had homework which took him a couple of hours. Right after he finished his homework he jumped into his bed and went to sleep. The next day was just as bad. Devin had got in late again so the manager made him clean the bathrooms a mop up all of the aisles. I hate this job Devin kept saying to himself but if he wanted to buy new clothes and have a TV he would have to do it. When Devin got home he took a shower and went straight to bed because he had school and football practice the next day. The next day at school Devin exhausted. In all his classes he didn’t pay any attention and missed everything that went on. Then at football practice he could barley move. He was one of the last people to finish running and he lifted the lightest amount of weight. On top of that all his throws sucked and the coach kept asking him if he was felling okay. When Devin got home after practice he laid down on his bed to take a nap when he remembered he had to go to work. Since Devin was working slowly he didn’t leave until eleven and when he got home he had to do homework but since he didn’t pay attention in class it took him about two hours to finish and by the time he went to bed it was one in the morning. On Friday Devin couldn’t move. All he wanted to do was sleep but he had a football game which was big because the coach had told him a couple of scouts were coming to the game and if he played well they might consider recruiting him. Devin played awful. He threw two picks, fumbled once and didn’t throw any touchdowns. The cougars only scored three points and they lost by thirty. After the game Devin’s coach had a meeting with him. “What happened out there?” he asked. “He really missed out on a huge opportunity.” “I know, I just had a bad game it won’t happen again” Devin answered “No it wasn’t a bad game you played bad in practices now what’s going on” Devin decided he would just tell his coach the truth. “My mom isn’t making a lot of money right now so I got a job and I’ve been really tired” “That’s good Devin that you’re trying to help your mom but I can’t have you playing like this so I’m giving you a choice. You can keep working but you won’t start or you can quit and start and probably go play college football for free. It’s your choice I need an answer by tomorrow.” “Yes coach” Devin answered as he got up and left. When Devin got home he asked his mom what he should do. “It’s your choice” she told. If you’re willing to make some sacrifices then quit the job but if you don’t want to wear used clothes and you want a TV and other cool things then you should quit football. Just do what’s best for you.” Devin was awake all night thinking of what to do. By morning he came to a conclusion. When twelve o clock came around Devin went to the store and told them he was quitting and why. Devin decided he would make the sacrifices of not having nice things and buying used clothes because he loved football and a free education would really help his mom. Two weeks later Devin lead his team to their first playoff win a game in which he threw four touchdowns and over three hundred yards. After that game started getting letters from lots of colleges that want to recruit him.