USA RUNNER: Until Then, You’ll Find Me RunningI thought about the times when I didn’t know if I would live, and about the times I didn’t know if I wanted to live… These musings drifted through my mind as I held Steven close, being careful not to hug too tightly for fear of somehow disrupting the metal rods that held his frail upper body together. I knew our thoughts were similar- that sometimes leaving this world seems so much easier than living through the pain. I wanted to somehow will this once strong and powerful young Marine toward life. He knew me as a friend and as the USA Runner, and he respected what I had done to earn that title. I hoped my words would carry weight, as I whispered in his ear, “Steven, please try to hang on. Nash needs you. Your mom needs you. Please Steven, try to make it.” This is a story about hope. It is a story of survival. More than that-it is a story about the broken and the caring. For one, without the other, will not last. Katie Strong, USA Runner |
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... kids in that family, who looked to range in age from about twelve months to twelve years. On Saturdays in particular, I would watch a stocky, black-haired man with brown skin, always dressed in brown pants, brown shoes, and a tan shirt ...
... kids could roam freely through a moving vehicle at any time they chose , restricted only by the patience of their parents . Kids could sit in the back of a pick - up truck roaring down the highway without limitations or any real concern ...
... kid with cool clothes . He wore a white T - shirt with the sleeves rolled up and new Levi's jeans . He wore clean sneakers that looked new too . I stood before him in old shorts and a green T - shirt , barefoot as I usually was , unless ...
... kid . He was special , though . He could have played with any of the other kids on the block , and he would have been popular , but he chose to befriend me . One weekend , Josh brought some extra clothes and shoes that he had outgrown ...
... And THAT was when the voice snatched me from my daydream. “Hey, KID!! You wanna play ball? We need another player!” That was when George came to life. Chapter Thirteen George IT WAS quite the opposite of the 60 KATHRYN O'BRYAN STRONG.