The overcast sky churned and swelled as squalls of blinding lightning and torrential rain cascaded upon the aged bowling alley. Inside the alley, the residue of bitter defeats the day before lingered in the air. I polished my bowling ball until it shone like a gleaming iceberg and thought to myself: "It's the final match, I must win." For the first time in fifteen years, my bowling team reached the finals of the PSAL Bowling Championship. Having advanced this far,...

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