Word Choice Olympics

1. Anxious fans begin to cry as One Direction takes the stage. Teenage girls scream until their lungs give out, singing every song word for word. Mascara runs down a girl's face as the girl next to her holds her head in disbelief. One Direction was on stage, in the flesh. The one in a lifetime experience brought Directioners from every corner of the United States into one stadium.

2. This elderly lady’s last thing to check off her bucket list is to hold a real gun. She got her wish on her 90th birthday. Her fragile hands picked up the cold metal gun as her smile grows wider and wider. The rest of the family jumps out of the way as she points the gun around the room. They laugh together and treasure this moment. But she doesn’t want to put down the gun.

3. Zuri and Lebron sprint from the front door across the freshly cut grass and jump into their father’s arms. He just came home from being deployed in Iraq. The children’s warm embrace squeezes him tightly. His wife runs over next to Zuri and joins in on the group hug. They have not touched each other in 6 months. Tears drip down Lebron’s cheek as he slowly lets go of his father. Zuri does not let go with her hands locked together around her father. Their mother has a wide grin of relief on her face. After a 5 minute hug, their father grabs his belongings and runs across the lawn into the front door.