Beginnings and Endings

There was 3 seconds left in the game and Old Orchard fouled me, we were in the bonus and I had two free throws. We were down by one points and I was shaking and extremely scared. I thought, "If I miss these free throws the whole team would be mad and blame the loss on me." I went by the free throw line and waited for he referee to come and give me the ball. It felt like an hour just standing there looking at the crowd and shaking nervously, then finally the referee blew the whistle and handed me the ball. I took three dribbles and spun the ball in my hands and shot it. It felt like the ball was moving in slow motion after it left my hands. I looked up and the ball went straight threw the basket, SWISH! The game was tied now and it was all up to me to make this free throw to put us into the lead. All my teammates came and gave me high fives after I made the first free throw, which made me feel good. The referee handed me the ball for my second shot and I was about to explode of tension. I did my usual routine and dribbled the ball 3 times and let the ball fly out of my hands in slow motion. The ball hit the back of the rim went into the air and fell into the basket. The referee blew the whistle and all my teammates came and jumped on me giving me high fives and hugs. We were up by 1 now with 3 seconds left in the game, Old Orchard threw the ball in and they took a half court shot and missed. WE WON!