The crowd roared when my name was said for the winner.  The wave of nerves started to rush out of me out of my fingertips. I could hear every clap and yell.  The pat on my back nearly knocked me over.  I took a step to catch myself and looked at the person.  Their smile was fake and cheesy. “Congratulations you won!”

I leaned forward trying to fight the need to not fight back.  I took a few deep breaths to collect my thoughts.  I looked up and she was still looking at me with blank eyes, waiting for my reply.  Her lips parted to fix what she had said to me before, but she stopped herself with fear she would make it worse.  She began to tap her foot getting impatient.  “Hello! Answer me please!” I decided to take the high road so I shrugged my shoulders and walked away.