When the World Seems to End

 You know those days where it seems as if the world is ending, as if there is no hope in the world? Well Saturday, February 12th, 2011 is definitly one of those days! I was set to my compete my third event at the biggest competition of my entire year. I thought up pull twist, only for my thoughts to get interrupted by a split second of excruciating pain, and screams coming out of my mouth before I could think. After I realized what had happened I was holding my knee in my hand. and the orthopedic doctor, and athletic trainer beside me trying to calm me down enough to get the basic information down. The only thing I could think about was please don't let this be to major, I want to do gymnastics! The doctor proceeds to say three small letters. A.C.L. Those three letters seemed like a death sentence for me. For those of you that don't know I have been a hard working gymnast for the last 11 years of my life, with the dream of college gymnastics always in my mind. This ACL injury may be the end of this dream. Now i Know i am getting ahead of myself here. I haven't seen my doctor, but I mean what else could it be when I heard the snap, and it didn't feel like my leg was attached at all. I just praying for it to be the better case scenario, not the worst case, surgery and 6 months of rehab before even thinking of going back to the gym. I was so mad, well to be honest I still am, I don't know what I did to deserve this, and frankly I am a little mad that this happened when it seems like it always happens to the ones that want it the worst. If I didnt want anything, or try hard at anything maybe I wouldnt get hurt, but when you love something like I love gymnastics, it seems worth just about anything. I am just praying that I won't have to give it up!