I couched at starting line waiting for the signal. My heart was pounding; my body was sweating. I had an uncontrollable urge to grab the gun from the ref. and fire, so I could start already. Ten centuries later, or maybe ten seconds later, the shot was fired. Four more people and I took off. The track was three hundred meters long, but it only felt like thirty meters. I was the first to finish! One of the players clapped me on the back, “you did great,” he said. I grinned, “you too!” Let’s exchange phone numbers,” he said.

Connect – bring together

Congregate – gather into a crowd

Combine – join together

Community – a group of living things sharing

the same environment.

They congregated at the stadium to watch the soccer game