Make It Happen
By Raylonde Bryant

Mel-Mel didn't like the things that were going on in the hood. Mel's soldiers weren't putting in enough work making his right amount of money. Mel was still in school, but he sold drugs because he had a hard time at home. Mel-Mel just turned 17 ad was about to become a senior in high school. His dream was to become a point guard for the Miami Heat. During the first day of his senior year, he found out that everything on the block was going wrong.

Mel decided to stop selling drugs because he wanted to move on to big and better things and leave the hood behind him, since there wasn't anything for him there. When the basketball season came around, he signed up for the school team. To his surprise, he was picked up and was given the starting position of point guard. His first game, Mel scored 16 pts for the team and hit the game-winning shot. He got comfortable playing with the team and decided that he would continue the season without quitting.

Mel continued with basketball through his years in high school all the way until he finished college. Two years after playing street ball in Los Angeles, Mel was founded by the manager of the Miami Heat and drafted into the roster, where he continued his starting position as point guard. Mel led the Miami heat to winning game, retiring at the age of 35. Some dreams really do come true after all.