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Mike sprung from the couch, flinging his hands up. “Dammit!”
“What?” Mike’s wife, Julie, yelled from the bathroom.
“It’s over.” Mike shook his head. “My team is going to lose.”
The Dolphins had led the Patriots 28-27 going into the fourth quarter. But now, with only seconds left in the game and trailing by 5, Mike’s hope for a comeback had diminished.
“Have faith,” said Julie.
“Faith?” Mike laughed. “They need a miracle.”
Julie held out the pregnancy stick as two lines darkened in the test window. “Maybe today they’ll get their miracle.”
Smiling, Mike faced the TV. “C’mon Dolphins!”
“What?” Mike’s wife, Julie, yelled from the bathroom.
“It’s over.” Mike shook his head. “My team is going to lose.”
The Dolphins had led the Patriots 28-27 going into the fourth quarter. But now, with only seconds left in the game and trailing by 5, Mike’s hope for a comeback had diminished.
“Have faith,” said Julie.
“Faith?” Mike laughed. “They need a miracle.”
Julie held out the pregnancy stick as two lines darkened in the test window. “Maybe today they’ll get their miracle.”
Smiling, Mike faced the TV. “C’mon Dolphins!”
Note: This story references the 2018 football game between the Miami Dolphins (6-6) who beat out the favored New England Patriots (9-3) in what was hailed as "The Miracle in Miami". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_in_Miam
