The Arena - Sensory Overload Standing here, in this arena that is larger than five of my homes, I feel like a needle in a haystack. So many people surround me that it's like I'm a small grain of sand in a huge ocean. The people in the round gym all form a crimson, white and blue rainbow. Their shirts are woven like a finely woven shirt with threads of different colors. The smell of food from the kiosk makes me feel like a starving child. The aroma of melted cheese on nachos makes me want to go out for a picnic. The smell of tenderly cooking hot dogs makes my stomach growl wanting to have some. I can taste the burgers while someone passes by with one. The hot meat, with a sweet barbecue sauce, is delicious. Then, a man on the intercom yells at the players to get out. The roar of the people around me is like being right behind the jet of an airplane. The deafening noise makes me squint. I open them though and get up from the lightly padded seat. I clap along with the other fans and my hands feel greasy after just eating a piece of hot pizza. I still have the mushy, spicy flavor of the slice in my mouth. I look down at the court where the players have now started shooting baskets. Their brightly colored uniforms stand out in the spotlight overhead. The field has a waxy look, as if it had just been swept, and the glass backboards shine like a new car. The band starts playing a song and the crowd waves their arms back and forth in the air. The mass of moving people looks like a field of wheat moved by a spring breeze. A lady rubs herself against me as she walks down the aisle. His jeans have cracks and are as dry as a lizard skin that spent the day in the desert. Its sweatshirt contrasts the dry feel of jeans. It's made of a soft cotton that makes me think of bunny fur. Then a man in front of me sits down with a glass of lemonade. The pungent smell makes me squint and think of someone running their nails across a chalkboard. And then the game ends. The crowd smiled as if they had only received one. A few others scream and pout as they descend the stairs to the door. The noise has significantly decreased giving my ears a boost