Aly Oop to the Hoop

Chapter 1

Aly's POV

"Ugh..." I think to myself as a little boy kicks the back of my airplane seat. I had a pounding head ache and couldn't imagine how my day could get any worse. I look over to my mom and roll my eyes. "I don't even want to switch schools. I loved Harvard." I said trying not to think about my friends and of course Kyle. "Don't worry sweetie. You will love Duke. I mean think about it how could you pass up a full scholarship?" My mom said. Then I sighed and looked out the window. Luckily, the little kid behind me fell asleep. I let out a big yawn and knew I was tired to. Then I slipped on my headphones and closed my eyes.

I wake up to the sound of beeping. "We're landing sweetie!" My mom said with a sweet little smile that warmed my heart. I look out the window and see the tiny little houses. As we reach the ground I began to look very nervous. I had a pale look on my face. I hadn't been on a plane in seven years and wasn't feeling well. My mom looked over and had a feeling this was going to happen. She tried to comfort me by saying, "You will be fine honey. I travel all the time and nothing has ever happened to me." Of course it didn't help and I had a panic attack. Let's just say they aren't fun.

We finally landed and I got off the plane. "That was a different experience." I told my mom as I let out a little hiccup. "Are you sure your okay?" My mom said with a worried look on her face. "Ya... I guess. Let's just get going I want to get out of here!" I said with a relieved look on my face. "You know sweetie, duke is a very good basketball program and will be taking a plane to different games from time to time." She said with a side smile. "Oh great!" Then we made our way towards our luggage.

I found my luggage and went to go look for my mom. She had already found hers and was looking for a car rental. She picked up her phone and called dad. I didn't feel like listening to their conversation so I decided to go find a bench. As I sat down I checked my phone and saw a text from Kyle. "Hey how was your flight? Hope you landed safely beautiful." That brightened my mood a little. "Are you kidding me?" I heard me mom say from a distance. I look over and she gestures her hand to come over her. I get up and say to myself, "At least I got to rest for 30 seconds." My mom looked pretty mad so I came over looking concerned but really didn't want to here about it. "The rental car company is closed." "Wait mom! Look that company is open." My mom looked over in disgust. It was tiny and didn't have a decent looking car. "$45 a day mam the cheapest deal in town!" And old Harry man said with a big smile. "Uh I guess we will take it." My mom grabbed the keys and we headed towards the old crickity car. My mom started it and it sounded like a garbage disposal. "It's better then nothing." My mom said trying to look happy. Then we headed on our way to duke.

On our way out of the airport I check the clock. It's 11:36 p.m and I was pooped. I closed my eyes and took a nap.

The next morning I open my eyes to the bright and beautiful campus of duke university. Boy, was I excited!
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Hi everyone! Thanks for reading so far. I hope you like the book, but chapters 1-6 are pretty much just introducing how they met. Personally I think the book gets good at chapter 7. Sometimes I don't feel like reading I the introduction of books personally because they can be boring. You might miss a few things but I can assure you that it won't be much! But, I would love it if you read the chapters still. Thanks! :)