romelos heart

ayanna

there was 2 hours before our first home game vs our rivals .
they were a good team but i was better.
i know my ego big but i got mfks to back me up.
starting with my homegirl aaliyah
she's my center.
6"2, skinny but muscular.
and us put together..
i'd feel bad for the other team.
we're only freshman .. so we have far to go.
but we're also freshman on varsity.
meaning we have to have our egos UP in order to play UP.
my teammates and I had just left our trainers gym and we're about to go to our school for pregame pictures.
also to support the JV and Freshman teams.
we get on the bus and everyone's pretty locked in.
on their phones listening to music.
i'm scrolling on instagram and i see someone who looks familiar.
i cannot figure out from where?
i let it brush past me as i see LSU wbb pop up on my feed,
that's my dream school.
i mean to play under Kim Mulkey i would love.
but also to step into the shoes of the champs like Flaujae Johnson and Angel Reese..
Plus purple don't look too bad on me.
My thought process stops as we pull up to the school.
i hop out and walk in the gym with my teammates.
"you ready to ball out twin?" aaliyah asked.
"yk it." i replied confidently .
don't call me to bigheaded. i have a big ego.
and i live up to it.
"hurry up y'all!" a senior laila yells to us to walk in as she's holding the door open.
we walk in and sit far from the student section.
that won't help us lock in.
they're loud and ghetto.
but what else can you expect.
we watch Freshman play first. the game didn't go too well.
they ended up loosing 60-100.
pretty bad.
as we're sitting this huge group of boys walk in.
apparently it's RWE. this famous aau team coached by cam wilder.
i don't find it that special . i'm locked in.
until i see someone that looks familiar.
the dude i saw on instagram on the bus.
staring right at me.
i look away fast.
what the fuck is wrong with me.
my priorities have always been the two b's. not three.
meaning books & ball.
not boys.
but this one felt different.
he was about 5"9, lightskin, pretty eyes.. that i could stare into forever..
fuck i need to lock in.
"ima brb yall" i say getting up and jaunting to the bathroom.
that wasn't normal for me and i need whatever it was to go away.
i have a game to play.
i go in the bathroom, fix my hair, splash water on my face and walk out.
"what's wrong?"aaliyah  asked.
she waited by the door.
that's why she's my bestie.
"um nothing i just need to lock in." i said
"yea right let me know what's wrong." she said not believing anything i said.
"idk i saw a boy and i felt sum in my stomach" i said.
"nigga do you mean butterflies??!?" she said in excitement .
"NO! i don't have those." i said.
"oh my god ayanna finally" she responded.
i always am serious about not liking any boys so this for aaliyah was a cross off HER bucket list.
"it's not like i want him okay i have to lock in for the game!!!" i said trying to blow past whatever this was.
"igh fine fine" aaliyah said letting up obviously still exited.
"ugh." i said walking past her and back into the gym with her trailing behind me looking happy as fuck.
JV won. 62-43.