Redshirt Season

Chapter I

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eva.wells Words can't express how much I already miss the pitch. A couple hours post-op after my ACL repair surgery and I'm ready to get back to the game.

I'm glad for the continued support of my friends, family, and Husky nation!! Hope to be back to making you all proud soon, love you all🫶🏻

#huskies

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@chloelanders_ : so proud of you for everything you done up to this point!! I'm even prouder of the resilience you continue to have despite this obstacle. Love you always best friend ❤️
—> @eva.wells: Chlo I wouldn't be able to get through this without you!! You're my rock always ❤️❤️

@uconnwsoc: can't wait till you're running our back line again #12!!

@azzifudd: be strong girl, we're all here for you 🫶🏻
—>  @eva.wells: thanks babes 🤍🤍

@user2337: NOOOO IM SO UPSET MY FAV PLAYER IS OUT 😭😭😭

@uconnfan8876: we'll all miss watching you!!

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Eva's POV:

Last night I don't think I got a single second of sleep. After my surgery I woke up from the anesthesia and surprisingly was not loopy. The nurses were honestly shocked when I was able to ask well articulated questions right after waking up, but can you blame me for being curious.

Going into the surgery, my surgeon wanted to make it clear that while they were in my knee if they found a meniscus tear they would simply repair it. The MRI pictures didn't show any indication of one, but apparently sometimes they go unnoticed so there was always a chance. Right after waking up all I wanted to know was that they didn't have to do any further repairs, in my case a single ACL tear is actually the best possibility. If they didn't have to repair my meniscus I can start weight bearing on my knee right away. Even if I still need my straight leg cast for a couple weeks it's still better than being non-weight bearing for a month and a half.

So, when I woke up, it's understandable that the first words out of my mouth were "did they repair my meniscus?"

Following my weird state of consciousness, the nurses decided that I was well enough to leave the hospital. So I was sent on my way with a handful of different prescriptions and a long list of things I can not do anymore.

The list of things I couldn't do for a while was short but life altering. I couldn't walk, bend my knee, take off my brace, wet my stitches, workout, or pretty much anything else that involved the use of my right leg. However, despite my obvious unhappiness in my inability to do things I knew it was all just a part of recovery.

My parents decided it would be better for me to do my surgery in Connecticut rather than my home town of Montreal, Quebec, because it would allow me to start rehab with the Uconn Athletic Therapy team right away. I wouldn't have to wait util I healed enough to fly back to Storrs. So after my surgery my parents started driving me back to the place I've called my home for the past year, my shared apartment on campus. I share my apartment with one of the seniors on my team Chloe Landers. Since coming to Uconn last year as a freshman I've become insepreable from Chloe, we do absolutely everything together. She even flew out to Montreal for a couple of months last summer.

Chloe is withought a doubt my best friend. We instantly clicked during preseason of my freshman year. She noted my initial anxiety in coming to a new school, in a new country and decided she would take me under her wing. It helps that I was her new roomate as well, hers having moved out a year prior because she graduated. Learning to play and live with Chloe has been one of lifes many priviledges. She is kind, caring, so extremely funny, and not to mention, phenomenal with a soccer ball. The only bothersome thing about Chloe is her ridiculous need to try and couple me up. Ever since she started dating Hassan Diarra from the mens basketball team shes made it her lifes mission to pair me up with both male and female Uconn athletes. Despite her futile attempts at playing cupid I love her with all my heart. Which is why my parents decided that me being with her in our apartment for the first couple of months post-op was as safe as it would be back home.

After the drive back from the hopsital I got set up in my bed which is where I stayed until this morning. Today, two days after my surgery, I have my first rehab session with my AT Kathryn. Admittedly, I'm very nervous, I don't know what to expect and that is really scaring me. I know she will take off my brace, and undress my scars. Then she will probably try and work on my range of motion, which is what I'm scared of most. Other than that, I'm clueless as to what happens during rehab as long and intense as this.

First of all, I'm not really in the mood to see exactly where they cut me up. Second of all, how can I be expected to bend my knee just two days after they messed around inside of it! No matter how I'm feeling though I know I have to do it, I have to start early so I can come back to play as soon as possible.

With all this in mind, after I wake up and before I ask Chlo to come help me out, I start mentally preparing myself for the first of many hard days to come.

A/N:

Heyyy everyone (the two people that r actually reading this)!!!

I just wanted to get the first initial chapter out so the people who come across this fic can kinda see my writing style and see what the plots about.

I know its not very long, and theres no dialogue but as of right now I'm just trying to set up Evangelines Character while introducing some of the important people in her life.

Hopefully you guys enjoy!🫶🏻

Oh and I'm aware that paige has not made an entrance yet but dont worry, she will be here soon!!!