sacrifices! kelsey plum🌹.

8.

kelsey❤️‍🩹.

"there you go baby" i said high fiving her. we had a 5 a.m. training today and gigi killed it. im such a proud mother omg.

"im so proud of you" i said making her smile.

"thank you mommy" she said as we walked to my car.

she also has a game today so im gonna take her home and let her shower eat breakfast before school and just rest her body.

after we got home we showered and i started breakfast. i watched as gigi came downstairs her hair was damp and her skin was glowing.

"how you feel mommy ?" gigi asked making me smile.

gigi only being 15 she knows a lot the human mind and body & she know she wanna go to college to study psychology.

"i feel good.. thank you for asking my baby. i took a lot of time to reset and get my mind right so i feel good" i said and she smiled.

"here you go" i said handing her a plate.

"thank you" she said and i nodded.

"okay apple or orange juice ?" i asked as i looked in the fridge.

"umm can you hand me a water ? im tryna stick to a healthy diet" she said making me looked at her confused.

"gianna dont take this the wrong way cus your body is beautiful, but your skinny enough" i said.

"you don't need to be on a diet.. you need to put food in your body. your underweight" i said handing her apple juice because that's what she drink the most.

"im scared of gaining weight.. people be so quick to notice and comment on it" she said.

"i understand that baby but you need to gain weight. it doesn't matter what other folks think. you gotta be yourself my love" i said and she nodded.

"so no more diets. eat whatever you want" i added and she smiled at me and nodded.

"are you nervous ?" i asked.

"mhm.. im always nervous it's my anxiety" she said.

"your gonna do great baby. just do your best and keep yo head up" i said.

she finished her breakfast and i washed the dishes and put them up. "im gonna go get dressed" she said and i nodded.

a few minutes later i could hear gigi calling my name.

"mommy will you do my hair ?" gigi asked coming into the kitchen.

"mhm what you want baby ?" i asked as she sat down.

"half up, half down please" she said and i nodded. i finished her hair and we made sure she had her book sack and her basketball bag.

"you got everything ?" i asked.

"yes ma'am" she said zipping up her bags. we walked to my car and we headed to her school. 5 minutes later we pulled up.

"okay have fun, be safe & call me if you need too okay ?" i said.

"okay i will" she said hugging me.

"bye i will see you at your game" i said.

"here your leaving your coffee" i said handing it to her.

"thank you."

"okay bye honey have fun!"

"bye i love you" she yelled.

"i love you more" i said as she waved at me. i watched her walk in the building before pulling off. i could feel my phone vibrating on my lap so i answered it on the radio.

gianna🦋.

i finished stretching with the girls and we got ready to start the game. i saw my mom and aunties in the bleachers i waved at them and smiled.

im not gone lie my body been feeling off lately. i could feel the tiredness but i can't give up. i gotta keep going no matter what! im learning to push through all the hard times because it will all be worth it in the end.

the game started and as a started it worried me a little but ik i will be fine. it's the first quarter with 3 minutes left. we were down 1 & i have 9 points.

jada checked it out and i dribbled the ball down court. i could feel myself get dizzy. the ball rolled to the defender and i collapsed. i could hear my teammates freaking out.

"someone call 911" my coach said.

"gianna. can you hear me baby" my mom asked frantically.

"it's okay baby" my mom said holding my legs.

afterwards i blacked out. i don't even know what happened i ate breakfast and me being tired is normal right ?

i woke up to beeping noises and machines hooked up to my body. i looked around confused trying to figure out where i am and how i got here.

"she's awake" i heard. i sat up and saw my mom and aunt jackie, aja, chelsea, and sydney.

"hey baby how you feel ?" my mom asked.

"okay my head hurts" i groaned.

"well when you collapsed you went head first. might have a slight concussion" aunt jackie said.

"gianna wth happened ?" my mom ask as she got into bed beside me. i laid my head on her chest.

"idk i just remember getting dizzy and then i hit the floor" i said.

"you promised me you wouldn't push yourself to hard gianna. cuz that's exactly what happened. your harming your body for basketball gigi and it's not worth it." my mom said.

"ik im sorry. you taught me to always push through even when it gets hard. i can't just give up i have to keep going if im gonna be great."
i said.

"baby that's not what i meant when i said push through even when it gets hard. i mean in life in general. your body and health comes before basketball miss ma'am." i said.

afterwards the doctor came in and told us what was going on and when i could go home. and i have to stay here through the night.

"mom do i really have to say here ?" i whined.

"yess.. you have a concussion they wanna make sure your brain won't swell. i have to wake you up every few hours to make sure your still breathing" she said.

"okay well imma head out i need to shower i will be back tomorrow morning" aunt syd said.

aja, syd, and chelsea gave me a hug and then headed out. aunt jackie offered to stay ig because my mom is her best friend.

"you hungry ?" aunt jackie asked and i nodded my head no.

after my mom and aunt showered they brought my mom a bed and aunt jackie slept on a pull out couch.

a few hours later i felt someone lightly shake me.

"hey honey im just checking on you. gbts" my mom said.

i turned over and drifted off to sleep. i honestly regret not resting my body ik i scared my mom and now i have to take the time to heal.

chapter 8😝! GUYS TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODIES 🥹🥹. it's not just about basketball it's about mental and physical health too! vote and comment💋!