We Can't Go Back...

Games & Sayings (16)

Today was our last game. This also happened to be the Atlantic Coast Championship game, we made it. I was nervous to say the least but we worked really hard for this. After this game was over Alex and I are heading to Papua New Guinea to play in the World Cup. We are at the airport waiting for our flight to Indiana. We are playing Notre Dame in two days and we're all ready. But airport shenanigans are the best so we are all acting a hot mess. Our flight is called and we board the plane, Alex is in the seat next to me.

"Hey you've been quite what's going through your head?" I ask.

"I've just been thinking about everything really. I mean we're on our way to a championship game and after that we're heading off to the world cup. Not to mention the fact we have an amazing house and I don't think things could get any better than they are right now." Alex says.

I smile then lean over and peck Alex's lips.

"Yeah, things are pretty great right now aren't they?" I ask.

Alex nods her head then kisses my cheek. She lays her head on my shoulder and I wrap my arms around her.

"You guys are cute, it makes me sick." Sam says.

We both laugh before falling asleep. A few hours later I'm woken up by Sam. We've landed and its time to get off the plane. I wake Alex up and we grab our things before following the rest of the team off the plane. We all meet by the carousel so we can get our bags. Once they come Coach leads us to our bus. We put our bags under it before getting on. It took us about an hour to get from the airport to our hotel. Coach gave us our room assignments before we got here so when we get there we all already knew where to go. I was rooming with Alex so we bring our things to our room and unpack. Coach tells us that we have an hour before he wants us to meet in the conference room downstairs. That hour was really spent unpacking and getting settled. We all head downstairs, the hotel had food for us so when we get down there so we all make our plates than sit down, waiting for coach. When he comes down we listen to what was going to be going on these next few days. When we were all finished eating and coach was done talking we get back on the bus and go to the field. We didn't do anything to intense coach just wanted us to get our legs moving a little. When our warm up were done we went back to the hotel and went to bed.

Game Day

I did my normal routine this morning and now we're on the field warming up. I look across the field, those players and 90 plus minuets are the only things standing in the way of me holding that trophy. The ref blows the whistle and we all come off the field. We huddle up and I give the team a pep talk, they voted me to be captain this game and I'm going to make them proud. We take our places on the field and the ref blows his whistle. The first 45 minuets were hard fought and we went into the locker room with the score 0-0

"Ladies we're still in this. We've had many chances on goal but they just need to be on frame. Don't give up I want, I need you to go out there with the same intensity and mindset you had in the first half." Coach says.

He leaves and we all just sit there and look at each other.

"Guys, we're better than this." I say.

"Y/N we know we're better than this but maybe this just isn't our year." Sam says.

"Really, is that how you really feel? Yes this game isn't going our way but that doesn't mean we give up." I say.

"She's right, we've got to keep fighting guys." Allie says.

"If your not willing to fight then don't even bother walking out onto the field." Alex says.

"I didn't come here to lose and I sure as hell don't want to go back to Carolina without that trophy." KK says.

We all get each other motivated and coach comes back into the locker room and tells us its time to go back out. When we get onto the field I can feel the energy and know that we're going to win. I pass the ball up to Alex and she passes it back to the midfield. They keep possession long enough for Alex and I to get up. Allie gets the ball and she sends it to Sam who makes a run up the flank and sends in an amazing cross. I here Alex yell for it so I run away from her attracting defenders. Alex barely gets a touch on it but the ball ends up in the back of the net. Alex runs to Sam and I follow, the whole team celebrates and we reset. I don't know how but we keep that score until the end of the game when the ref blows the final whistle I pull Alex into me and I kiss her. We went and celebrate with the rest of the team and get our trophy. 

"We won!" Alex says.

"Now let's go win a World Cup." I say.