My legs are jelly, my blood is pumping, and my chest feels like its about to explode. I pant, hoping to get at least a little more air in my lungs so i can continue on. I turn to my left and see my best friend Maggie with a look of pain on her face, once we get to the river we stop. Maggie laughs and looks at me, "Well i guess its a tie again." She pants and has her hands on her knees and coughing, hoping to get more oxygen into her body. I laugh, "Well it cant be a tie when it comes to being soccer captain. We've been practicing all summer for this season. Its likely that at least one of us will be captain." I pull my sports bra down as running made it ride up. "Well, we still have to watch out for Tiffany Stanton. I know for a fact you couldnt have forgotten about her over the summer. It would be a blessing if we did" Maggie rolls her eyes and starts the run back. I laugh and try to catch up to her.
The run back to my house was hell considering it felt like my body is going to explode like a bomb within seconds. Relief washes through me as we reach my back door. We get inside and immediately head for the kitchen. We grab water bottles from the fridge and as we begin to drink i hear a thud from upstairs. We give each other questioning looks and put our bottles down. "did you hear that?" I mouth to my brown haired friend. She just nods with her eyes wide open. "Stay here" I whisper to her and tip toe to my stairs. Its hard to stay quiet when im so out of breathe you could hear my breathing from China. I get to the top of the stairs and peer into my moms bedroom, the source of the noise. I grab the lamp off the table in the hallway and make my way to the bedroom. I hold my lamp up and get in the position to whack it over the intruders head when someone comes out of the room. I let out a blood curdling scream and get ready to throw the lamp when they grab my arms to stop me. "jesus christ Capri Capaletti what the hell are you doing" my mom yells as i open my eyes and I let out a sigh of relief. "I didnt know you were going to be home i thought you were an intruder" I reply, realizing how stupid i must sound.
My mom gingerly grabs the lamps from my hands and slowly sets it down on the table, scared that i might break something else in the middle-class house. "No i thought i told you this morning when i was leaving to go to breakfast with i client i would be home by noon. And right now its" she looks up at the clock that is sitting on the wall, "12:37. So yes im home." She shakes her head at my stupidity and adventures down the stairs and to the kitchen where my best friend is currently eating the tortilla chips and texting. "Hey Maggie" my mom welcomes nonchalantly. "Hey Mrs. Capaletti" she replys and going back to texting. Its probably her boyfriend Michael none-the-less considering they are practically glued to the hip. "So when is soccer try-outs?" My mom asks while getting out food for a salad. "Mom hasnt even started yet and yours worried about try-outs? You sound like Maggie" I laugh as Maggie sends me a look of mock hurt. "Well school starts tomorrow and i want to make sure you guys are ready for soccer because i know how much you girls want to be captain." She repsonds while chopping up the lettuce.
Suddenly Maggie jumps up from her spot at the bar stool and grabs her bag of clothes. "I have to go. Im going out with Michael soon and i need to pick out the perfect outfit for school tomorrow. Need to make an impression so people can see the difference from being a freshman to being a sophomore." She gives me a quick side hug and runs to the front door. "Call me tonight!" I hear her yells before the front door slams shut. I mom chuckles and i laugh and rolls my eyes at my friend immaturity and heads upstairs to the shower.
I yawn and look up from my computer screen to see the time on the clock. 8:30pm. How on earth am i this tired when the whole summer i basically went to bed at 3am. As im scrolling though facebook my mind drifts to soccer and Tiffany Stanton. The name just makes me want to barf. Tiffany and I have been enemies since pre-school. It may sound childish, because mainly it is, but she pushed me out the sandbox and wouldnt let me play in it because apparently it was all for her. Ever since then we have been enemies, its been eleven years and i still cant get over it. Ever since then everything we do is like a rivalry. Thats why i need to beat her at this. Maybe one more run will do me good before school.
