You Don't Know..What you Don't Know

Chapter Thirty One: Summer- After Freshmen Year

After the party, I decide not to become depressed or dwell on the past. I will find someone who is right for me. He is out there somewhere. I have come to the conclusion, it is not Randy.  I can never trust him again. The first couple of weeks Randy texted but I never respond. I became fed up and blocked his number. He can go to hell and take his baggage with him.

Jake and Gary come to visit me almost every day. We watch movies or play Mario on my Nintendo after my workouts.  I am lighthearted and having a strenuous but fun summer.  Not worrying about boys has made me a new Tia. 

My summer is super crazy and so different from last year. The School Team is headed to UVA for a week of basketball camp instead of Tia heading to Baltimore. All the teams are required to go.  Jim and I head to the school at 4 am to load the bus.  4am is way too early for perfection so a messy bun and sweatpants is all they get. We need to check in and start sessions by 8 at UVA and It will be a sweaty day.  We load the bus by team but for some reason, the JV are placed with the Varsity boys. Something about the number of seats.

I sit down and put my headphones in when a perfectly chipper Phillip hands me a cup of coffee. I eye him with my early morning death stare and he plucks a headphone out of my ear. "Good morning sunshine. Would you like to use me as a pillow?" He wraps and arm around me and I snuggle into his chest. Listening to his heartbeat and my music, I fall asleep. 

Phillip wakes me as we arrive at campus and hands me back warm coffee. "Mornin. I needed the sleep. Thank you. I feel better." I tell him.

"Princess, the pleasure is all mine." Phillip tells me as he leaves his arm on the back of my seat.

"You are way too alert in the morning." I cut my eyes at him. Coach commands our attention before we can really start a conversation. The team is handed our Dorm assignments and the rules. After a thirty minute lecture, we enter the campus and the dorms. My roommate for the week is a Varsity Girl named Sam. I don't know her well and our first conversation is a little awkward. Sam has played Varsity for one year and is a great point guard.  She is around 5 foot 6 with short blonde hair.  From what I can tell, we have a lot in common.

I offer to go to the dribbling session with her this morning. "Yeah that would be cool." I reply to her. I am grateful to have someone to hang out with.  Sam turns out to be pretty awesome. We end up doing the same sessions all day. She introduces me to some of the Varsity girls. Many of them I don't know because I kept to myself last year.

We are going back to our room to change for the mixer in the quad and run into Phillip and another boy. "Princess, you are totally sweaty." he wipes his sweat on my arm.

"You Superstar are so gross!" I squeal swiping the towel over the sweat.

Sam and the other guy remain quiet during our exchange. "Phillip, do you know Sam. She plays point guard for Varsity."

"Not personally but always nice to meet new people. This is Mark. Mark this is Prin.." I stare him down so Phillip continues, "Tia and Sam"

Mark smiles, "Nice to finally be introduced to you." I blush. I hate compliments.

"Well boys love to stay and chat but thanks to the Superstar, I need to shower." I tell them and move past to the dorm.

"Tia, see you in a few." Phillip shouts and turns to his room. I take a shower and braid my hair then wrap it on top of my head. Mom bought me some Lululemon shorts with a matching top for the trip. The outfit is sporty and cute. My tan has hung around so my eyes are a dark green. I am buckling the last sandal when Sam pouts, "I hate you already. Phillip goes out of his way to talk to you. Mark stares like his eyes are gonna pop out and you looked gross. Now you are perfect and I am the DUFF."