Claudia Tihan , sensational baseball player catching manys attention. she began her school's first baseball team. plays all positions. preferably stays in center field.
alex verdugo , rookie on fire for the los angeles dodgers. plays center field.
"@dodgers , @suebaby , @dugie_11 , @cody_bellinger , @marianavicente , @ctaylor_3 , @vanityplanet and 57 verified others tagged you in their story" i click on Alex's and its a video of when we (cody , sabrina & alex) all went ice skating then a group pic but he "scribbled" everyone out. I then read the caption "happy birthday to this great human ! your the funniest , genuine , most humble person! Thanks for all the pointers/tips. @claudiatihan" i read the others and text them each a thank you then put my phone away.
@aneleayahhh: (don't mean to disrespect but this is my rant) . Claudia Tihan , GREAT player without a doubt. Half of the season was being treated like SHIT by her "teammates" they gave ZERO fucks about her when she got injured. She seemed DRAINED. Second half begins , she gets DRAGGED/CRITICISED because she "came out". We find out she was being DISCRIMINATED by her homophobic teammates and SHE STILL KEPT PLAYING!! A WEEK AGO she lost her mother , she went back to playing the NEXT DAY. She hasn't stopped since.
@aneleayahhh: @dodgers @mlb , wtf is going on???? I fully understand SHE'S THE TOP PLAYER but come on , your working her to the BONE. How can she give you all she has if she's physically , mentally and emotionally is hurting??? Can you not see she's been out of it??????
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"Clau you have james right?" Nate asks. "Yeah" i say. Today is the 18 , which is the funeral. I haven't slept , i landed yesterday morning. Nate has been watching james and wendy because i was out playing. I finish dressing james and carry him. Yesterday was a year since my grandma passed , nate , sam , alex , vic , the kids and i went to the cemetery to visit. My dad is DEPRESSED. Like horrible. "How is dad getting there?" He asks. "I don't know" i say. "Have you talked to him?" He asks. "I've texted and called many times. He hasn't replied" i say. "I have so much going on nate i can't be checking up on him. I know he's depressed. We all miss her but he needs to do something. He has two kids he still needs to raise" i say.
"As harsh as it sounds he needs to get his shit together. We cant do this on our own" i say and he nods. "I understand you" he says. "Sam and i will go , I'll text you and update you" he says and i nod. I put james in his carseat then finish getting wendy ready. I'm wearing a black jumpsuit with red heels. Wendy is wearing a black puffy dress with gold accents and red flats. James is wearing a black collared shirt , black pants and red shoes. "How do i do this?" Vic asks coming into the room with the tie undone. "Hmm" i say. "Here i got it" alex says standing up and he shows vic how it goes and he does it for him. Vic and Nate are wearing all black suits with red shoes.
"Oh wow" vic says as we pull up and there's about 25 photographers , 3 news reporters , and i would say approx 500 "fans". I shake my head in disapproval. "Claudia and Victor" the driver tells security and they make way for the car to stop infront. "I want to go with Alex" wendy says. I look at alex and he nods. "Okay" i say. "When we get out don't look or talk to anyone okay?" I tell wendy. "Okay" she says. I put my glasses on and take a deep breath. Alex's thumb rubs my hand. "Ready?" The security asks from outside. "Yeah" i say. He opens the door and some fans cheer. I get off first and then victor gets off as i go to the other side and get james with his carseat. When i go back to the other side wendy is getting out. I have the coat over my shoulders.
"Want me to carry you?" Alex asks and she nods. He carries her and security gathers around us. "Any words? Claudia?" "Is this confirming your relationship alex and Claudia?" Among the many questions. Pictures being taken every second. Fans yelling. Its victor infront , then me and alex next to me. We go inside and get greeted by some family friends. Receive condolences , sorrow. We enter the auditorium? And theres people sitting already. "Sorry for you loss" mariana says hugging me. I then get the same from the guys and their wives/gf. "Where's dad?" I ask nate. "He was wasted beyond wasted" he says and i shake my head.
Both my parents are known in our community? Idk they've done alot. So many of the people here are from the community. The service begins and my time consists of consoling vic and wendy plus taking care of James when he fusses. "Coming up now , Nathan , Claudia , Victor , Wendy and James Tihan" the p.a says. "I don't wanna go" i whisper to nate. "Just come. I'll talk" he says. I fix james on my arms and we walk towards the stage. People clap for us. We get to the podium and nate starts talking. "I speak for myself and my siblings when i say this. We thank each and everyone of you for coming today an accompany us" nate says and goes on. Once he's done he looks back at us. "Just do it" vic whispers to me.
He gets james and i go up. I'm physically shaking. "Uhm - like nathan said , thank you for coming today. We all really appreciate you joining us. Its an overwhelming feeling to see how many lives our mother touched" i say and bring my hand up to put the glasses up. My hand SHAKING. "I also want to thank you for sending all your love and prayers to us , our family" i say. "Mom" i say and turn a bit to the casket. "I lo-love y-you , thank you for everything you did. I promise to hold it down for y-you. I will forever keep you in my heart" i say and move from the podium before i start crying. I get james from vic and then we 4 walk to the casket. Nate kisses the white rose and places it on top. Its an open casket.
I see him start uncontrollably crying. I rub his back and then the same happens with vic. Its then wendy. She kisses the rose and places it on the casket. Seeing her BROKE my heart. She starts crying and i comforting her. Its then my turn and it hits me like a fuckin truck. I kiss the rose and put it on the casket. I then get the small daisy which is meant to represent james and put it on top. I'm staying so strong right now i can't. Aunts and uncles say some words then the service continues. After we go to the cemetery. And shit goes downhill. Vic , Nate and Wendy are unstable AF. James also starts crying. Alex helps me with wendy and James.
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150k likes @claudiatihan: upto today i hadn't processed this whole situation , i had been in the shocked stage since Sept.7th. I love you , i miss you. I will never forget the memories we made through our bonding activities. You've made me the female i am today. Thank you for everything. "Life will hit you hard , may seem as you will be defeated. Just know you've been hit hard because god knows you will hit back stronger , become 10×s stronger". I hope to make you proud , fly high my angel ❤.
