Thank you, Kelley

Chapter One

Meghan's POV:

I take one last look at the small home that I have lived in for the past couple of years as a pull out of the driveway. I am about to make the 4 hour drive to an old friend's house in New York and then the next morning the rest of my 6 hour trip into DC. I am going to my first USWNT camp. I can't even describe how excited I am. I haven't had the best life but soccer is the thing that keeps me going. I am determined to get out of this small shitty town and I know that soccer is going to be my ticket out so I put everything I have into it. I am a sophomore in high school and was scouted out by the USWNT because of my performance with my high school team.

The hours tick by as I come closer and closer to meeting my idols and fulfilling a lifelong dream. I arrive at my friend's house who graciously offered to allow me to stay the night so that I wouldn't have to make the drive all in one go. We make small talk and catch up as we haven't seen each other since she moved here two years ago. We aren't super close but it is nice to catch up. She shows me to the couch I will be sleeping on and I get ready for bed saying one last thank you before laying down. As I drift off to sleep so many thoughts run through my head. I am so nervous and anxious but I know that this will be an amazing experience. Hopefully I can just go and play my best and not have too many panic attacks. This is something I struggle greatly with but don't like to talk about. Not too many people know all the things that have happened in my life but then again I don't have too many friends so who would I tell all my problems to? Soon my brain quiets down and sleep takes over.

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I rise early the next morning and say some quick goodbyes as I hit the road again. It's about 8 am and the sun is just beginning its trek through the sky. I have always been a morning person. That's not to say I'm always up early but I love the way the world is so quiet and peaceful in the early morning hours.

After a boring and uneventful 6 hours filled with all my favorite songs at least once I pulled into the parking lot of the hotel, we will be staying at. I sit in my car for many minutes just staring at the hotel. We will be in camp for a week and a half with a friendly against Australia at the end. I still can't believe I am here. How did I, a broken screw up from buttfuck nowhere New Hampshire end up here? I am certainly not good enough to be here. But if I sit here any longer in my self-pity and anxiety I might have a mental breakdown, start crying and turn my car back around. I know this is going to be my way out of my kind of horrible home life so here we go.

I swallow back my deep seeded anxiety and grab my duffle from the back seat of my car and enter through the sliding doors of the hotel. To my left just in front of the reception desk I see Jill Ellis and another woman in a USA sweatshirt sitting on a small couch. I guess this would be the right place to start. As I approach them I can feel my breath start to increase. No not now. Not in the first three seconds of being here. Not a panic attack. But then Jill and her friend lookup with kind smiles.

"Hello, you must be Meghan Hull." Jill starts and I can see a welcoming sparkle in her eye. It's ok I can do this. No panic attacks. I take a second to take a deep breath.

"Yup that's me. It's an honor to meet you Ms. Ellis."

"Please call me Jill or Coach. And this is Dawn, one of our athletic trainers." She waves and gives me a kind smile. I awkwardly wave back.

"Ok well, here is your room key. You are in 207 with Emily Sonnett. You can go up there and get settled. Dinner isn't until 7 so you have quite a bit of free time until then. But if you do choose to go out and explore please don't go alone. We don't need anybody to get lost on our first day here. Just let any of the staff know if you need anything."

"Great. T-thank you!" I stutter out. Uhh I have always been a quiet person but when I am extra nervous I can barely get words out. Wow this is going great. I almost have a panic attack and I can barely talk in front of the coach. I'm surprised she hasn't sent me packing already.

I head toward the elevator and head up to the second floor. The ride seems to take forever and allows me way too much time to get in my own head. Will Emily be nice? Will the team like me? I am so awkward... What if I have a panic attack in front of them. God that would be so embarrassing.

Soon the elevator door dings open and I step out. I make my way down the hallway to room 207. I give a small nock on the door before using my key to unlock. I want to be as polite as possible and make a good first impression since I kinda didn't succeed on that with Coach.

As I push the door open I see the two beds take up most of the small room but it is still bigger than what I have back home so I'm not complaining. I see that the bed closest to the door already has some clothes on it so I assume Emily must have taken it. I move further into the room and am a little surprised that she isn't in here but she is probably catching up with her friends. At least this will give me a few minutes to get settled before meeting her.

A/N: Ahhh... First chapter! I hope you like it.

Also for this story Sonnett is closer to Meghan's age than she actually is. So she just turned 21.