Finally the day had come for our first game. All the practices and drills we had done for this game felt pointless. Nothing prepared me for the beating we were getting. Thanks to the veteran girls on the team we weren’t completely demolished.
“Aria, get into position!” Coach yelled from the sideline.
The ball flying right in front of me, I dove to the ground barely hitting it high enough so someone else could spike it over the net. Landing us one point closer. The whistle blew for a break.
Rolling onto my back Mia stood above me, reaching out her hand.
“Just leave me here to die,” I huffed.
“If you leave me here with this team I’ll bury myself with you,” we laughed.
She helped me up and we took our seats on the bench. Taking huge gulps of water. I turned to see that the seats that we
