There is only one small shoe store in Athens, and it doesn't carry sports shoes-to get sports gear and shoes, you must order online or drive over forty minutes to the closest store-this is one of the 4,724 reasons I want to escape this town. Back from Chicago, Adrian asks me, via text, to call her as soon as I get unpacked. When I call, she excitedly shares how my seven friends in Athens watched Hamilton's Cubs debut. “Two part-time employees volunteered to run the concession stand. Troy and Latham planned to start the projectors in all three theaters during the pre-game show to ensure all attending viewed the entire game. Bethany and Savannah offered to take tickets outside the outer door to help with the flow of the crowd. With all this help, Winston and I were free to float as neede