It's Over..

It all started in sixth grade. Making the A Team in basketball as a sixth grade was so exciting for me, but also very nerve racking. I was a shy kid back then. Hard to believe right? But I was. Not being friends with many upper class-men, so I was going to have to make some friends. And to be completely honest, the grade above me (seniors now) use to intimidate me! As time went on about the third day of practice making friends on a team wasn't that hard, and after all they weren't all that intimidating. My sixth grade year came to an end, and I had built amazing friendships, and memories that I'd never want to forget about.
My seventh grade year, Alanna told me "I'm gonna go by you just like bread and buttah!" As the whole team laughed it off, and after that night of basketball realizing that I only had so many more games left with them until it'd be over for them in middle school made me dread my 8th grade year without them. I'd have to become closer to kids in my grade all over again.
As my eight year came, I got closer to my grade, I loved it. My older friends, and I didn't talk much. It was definitely not the same without my lovely friends. Not being able play basketball with them, seeing them in the hallways, or after school was a bummer. I always said "I don't want my senior year to come cause it's going to be like 8th grade all over again!" Dreading it, and dreading it....
Freshman year came and I made varsity basketball with all my upper class-men friends, Alanna, Debbie, Bri, and Taylor. We made it to the tourneys this year, which was amazing! And not realizing that in three years they were going to be seniors. I figured it'd be soooo long, and it would go by so slow. Well, let me tell you... it went by SO fast!
Our next year was a big building year! We only won 1 game, which didn't help our confidence, but we were always doing something to keep us happy with playing basketball, between, dancing and singing in the locker rooms, cuddling with each other on the bus rides to games, and etc. It was a great year to spend with each other!
This year was the last year I'll ever play basketball with Lonnie, Deb, Bri and Taylor again, and yet, it breaks my heart. Now that i'm in high school, I see them a lot more then I did in middle school. I have classes with them, study halls, spending so much more time together after school since we can drive now. I'll never forget, poking each other and Mr. Tracy in the stomach, learning Finnish in the Cross Center locker rooms, traveling together to support the boys teams, me and Chloe having to gather senior gifts in a blizzard at nine o'clock at night,
and many more memories.  Next year is DEFINITELY not going to be the same.  I'll never forget these girls and our basketball careers together! I'm definitely going to miss you all next year!