Unforgettable experience
Then up, then down, then inside, then outside, again. She asked me to explain to her everything that happened, what I heard, what I felt. Before I even finished, she shook her head and told em flat out my ankle is sprained and I couldn’t play until she cleared me. I begged her to let me play districts, she told me crutches and therapy might be able to help speed up the process but I couldn’t push it. I took home crutches with me. I waited for my mom to pick me up with an ice bag on my ankle to numb the pain and lower the size of it. Right when I got into the car, I bursted into tears. I told my mom everything that happened, and how I wasn’t going to be able to play districts. Finally, after three days of the most painful physical therapy, and not stepping foot on ground because of my crutches, I was able to run again. District finals getting closer and closer. The pain leaving little by little, and the day comes. I wake up feeling brand new and I take my first step out of bed. Right when foot hits the floor, the sharpest pain went straight through my ankle. Immediately, I figured there was no way I would be able to play. It’s like my heart sank through my whole body as I kept taking steps until my heart was just crushed into pieces. I had my team trust me, and I couldn’t come back. I took everything in my bag that day: my uniform, my cleats, my shinguards. Thousands of little thoughts bouncing in my head and it was the