The Girl With The Dream

Go Big or Go Home

I take the nachos and the cheese dip out of the microwave and ran to the living room. I flopped down on the couch and turned the TV on. It was already on, the big game. The game between the Golden State Warriors and the Las Angeles Lakers. I watched closely as Lebron James and Stephan Curry made their shots, watching how their feet move, watching their skill. 

"Paris it's time to go to sleep, you have school in the morning.", my mom shouted to me. I turned off the TV and went to my room. I put my phone on the charger and laid down.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm going off. I had set it for 5:00am. I got ready and ran outside, but not for the bus. I went out to practice, and to do some drills. I slowly walked to the free-throw line. I closed my eyes slowly, thinking about where I want to be soon.

Its time for the game, and me and the team ran onto the court. We started warming up, doing layups, free throws, 3 pointers, and jump shots. Fans were going wild. They were so loud, I could barely hear my coach calling my name. He called me over to discuss that I would be tipping the ball with the legendary Lebron James, my idol, the man I looked up to as a teenager. I nodded my head and smiled. Me and Lebron stepped onto the court with four others on our team. We stepped to half court, facing each other. The referee blew his whistle and threw the ball up in the air. I jumped as high as I could, and felt the ball on my hand. 

I woke from my daze and checked my phone, it was 7:58. I ran in the house and grabbed my backpack, and zoomed out the door. Student were already getting on the bus when I got there. 

When I made it to school, I jogged to homeroom, checking my phone continuously. I made it to homeroom in time to see we had a substitute teacher. 

"Good Morning Hiram High School, we have a message from a special guest this morning for Ms. Paris Kimble."

I felt my body shake in fear. What if it was my parents or worse, my grandparents. 

"Hello Hiram High School! You might know me from the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Sprite commercial. My name is Lebron James, and I'm here to recognize this hard working female, Paris Kimble. Paris, you have potential and I see it and that's why I have talked to the owner of the Lakers team into letting you tryout with us next season. I showed him the videos you post on Instagram and YouTube and he said he'll accept you even if you don't tryout."

My hands were sweating, I could feel my eyes tearing up. My dream has finally come true.