I ran in to my teammate who I'll call "Homegirl." I asked her what time
we had workout, she replied "4:15." I doubled check with my roommate Alana because I
was walking with her at the time, and she replied just the same.
I went into my dorm room and had a little nap to energize myself before
the work out. I woke up around 2:15'ish, and left towards the track early to shoot
around before workout. I heard sounds of birds chirping, I saw green ferns over
crowd the ground, and the land structure look like several parts had been lifted to
give it that wavy effect. The scenic route through the forest made me happy until I
reached the top of the hill. I saw my teammates in the middle of the workout.
"Shit!" I ran down, drop my things on the side of the track, and snuck in
line like I wasn't late. Coach Gleason approached me and asked me why I was late; I
looked at Homegirl, then at Coach Gleason, and I replied, "I over slept." Her
comeback after my response was "Start running." I replied back, "how much?" She
replied, "I don't know." I knew that wasn't good, so I began to run.
I ran the first lap, maybe she wants me to run 2 laps. After the 2nd lap,
I passed her and didn't get a response. Okay, maybe she wants me to run a mile. So,
I come to the end of mile, no response. Maybe she wants me to run 2 miles. At the
end of my 8th lap, I was getting tired, thinking, she going to call me out of this
marathon, and come join the team. I even pounded my feet while running, just so she
can acknowledge me. At the end of my 2 miles, no response was given. So after that I
The sun was burning my face, I felt like a bug underneath magnifying
glass, with the light just beaming down on me; burning me. Anytime I got a chance to
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