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𝐒 𝐔 𝐌 𝐌 𝐄 𝐑 𝟐𝟑 ━━
You spent another season without winning the NCAA Championship, but it didn't bother you as much as before. What you were mainly focused on, was Paige's healing process.
Her doctors had told you it would take around 6-9 months for her to be fully healed, but that hadn't been her case. Those painful 6-9 months flew by, and she still wasn't fully there. She made a lot of progress, but not enough to be cleared as healed after those months.
Finally on August 9th 2023, over a year later, she was cleared of her injury. It took an extra three months, but it was so worth it.
You, Geno, the team, and basically the whole nation were ecstatic to have her back, but you especially. Your girl would finally be back.
However, it had suddenly occurred to you that it was your last season at Uconn. You were a senior now, and so was Paige. After this, it was likely you wouldn't be teammates ever again.
You had to make the most of this season and win the championship.
Before the official season started, Geno decided for the team to tour Europe. You and the team would be traveling to Croatia, Ljubljiana, Bologna, Slovenia, and Italy. While you were there you'd be playing four exhibition games against one in each of the cities on tour.
It was practically a vacation, but Geno reminded you all to think of it as a training camp. Nonetheless, you were all still excited, especially Nika. You'd all get to meet her parents in person finally, while also visiting her hometown.
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Since you'd be traveling out of the country, you decided it would be a perfect opportunity to vlog on your youtube channel. You weren't very active on there, but you wanted to document the trip, so why not?
It was just you and Nika, considering the rest of the girls ran off to gift shops out of boredom. You two, however, didn't have enough energy for that, so you stayed behind in the lobby.
"Okay, guys, so we're about to board our flight," you say, recording yourself with your vlog camera. "And where we goin?" You tilt the camera towards Nika, who was sitting in the seat next to you.
"Croatia!" Nika hollered excitedly, grabbing you and shaking your shoulders.
"So our flights at seven and it's currently-" you pause, tapping on your phone to show the time. When your phone turns on, you flip your phone to the camera, revealing the time (along with your lock screen.) "6:47. So we should be boarding soon, right?"
When you turn to Nika, you find she's giving you a weird look. A confused expression but with a smile, like she was hinting at something you didn't know about.
