21 Chapter Angela Kay Caprice
It was Monday, and class was already over. Getting dressed in their warm-ups the UCONN Women's Basketball Team walked into the place they chose to sit and watch the NCAA Tournament Selection. With a 33-0 Record, a Big East Title, and an automatic bid just meant that it was all a matter of where they would be seeded as number one.
As she walked in, she took a bump to her side. She laughed and turned and looked at the tall black women, who with a toothy smile, looked back at her.
"Slow down there, Angel," she said.
"How long have we been roommates?" Angela said, and laughed as they took their seats.
"Since you were a skinny white girl from North Carolina that couldn't take the cold," the black woman said.
"Funny, this coming from a skinny black girl from DC that couldn't sleep without loud noises," Angela said.
The black woman laughed as they took their seats. Angela looked at her again and laughed. Angela was shocked when she was roomed up with Caprice Stewart, when they were freshmen. It was awkward, with Angela being the highly touted freshman, and one of the top players in the nation. Caprice was one of the recruits that were brought to fill a role. Their friendship was rough, and it didn't help Angela, who was very homesick.
Soon Caprice was fed up with Angela and finally confronted her about it. After a long conversation over a basketball on the court, they came to terms and their friendship began. It helped that they didn't play the same position, Angela was a shooting or two guard, while technically a guard Caprice was used more as a small forward or three. After Angela injured her knee that same year, it was Caprice that helped push her to go for her best when she was depressed. When she came back her sophomore year, Caprice moved into the starting line-up as well, which made her only the second regular player she played with as small forward in her career. Soon they were partners in crime.
"So you ready for this?" Caprice asked.
Angela nodded, "This is getting old," she said and laughed.
"Four times, four years?' Caprice asked, "Yeah it's old."
"Two titles," Angela said and sighed.
"You played in one," Caprice said.
Angela nodded and looked at her knee. "Are you going to miss this?"
Caprice laughed, "Maybe, just not the early mornings you subject me too."
Angela laughed, "And I'm going to miss you, Stewie," she said and laughed.
Caprice shook her head and laughed. "I know I'm going to miss you, Angel," Caprice said.
Kay came in and took a seat near the two roommates. She leaned against the table and loosened her back. Smiling she pushed her aunt.
"I can't wait for this," Kay said, shaking Angela.
Angela laughed, "We'll probably be announced in the bottom of the hour," she said, and looked at Caprice, "I'm thinking pizza after this."
"Yeah, some peppers and onions," Caprice said.
"Yeah, I'm really feeling Pepe's White with Clam," Angela said.
Caprice laughed, "Maybe after we get done with all this, we'll head down to New Haven," she said.
"Why aren't you taking this seriously?" Kay asked.
Angela sighed and shook her head. Caprice took it up, "Kay, we've done this before, and you just handle it because it is business as usual."
Angela shrugged and looked at the table. She traced the design that someone put in it. "Kay, remember when you were a freshman in high school, how we acted when everything was new to you?" Angela asked.
"Yeah?" Kay replied.
"Well same thing here but more business like," Angela said.
Kay shrugged as they sat there and watched and waited. There was joking around, small talk, and the usual, but there were also cameras. As Angela and Caprice said every other team seemed to not have their names called until the very end.
UCONN was a number one seed and was playing a number sixteen as expected. They were in the last region called, and they also knew what day they were playing and when.
After the cameras were off the Coaches had a quick team meeting. They laid out the travel plans and the practice schedule. When that was over they were let loose. As Angela and Caprice started to head out, Angela stopped and looked at Kay.
"What are you doing?' Angela asked.
"I was going to stay here for a bit and then head to my room," Kay said.
Caprice shook her head, "Come on, Clone Girl, you're invited," she said.
Kay shrugged and started heading towards them. Angela looked at Caprice, "Clone Girl?"
"She's a little clone of you," Caprice said.
"That is the last time we're watching Attack of the Clones," Angela replied.
Caprice nodded, "I never wanted to watch that movie anyway, who sent it to you to watch?"
"Huck," Angela said.
"That explains it," Caprice said, laughed and lead the two other young women out. Current mission- get a pizza and watch some movies, because it would be nothing but work after that, they had a National Title to win.