It's Been A Long Time Coming

Lily had a dream.

For years, Lily had dreamed the dream of sideliner siblings the whole world over.

The dream itself was simple...

it was that she, for once, would be the one in uniform.

...she would be the one with the ball...

...with the waterbottle, hastily filled while the rest of the family clambored into the car...

...rushing and bustling to get HER to HER game on time...

...dropping HER off at the field while THEY went to park the car....

...and carry all the chairs and cameras and blankets to the sidelines...

HER sidelines....

IT WAS HER DREAM.

It almost happened last Spring...but then a concussion put her out for the season.

BUT FINALLY.....THIS FALL...

 HER DREAM CAME TRUE!

AND SHE DID IT WITH STYLE.

 She wasn't all that certain how the game of soccer actually went....

But her own private fan club sat right behind her goal.

And she knew how to drink like she'd just walked the Sahara....

...because that's what you do...

..when your own private fan club is watching you drink....

 She was short (yes...Lily is short) and spunky....

....and when she mowed someone down...

....she never looked back....

Focus.


AND NOW GOOGLE IS TELLING ME I AM OUT OF PHOTO SPACE...SO I GUESS THIS WILL HAVE TO BE CONTINUED.
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