2025 NCAA Champions.

that was this teams title for now and for the rest of our lives. we broke the curse, and it took every effort and every practice dedicated to work harder, be better. and all of it paid off

we had recieved the trophy and the awards had been given out, all of us in our champions t shirt and hat, and now everyone was with their family

and i meant everyone, i was talking with my parents and taking pictures with them, as was almost everyone else

except you. you leaned on the temporary stage next to the trophy, alone, geno cane up to you and gave you a knowing side hug, but it did little to ease anything, you were happy, grateful, blessed. but the only family you had was with their real family, which was fair

after i finished pictures with my family i grab you and i pull you in for a picture, my mom takes it then leaves us alone to talk to another parent and i look at you “happy?” i ask with a smile evident in my voice