dark summer rides on a bus full of girls
still high on a challenging victory
music blasting full volume
girls singing their lungs out
discarded fast food and milkshakes tossed about haphazardly
pulling the window down to stick my head out
into the starry, warm summer air
feeling the cooling breeze whipping my hair behind me
my girls, my team behind me singing
forgetting that that girl hates her, and this group doesn't get along
with this one
because on nights like those, after a hard earned win
we were a team, we were one
everybody is laughing and sharing drama
composing break up notes to toxic online boyfriends
singing to Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift
videoing each other rapping ice spice
stomachs full of junk food
hearts full of happiness
laughing about what a bad driver our coach was
creating new inside jokes and new friends
on nights like those
I was free