Wata rana ce ta al'ada a cikin Afrilu 2017 lokacin da na zauna a ajin makarantar sakandare ta DeKalb a lokacin shirye-shiryena, ina kallon sanarwar cewa an zaɓi ƙungiyar ƙwallon kwando ta ta wakilci Jihar Indiana a gasar Olympics ta musamman ta Amurka. Da kyar na yarda da hakan, kuma ban san abin da watanni 14 masu zuwa za su haifar ba.
A cikin waɗancan watanni 14 ni da ’yan wasa na za mu ja jirgin sama (a matsayin mai tara kuɗi), muna tafiya cikin fareti tare da laftanar gwamna a wurin baje kolin jaha, mu yi wasa a kotunan gida na Indiana Pacers da Fort Wayne Mad Ants, mu yi yawon buɗe ido. na gidan fili na Jami'ar Butler. Za a yi musu ado don rigunan rigunan da aka yi musu kawai kuma tare da takalmi guda uku, waɗanda suka haɗa da jajayen kwando "LeBrons." Wannan shi kansa abin girmamawa ne, domin da yawa daga cikinsu sun kasance suna wasa da takalma masu arha daga Wal-Mart kuma sun fuskanci matsalolin ƙafafu da ƙafafu da dama.
Bugu da ƙari, an ba kowannenmu takardar izinin tafiya na tsawon shekara guda don zuwa YMCA na gida don samun tsari. Shirinmu ya kasance mai sauƙi, don ƙetare gasar mu.
Daga ƙarshe, a ƙarshen watan Yunin da ya gabata mun hau jirgi zuwa Seattle don halartar wasannin. Wannan shi ne karon farko da 'yan wasan ke tashi sama, kuma wannan tafiya ta kasance dama ce ta rayuwa sau ɗaya.
A Seattle, mun zagaya wani kyakkyawan ɗakin karatu wanda aka yi layi tare da jama'a suna murna da wakilan kowace jiha a wani bukin buɗewa mai ban mamaki wanda mutane a duk faɗin ƙasar za su iya kallo ta ABC. Sa'an nan kuma mun sami damar zuwa 6-0 a cikin sashinmu, zakarun da ba a ci nasara ba daga "jihar kwando" yayin da muke buga ƙungiyoyi daga Hawaii, Arkansas, North Dakota, da Nevada. A ƙarshe, mun sami damar dawo da lambar zinare ga jihar Indiana.
Wani abin burgewa a gare ni ya zo bayan wasan zinare. Mun je tanti tare da sababbin abokanmu daga ko'ina cikin ƙasar. Yayin da muke jira, daya bayan daya ’yan kungiyar sun bar tanti domin su fita kan dandalin su samu lambar yabo, kowa na murna. ’Yan wasan da ke cikin tanti sun yi musayar labarai game da tafiyarsu zuwa Seattle, sun dauki hotuna tare da raba hotuna na wasannin da iyalansu suka raba musu.
Mu, ba shakka, mun kasance na ƙarshe, tun lokacin da muke kawo gidan zinariya. Tawagar tawa ta yi jerin gwano don girgiza hannun tawagar Nevada yayin da suke barin tantin da yi musu fatan tafiya lafiya a kan hanyar gida. Bayan 'yan mintoci kaɗan, an ƙawata mu da lambobin yabo a wuyanmu, muka fita daga dandalin. Sai muka sake haduwa da tawagar daga Nevada da kuma na Arkansas (kungiyoyin azurfa da tagulla). Mun yanke shawarar yin layi don ɗaukar hoto. Bayan da aka dauka, daya daga cikin 'yan wasan ya fara rera "Amurka, Amurka, Amurka!" Ba da daɗewa ba, kowa ya shiga ciki. Na sami kaina cikin fahariya da fahariya ga dukan mutanen da suka yi nasara a wannan gasa ta musamman ta Olympics, kuma a ƙarshe ta faɗi cikin abin da muka yi.
Har yanzu yana bani mamaki abin da muka cim ma a cikin sama da mako guda a gabar yamma. Tunda muka dawo al’ummarmu da jiharmu suke ta murnar nasarar da muka samu, kuma ina da tabbacin za a ci gaba. An gayyace mu zuwa gidan gwamna da ke Indianapolis don mu taimaka wa Kirista da sabon filin wasan ƙwallon kwando kuma muka je wasan Indianapolis Colts, inda muka kasance a gefe kafin wasan. Wanene ya san abin da ke gaba ga waɗannan 'yan wasa 10 da masu horarwa uku daga arewacin Indiana?
Ba a zaɓe wannan ƙungiyar ba saboda sun kasance ƴan wasa mafi kyau a jihar. An zaɓe su ne saboda maza da mata ne masu hali da ɗabi'a masu girma waɗanda za su wakilci Indiana da kyau. Wanene ya san suna iya cin lambar zinare ta ƙasa, kuma?
Carol Fike memba ce ta Pleasant Chapel Church of the Brothers, Ashley, Ind., kuma malamar ilimi ta musamman a Makarantar Sakandare ta DeKalb a Auburn, inda take horar da kungiyoyin wasannin Olympics na musamman da Haɗin kai. Ta taba yin hidima a Hidimar Sa-kai ta ’Yan’uwa.