Chapter 024: Catherine
Georgetown University's main campus sits on the banks of the Potomac River, next to Reagan International Airport, and taxis don't cost much.
It's only an hour from Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C., to Kennedy International Airport in New York, and finally lands in Queens, New York, not far from Frederick Douglas Boulevard, and just a taxi ride away.
At this time, a thick layer of ice has formed on the Potomac River, and with a good weather, the river is full of people playing.
Ice skating, ice ballet, ice fishing, ice biking, speed skating, figure skating, and ice hockey abound.
Usilis sat on top of the taxi, glanced at the movement on the river, remembered something, and turned on his phone on the spot; There are hundreds of text messages on it, half of which are about basketball games; Half of it was New Year's greetings, and there were greeting text messages from family members.
He didn't bother to reply one by one, just a thank you, I wish you a happy New Year, and sent something in the group.
A piano song rings!
A strange phone call came.
Usilis thought about it carefully, oh, it turned out to be Bob's number, and then secretly answered the button.
Bob excitedly said, "Usie, congratulations, you're now part of the exclamation team." Mr. Thompson wants to see you in the shortest possible time, so come to the gym as soon as possible!
What the?
Mr. Thompson?
Usiris hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mr. John-Thompson?"
Naturally, he had heard of John Thompson, the legendary head coach of his school's basketball team, just to be sure.
Bob said: Yes! Ussy, you've made your permanent redeployment done, don't waste your precious time on rugby in the future!
Usiris smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry! I'm on my way to Locke Park, so we'll see you in New York! Or make an appointment in 10 days!
He knew that if he returned to the training hall now, the first thing he would do would be a comprehensive physical examination, and at this time, his personal data would basically leak out, so what secrets would there be; After a little delay, it makes sense to improve the strength in Rock Park for 10 days.
Bob says: Rock Park?! 10 days?! Oh God, what a damn trip! All right! Hope you return soon!
The entire coaching staff listened and smiled wryly.
Head coach Reg Esslick was about to grab his phone and issue a tough notice that Usyris' authority to report to the training gym in the shortest possible time.
John Thompson Jr. suddenly waved his hand and grabbed the phone first.
He said, "Hello Ussie, I'm John Thompson!" Sorry to interrupt your trip! Can you tell me which hotel you're staying in? Motel 168 Hotel, is it the one in front of Rock Park? Room 1709, oh ok, hope to see you in the shortest possible time!
Usiris was also speechless, and could only reluctantly tell Mr. Thompson his hotel address and room number.
John Thompson Jr. got the "answer" he wanted, and then hung up the phone, bursting into a victor's laugh.
He smiled and said: This boy doesn't seem to want to come to the exclamation team, the hard loss procedures have been completed, hahahaha! Bob, book two of the earliest plane tickets and a room on the 17th floor of the Motel 168 Hotel! Regg, let's go!
The entire coaching staff burst out laughing.
Head coach Reg Esslick said: "Okay, Mr. Thompson! Bob, the team is in your hands, and Mr. Thompson and I will be back soon!
Bob says: No problem! Mr. Thompson, please wait.
After he finished speaking, he opened his notebook and began to book flights and hotels.
Twenty minutes later, John Thompson Jr. and head coach Reg Eslick got into a taxi and headed for Reagan International Airport.
Today, the basketball training hall is even more lively!
The fans who watched the game yesterday called for friends and dragged the half-believing classmates over!
Usilis!
Usilis!
The fans shouted over and over again, calling for Usiris to arrive.
The members of the exclamation team all turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear, and were busy with their own workout plans, whether they were treadmills, or shooting, or standing on the ground, or running with the ball, or dunking tricks.
Bob arrived late, took the tactical board, first scolded the main team, and then pointed at them one by one.
Captain Bo Mutie was scolded the worst, who made him perform so badly, did not put enough pressure on Usilis on the defensive end, and was completely suppressed by Usilis in the blocking and dismantling strategy, and the worst thing was that the shooting percentage was extremely bad.
1,500 mid-range shots, and it is estimated that it will be busy until the evening to get rid of it.
The rest of the main team also had a hard time, all of them were fouled once, and they made 1,000 three-point shots.
The bench team was praised twice, yesterday's shooting percentage was very high, this is very good, practice shooting 1,000 times, continue to work hard.
The only one who got a big deal of praise was Mark Green.
Mark Green was stunned by Usiris's flashy pick-and-roll, and was aggressive on the defensive end, and his duo with Bo Mutie was in place, completely limiting Usiris's low-arc shooting stunt.
Bob opened a small stove for Mark and brought him to the office, watching the video of last night's game while instructing Mark to defend like this.
After the fans received Bob's notice, Usilis had gone to New York and was immediately disappointed and returned.
The reporters of the school magazine were all excited, and one after another enthusiastic press releases were released!
There are videos, screenshots, and interview scripts, all three are complete, and the writing is very simple.
Mr. Thompson is back with Team Marvel!
George Gervin's gorgeous basket!
Our Mr. 119 Points!
A quadruple-double in the NCAA!
Mysterious German Big Boy!
Ballet on the basketball court!
At this moment, God descended on Georgetown!
The homepage, forums, microblogs, emails, and MSN of the campus website began to be uploaded and reprinted wildly, spreading throughout Georgetown University within 15 minutes, and spreading to more than a dozen cities and hundreds of universities in the United States within half an hour.
In the Internet era, the speed of information dissemination is so fast that you are stunned!
The Washington Post has a partnership with the school magazine, and after receiving the video and press release five minutes later, it didn't care about it, and only woke up after the Internet reprinted it like crazy.
The editor-in-chief was amazed and sent reporters on the spot, and at the same time published a screenshot photo of Usiris and a press release on the first page of the newspaper.
On the screenshot, a large white man bounced up, raised his right arm high, flipped his wrist, and moved the basketball with his five fingers, about to shoot; A large lean, thin black man jumped up and raised his arm to intercept it, and on the other side a strong black man jumped up and was about to hit the white man's arm.
There was a large crowd of fans around with wide mouths, ready to cheer.
Legendary head coach Mr. Thompson is back with Team Marvel, and that's super big news!
The mysterious German boy recreates Georg Gerwin's flashy basketball, and this is super news!
Newspaper after newspaper, in just one hour, spread throughout Washington, D.C.
The White House staff also brought the newspaper to the president's desk.
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, is an avid basketball fan, and after reading this press release, he was dumbfounded.
How can it be?!
A German boy played a George-Gerwin stunt?!
After Clinton turned on the computer, he was stunned because there was a gorgeous basket of the big German boy in his e-mail!
The Washington Times is not interested in basketball, and a press release from a Korean student was cursoryly glanced at by an editor-in-chief of the Republic of Korea and tossed aside; It's just basketball, a large group of people jumping around, grabbing a ball, what is there to see!
A Boeing 747 flew through the clouds and headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Usilis is in the business class of the airliner.
He felt a little hungry and called the flight attendant to ask for a cup of coffee.
The stewardess handed over a cup of hot coffee and whispered, "Hi, Usy!"
Usiris looked up and saw a familiar blonde.
He was stunned, smiled, and said, "Hi, Catherine."
Catherine suddenly threw a wink and left!
Usilis smiled bitterly, there is no way, whoever makes himself too handsome, there are beautiful women everywhere who are willing to give him a hug.
He drank hot coffee, felt better in his stomach, and then put on his blindfold and closed his eyes to recuperate.
John Thompson Jr. and head coach Reg Essric booked a little late, missed the same flight as Usilis, and had the misfortune of being warned by an inexplicable bomb on their flight.
The two waited an extra hour and a half at Reagan International Airport for security checks before boarding their flights.
Usilis got off the plane and had just walked a few steps away when his cell phone rang; Glancing at the caller number, it was very familiar, I just saw it yesterday morning, it was Catherine's mobile phone number.
He pressed the answer button.
Catherine asked excitedly, "Hai, Ussy, do you need a guide?!" Okay, hee-hee, you wait for me for ten minutes in front of the bronze statue of Kennedy!
Usiris hung up the phone, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind, maybe this is the real world, he just traveled to the time and space of 2000, it's just that he doesn't want to, he has to live a wonderful life, don't be aggrieved for a lifetime.
He decided to completely abandon the past, a new life, and not live in the shadow of the past.
Catherine, dressed in a green down jacket and pulling a small trolley suitcase, hurried over.
When she saw Usyris, she immediately threw away the box and threw herself on Usiris, hugging her tightly and kissing him passionately.
A romantic French kiss!
It looks like a couple reunited after a long absence!
The tourists who come and go are also used to seeing it, and occasionally whistle and applaud.
Some Chinese tourists are envious, jealous and hateful, and at the same time scoff.
There was a hint of warmth on Usiris's face, and he took Catherine in one hand and a small trolley box in the other, and got into the taxi.
Catherine's face was flushed, and she looked at this somewhat cold German boy with affection, and a feeling of happiness welled up in her heart.
At the New Year's masquerade, she listened to a piano piece by Usiris and made the bold decision to give her first time to the big boy, and in retrospect, she must have been crazy!
Maybe love is like that, it always starts with madness!