BLAKE
I read the gossip column in the back of a car on the way to practice, and something inside me breaks.
IS THE SPORTS JOURNALIST COVERING THE FORGE'S CAPTAIN BECOMING TOO CLOSE?
"Sources close to the team say Elle Bloom and Blake Delvalle's chemistry is undeniable—but insiders are questioning whether her proximity to the captain is affecting her objectivity."
I read it three times.
The fury hits first—hot, immediate, almost blinding. I'm furious at Elle for compromising her objectivity. I'm furious at myself for creating this situation. I'm furious at the world for not understanding that she's the best journalist I've ever met, that her work is solid, that the only bias is in people's minds, not in her reporting.
But underneath the fury is something worse: guilt.
Because she com
