Lena Carter
The rain still poured long after midnight.
Most of the campus had gone quiet after the nationals celebrations finally ended, but Lena and Ethan still stood beneath the empty awning outside the arena like neither of them knew how to say goodbye anymore.
Or maybe they just didn’t want to.
Ethan’s hands remained locked around her waist while the scholarship letter sat forgotten beside them on the bench.
Everything about tonight felt fragile.
Like one wrong sentence could ruin everything.
“You’re cold,” Ethan murmured softly.
Lena shrugged slightly. “It’s raining.”
“You’re shivering.”
Before she could argue, Ethan pulled off his hoodie and wrapped it around her shoulders carefully despite already being soaked himself.
The small gesture hurt her chest a little.
Becaus
