Michael felt ashamed. The whole day had turned out terribly.
He would have expected to have lifted Lily on his shoulders as they were declared champions and given their medals. Michael would have expected a night out with all his friends, celebrating the victory, before going on to prepare for the next day of matches. With confidence and passion.
Instead, the pair of them awkwardly took their medals and fake-smiled their way through the blissfully short ceremony.
Michael did apologize to Lily in the one moment of privacy they had while they were standing by the entrance to the arena, being announced. Still, she just manifested extreme discomfort and could only shake her head and mumble something to the effect that he didn’t have to apologize for anything.
That felt very dishonest becau
