"Wren, we won't let this happen."
Chastity's voice softened as she rested a reassuring hand on my shoulder.
"Just... give it some time. Things like this always burn hot in the beginning. People gossip, they pick sides, they exaggerate everything, and then they move on. It'll die down."
I wished I believed her.
My eyes wandered across the sports field stretching out in front of the cheer gym. A football practice was already underway, the players dressed in Westwood High's navy-and-white uniforms, shouting instructions as the ball flew from one end of the field to the other. The sound of whistles echoed through the afternoon air while coaches barked orders from the sidelines.
I absentmindedly ran a hand through my ponytail.
Everything looked so... normal.
The world had somehow continu
