Chapter 26
Wren
Cheer practice had always been my safe place.
No matter how exhausting my day had been, the moment I stepped onto the blue practice mat with pom-poms in my hands, everything else usually disappeared. It was one of the few places where I knew exactly what I was doing. Every formation, every count, every jump, every routine, I had perfected them over the years. Cheerleading wasn't just another extracurricular to me. It was something I had bled for, cried for, sacrificed weekends for, and built from the ground up.
Today...
It didn't feel like home anymore.
"Five, six, seven, eight!"
My voice echoed across the gymnasium as I counted the routine, leading the squad from the front like I had done hundreds of times before.
The girls moved in sync behind me. Sharp motions. P
