COLEEN
I should’ve known the peace wouldn’t last.
For a week, things had been… a bit quiet. Awkward glances with Hayden in class, polite nods in passing, the occasional “hi” exchanged like we were acquaintances, I could handle that. That I could control.
But fear?
Fear always found its way back and that had been my constant state. I was afraid that Chase was going to come back. He wasn’t one to give up just because of a threat and I was not looking forward to seeing his face again.
It happened just after my shift ended. I’d just finished cleaning the last locker room trash bin and was halfway through typing a text Mark when I heard footsteps behind me.
At first, I didn’t turn. The stadium always had people milling around. Maintenance staff, players, coaches, it could have been anybo
