Chapter 29: The Athletic Showdown
(Scarlet's POV)
For this PE period, the Seniors and Juniors were forced to share the same turf. The field was chaotic, a mix of different colored jerseys and shouting voices. The Coach had barely finished taking roll, marking the absentees on his clipboard, when Ethan strolled through the school gates. He was three minutes late. He walked with a swagger that suggested he owned the place, completely ignoring the Coach's glare.
Mason was already there, but he wasn't participating. He sat high up on the bleachers, looking down at the world with bored detachment. He had a tennis racket leaning against his knee and only one earbud in. His dark eyes were fixed on the basketball court below, where Damon and Ethan were rarely sharing the same game. A crowd h
