The video games were forgotten. This new development took all their attention.
I had a lot to think about, but first… practice.
“We have practice in thirty minutes… let's go change…” I said, and they turned the Xbox and the TV off, scrambling around towards their room.
I prepared to go training.
The routine was familiar.
Except.
She had lodged herself in my mind.
Danny said revenge.
My stupid heart heard possibilities.
How is that even possible?
The woman loathes me,
And I…
I just don’t know.
My ego is bruised, my reputation on the line, and all I could think about was the echo of her laugh on the empty corridor.
The smell of sweat, rubber, and iron hit me.
Home.
Football had always been my priority.
Business degree.
Pro contract.
Nothing else mattered.
At le
