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A few days later, the entire football team packed into a church on campus. Boomer’s brother, Shawn, had insisted on having a service in Las Vegas for everyone. Then, they would fly Boomer back to Mississippi to lay him to rest.
Stacia followed Bryna into the already crowded church and found one of the few open seats near the back. Trihn and Maya took seats directly behind them.
Instead of celebrating the end of the season and preparing for the playoff game they had been slotted into, the team was in mourning. No one had been to practice since Boomer’s death. Coach Galloway had decided they needed the time off. He was helping facilitate everything, so as little burden as possible was placed on the Boomer family.
Bryna took Stacia’s hand as the ceremony began. She listened through all
