Tyler
“Screw this,” I said as I got up, got dressed, and headed out for a jog. I knew what Dr. Connor had suggested—rest and all that other bullshit—but staying in one place felt like way too much work. I was tired of doing nothing, staying in bed, and I missed Erica so, so much. The worry in her eyes the other day stayed with me.
I got out of my apartment, plugged in my earpods, and just began running. The sky was still a bit dark, but there were a few other athletes who were also jogging.
Thirty minutes in, I started feeling a weird kind of pain in my leg. I couldn’t explain it at first. Then, as I kept going, it began spreading more and more.
“What the hell?”
I stopped for a moment just to catch my breath before I continued.
“Are you okay?” one of my teammates, who had been taking
