Anna's POV
The glossy surface of the rink glistened under the fluorescent lights. A banner reading "REGIONALS – 3 WEEKS AWAY” flaps slightly from above. Figure skaters—teens of various skill levels—shuffle onto the ice. Excited murmurs echo across the arena.
At the center, Bella, fierce and poised in a custom jacket stitched with “Team Coach”, tightened her skates with deliberate grace. Her sisters, Portia, looking sarcastic and sharp-eyed, and Elena, her posture energetic and eager, flank her. Bella suddenly raised her voice above the noise of the crowd.
"Alright, everyone, huddle up. Time to meet the team... and the people you’ll be trusting with your futures on the ice."
The skaters glide in, forming a half-moon. Whispers rippled through the group as I stepped forward in a plain blu
