Song: Until I Found You (Stephen Sanchez, Em Beihold)
Nico
Caleb helped us gear up—thick jackets, gloves, skates. I didn’t even fight the process. I let them both walk me through it. My body was moving on instinct, but my mind was stuck back on Gianna’s words.
Just be Nico.
What does that even mean?
The main lights dimmed further. The rink lit up gently with warm overhead spotlights. Then, a soft tune started to play through the speakers. Something slow. Piano maybe. I didn’t recognize it. But it calmed something inside me.
Caleb gave Gianna a quick hug, nodded at me, and quietly left.
Now it was just us.
“Ready?” she asked, stepping onto the rink like she had done it a hundred times before. I followed cautiously. One fo
