Chapter 27: Something Feels Off
(Jaxon's POV – He receives clearance to return to practice, but something feels off.) ⸻ I should be happy right now. Hell, I should be ecstatic. After months of grueling rehab, I finally got the words I've been dying to hear: You're cleared for practice. No more sitting on the sidelines. No more watching my team battle it out without me. No more feeling like a useless has-been while the media speculates about whether I'll ever be the same player again. This should be the best day I've had in a long time. So why does it feel like absolute s**t? ⸻ Back in the Game... Sort Of The facility is buzzing when I walk in. The moment word got out that I was cleared, my teammates started flooding my phone with texts. About damn time, man. Can't wait to have you back. We need you out there.
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