XENIA
“I can do it.”
Or at least that’s what Hades led me to believe each time I ranted to him about the risky spot I’d gotten on the cheer dance for the opening football game of the season.
I’d worked my ass off to get the spot on the top of the pyramid and as anxious as I was about it, I couldn’t help being equally excited. I didn’t want to mess it up, but I also couldn’t wait to be lifted to the top of the pyramid and feel the insane burst of adrenaline that would accompany it.
It was a big game and I felt honored to have been chosen for such a spotlight position. I’d practiced endlessly for days and I could only hope that things would go as planned.
“Are those nerves I see, baby girl?” Hades snuck into the waiting area for the cheerleaders while then footballers sang the pack’s
