Liam
Nobody expected the sponsors to insist Keira travel with us for the first away game, but nobody expected any of this, so at that point I'd stopped being surprised by anything.
"She's part of the narrative now," Monica said, the way she said most things, like she was reading off a memo nobody else had seen. "The fans want to see the full picture. Team bus, hotel appearances, the whole trip. Keep the story alive."
Keira looked like she wanted to argue, but Coach had already signed off on it, and arguing with Coach never got anyone anywhere. So there she was Thursday morning, standing at the base of the bus steps with a duffel bag over her shoulder, looking at the six of us like she was being sent into enemy territory.
"Don't worry," I told her, taking her bag before she could protes
