Daren:
My life has been a mess for the past few days, and every time I opened my eyes in Blueville, I wondered why I was here. It was as if I was living bad karma and making amends for what I had done to my brother. No matter how hard I tried to deny it, my life was miserable.
I dressed at the sound of the alarm and put on my tracksuit for the early morning drill. After I finished, I stood by the window, observing how cold it was outside, but the coaches did not seem to mind. They were already set up with patrol vehicles and a megaphone.
“Wake up, dickheads! You cannot be international unless you work to your limits!” they yelled, and I sighed.
I took my phone from my nightstand and looked for Athena’s message, but it had vanished. She had stopped texting forever, and it made my heart
