LOGINSKY“Warm up!” I clapped my hands twice, and loudly. The girls groaned but started jogging the perimeter of the pitch anyway. Their legs looked heavy, breaths coming in short, ragged bursts. Sweat soaked through their kits, as their hair stuck to their foreheads and necks. They were exhausted, and I knew it. But if they wanted to keep testing me with attitude, they were going to get the kind of training that made legends or broke egos.After three full laps at pace, I raised my hand. “Take five.”They didn’t even pretend to jog the last few steps before they collapsed onto the grass like their bodies had finally permitted to quit. Some lay flat on their backs, chests heaving. Others curled onto their sides, hands on knees, gulping air. A few crawled toward the water coolers like they were crossing a desert.I watched them for a second, arms crossed, letting the silence settle before I walked over.“Coach… this isn’t fair,” Maya muttered from the ground, voice hoarse.“Shut up,” Ja
SKYMy stomach let out one final, pitiful growl, but I barely registered it anymore. I just kept staring at the single sad packet of instant noodles I had pulled from the almost-empty cabinet, the “thing I just got.” The kitchen light buzzed faintly overhead, casting long shadows across the chipped counter. Weirdly, the hunger didn’t feel as urgent as the loneliness that had settled in my chest like damp concrete. No missed calls or texts lighting up my phone. Just silence, thick and accusing.I sighed, long and ragged, and decided to call my sister. I hoisted myself onto the kitchen counter, legs dangling, the cold edge biting into the backs of my thighs. My mood was already sour and the hunger was only making it worse, turning every thought jagged. I scrolled to her name, thumb hovering, then pressed call.Ashley still hadn’t replied to any of my messages from yesterday to the day before that. We had both screwed up in our own ways, said things we couldn’t take back, and now the
WILLIAMI had been waiting for it, it had come the moment she finally used the black card I gave her. When I had first given it to her I knew she might not want to use it after all she hated me more than anyone.Who would like the rival of their fiancé and also at the same time do what they want after getting manipulated.But seeing her asking for my pin and that she would use it made me so excited.I was still staring at my phone, thumb hovering over our last text thread, a small smile pulling at my mouth, when Victor shoved his screen in my face.“Bro. Your girl’s out here begging to get her old job back.” I blinked, focus shifting to the headline glaring up at me.“She’s Back in the Mask… Is Sky Morgan Pleading for Her Old Club to Take Her Back Ahead of the Big Match? Will They Even Consider It?”Photos loaded beneath the text and shots from outside Levi’s training center. Sky walked out, mask pulled down, chin high, ignoring the phones pointed at her. Anger hit fast and low in m
SKYThe grocery store felt colder than usual, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead like they were judging every move I made. I had gotten so used to William showing up with bags of fresh food protein shakes, pre-cut veggies, and those little energy bars I pretended to be annoyed by but secretly loved that my own fridge had started looking empty and pathetic. Tonight, I needed to prove I could still handle the basics without anyone else stepping in.I parked, grabbed a cart, and pulled my mask up high. Not because people were talking trash about me anymore after all the rumors had mostly died down but because I still caught the occasional double-take from someone who recognized my face from the old headlines. I didn’t need the whispers from them tonight.Eggs, spinach, chicken breasts, Greek yogurt, sweet potatoes. I pushed toward the self-checkout lane, scanning items, wanting to be in and out.I handed her my card waiting to leave already, but the cashier, young with a tiny silv
SKYThe whistle stayed silent in my hand. I let the silence stretch, thick and uncomfortable, while their murmurs buzzed like flies around me.The freckled one Jada, according to the roster crossed her arms tighter, chin jutting out. “You were fired from your last job, weren’t you? Everyone knows. My mom’s on the board, she could get you out tomorrow if she wanted.”A ripple of smirks passed through half the group. The tall striker, Maya, snorted. “Yeah. Why should we listen to someone who couldn’t even keep her own team and get her to lose?”I didn’t flinch nor raise my voice. I just smiled slowly, calmly. I stepped closer, my heels echoed sinking slightly into the damp turf, until I was inside their personal space. Close enough they had to tilt their heads to meet my eyes.“Don’t you want to become great footballers one day?” My voice stayed even, almost soft. “Like, actually great, not just good enough for college highlights, not just ‘she’s fast for a girl.’ I mean elite. Nationa
SKYI stepped through the wide glass doors of the W.H. Academy building like I was walking into battle wearing brand-new armor.Nerves danced low in my stomach. Anticipation burned hotter than the nerves. And underneath everything… a very quiet, very stubborn spark of finally, this is mine.The lobby smelled clean. I smoothed my navy club tracksuit one last time and walked straight to the curved reception desk.The young guy behind the counter gave me a quick, professional once-over.“Sky Morgan,” I said before he could ask. “New academy coach, starting today.”He tapped something into the computer, nodded once.“Welcome aboard. One second…” He picked up the handset. “I will have someone come down for you right away.”Less than ninety seconds later the elevator doors slid open and my stomach did the strangest little flip.It was her.The same woman who had directed me for the interview. Same sleek low bun, perfectly pressed blazer, quietly assessing eyes that made you feel like she’d






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