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023: Practice on the field

Author: Peace C
last update publish date: 2026-03-23 22:02:27

Avery's POV

I was driving.

Jade had offered but I had the keys already and we both knew the real reason was that I needed something to do with my hands on the way to cheer practice that afternoon. She sat in the passenger seat with one earbud in and her chin resting on her hand and she watched the streets go past and said absolutely nothing to me for the first ten minutes.

I let it go until I could not anymore.

"Talk to me," I said.

"I am fine."

"Jade. You have said about twelve words since I k
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