LILIAN’S POVI try to focus on practice. Really, I do but it’s impossible.“Five, six, seven, eight!”The squad moves through the routine, pom-poms flashing under the afternoon sun as we hit the formation for the second half of the set. My body goes through the motions automatically, jump, turn, kick, land but my brain isn’t here.It’s back at the edge of the field, watching Hayden walk in beside Ella like it’s the most normal thing in the world.My jaw tightens as we finish the final count. “And hold!”The music cuts. A few girls clap lightly while others adjust their ponytails or grab their water bottles. I barely hear them.Because Ella is still here.She’s sitting on the bleachers now, one leg crossed over the other while she scrolls casually through her phone like she owns the place.Like she didn’t just stroll onto this field with Hayden and flip half the campus upside down.I drop my pom-poms on the bench. “Lilian?” one of the girls says behind me.“I’ll be back,” I mutter.Bef
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