Chapter 97: Still Strange Frank’s PovBy the time I got to the sports complex that evening, the campus had already settled into that slower rhythm it always took on after classes ended. Students were scattered around in small groups, some sitting on the grass, others leaning against walls or walking toward the dorms without any urgency. It looked normal on the surface, but I was not in the mood to pay attention to any of it.Practice was in less than an hour, and I knew I needed to focus, but my head was not completely there yet.When I pushed open the locker room door, the familiar noise hit me immediately. A few of the guys were already inside, talking loudly, laughing about something that did not matter, and moving around like they had all the time in the world.Marcus noticed me first.“You’re late,” he said, glancing up from where he was sitting.“I’m not late,” I replied as I walked to my locker.“You’re
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