Avery's POVPractice ran for ninety minutes.Brianna was in her position for all of it, with perfect counts, perfect spacing, eyes forward, the professional compliance that had been her presentation all season. I ran the session, called the formations, captained my squad through the work, and watched her from the corner of my eye the way I had been watching her for weeks and gave nothing away.After the session ended and the squad began to disperse, Vega caught my eye from across the track and gave me a small nod toward the building entrance. I picked up my bag and went.Vega was waiting in the corridor outside her office."You are staying," she said quietly. "I need a witness.""Understood," I replied.She opened the office door and I went in and sat in the chair against the side wall, not the chair across from the desk, the one off to the side that made it clear I was present but not the subject of the conversation. Vega sat behind the desk and we waited.Three minutes later Brianna
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