I pushed the door open and stepped into the room like my bones had decided to stop cooperating.Coach had talked for what felt like hours about strategy, discipline, “focus under pressure,” all those words that start to blur together when you’re tired and just trying to breathe.I removed my hoodie and placed it on the bed.“I swear,” I muttered, rubbing my neck, “that man can turn a five-minute talk into a life lecture.”Vanessa looked up from her phone, stretched lazily on her bed. “You mean the speech where he basically told us we’re either champions or disappointments depending on tomorrow?”“Exactly that one.”She nodded like she was taking notes. “That's the usual. I can imagine how hard he is making the players practice right now.”"Yeah. Too bad for them." I said stretching on the bed.Paige sat down crossing her legs on her bed, flipping through something on her phone, but not really reading it. She looked up for a second when I came in, then back down again.Just observant
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