Damon“Elliot.”His name left me before I could stop it.The arena corridor fell silent.Players, coaches, officials, and security officers turned toward us. Cameras remained positioned near the ceremony entrance, though most had stopped recording after the rehearsal ended.I did not care who was watching.Elliot stood several feet away with his strategy notebook pressed against his body. His Mooncrest coaching badge rested against his chest, and the Blackwood crest was stitched clearly across his jacket.He looked directly at me.But he did not move closer.That hurt more than I expected.For years, Elliot had always reacted when I called his name. Even when I spoke coldly. Even when I dismissed him. Some part of him had always turned toward me.Now he stood still, guarded and distant, as though every step between us belonged to him.“Please don’t walk away again,” I said.His expression changed.Not softness.Pain sharpened into anger.“I walked away because you told me there was no
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