Allie Logan’s birthday had been circled on my calendar for weeks. Twenty-seven. I wanted it perfect, his favorite red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, the one his mom used to make. He had told me he had training all day, grueling sessions with the team before their next big stretch of games. “Don’t wait up, babe. I’ll be wiped,” he’d said last night, kissing me goodbye with that tired but sweet smile. I wasn’t about to let him spend his birthday exhausted and alone. My kitchen looked like a bakery exploded. Flour dusted the counters, bowls everywhere, and the rich smell of cocoa and vanilla filled the air. I have been at it for hours, sleeves rolled up on my oversized sweater, hair twisted into a messy bun. My best friend Mia and two other girls from our circle, Sarah and Lena, had come over to help with decorations, streamers in the team’s colors, balloons that said “GOAL GETTER,” and a huge banner that read “Happy Birthday, #1.” “You’re too good to him,” Mia teas
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