Step One; Don't Fall
And full of nothing but the need to do stupid ass shit-talking because they realized they’re the best team in the state.
Which is supposed to be a given since we won the nationals last year… alright, alright… I’m the one getting cocky now.
“Yo, Theo!” One of my teammates, Ethan, calls out, gliding beside me with a grin that can only mean trouble. He lowers his voice just enough to be heard over the scrape of the skates. “You heard about what happened to that shit-face Raphael? He got a girl pregnant after his first time. Like, actually knocked her up,” he whistles. “Dude got some major responsibilities coming.”